Starting more than a decade ago, thousands of valley homes were fitted with Kitec brass pipe fittings that, it turned out, are prone to deterioration when exposed regularly to the Las Vegas Valley ...

The system uses more plastic fittings and polyethylene tubes that mold to the connectors to prevent leaks. The settlement requires a complete repipe, which means Kitec pipes are removed and Wirsbo ...

The system of fittings and special pipe - Kitec pipe was a sandwich ... If the line taking hot water into the system is orange, it's a Kitec product. The other place to look is behind the access ...

Marketed as a corrosion-resistant alternative to copper pipes and fittings ... (Bright orange and bright blue were the most common colours, but Kitec piping also came in red, dark blue, gray ...

Heather McAuley always thought the blue and orange pipes in her south Windsor ... notices and other administration costs. Kitec pipes and fittings labeled with 'ASTM 1281' are prone to deterioration.

Papoulis said Kitec was the "go-to pipe" for most heating companies ... aluminum pipe between an inner and outer layer of plastic pipe (PEX pipe) with brass fittings." Look for bright orange or bright ...

Jane Nagy is making very sure the administrator of a potential settlement fund knows her Ransom Canyon house had a problem with Kitec pipe and fittings last year. The damage caused by the faulty ...

Kitec plumbing was widely used in Canada and the U.S. in homes and condominiums built, or extensively renovated, between 1995 and 2007. It was sold for pipes for drinkable water pipes, as well as ...

They explained that in a few regions Kitec fittings developed corrosion and leaking, but only when exposed to certain types of water chemistry. The pipe itself has always been fine. Problems have ...

The poster child for tubular failure is a product called Kitec, manufactured by a company called IPEX, which shouldn’t be confused with the generic name for piping products that have not failed.

Papoulis said Kitec was the "go-to pipe" for most heating companies in the early 2000s and late 1990s before it was recalled because both the fittings and pipes were prone to deterioration.