Product Overview

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5925 148th Street West
Apple Valley, MN 55124 USA
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2000 Argentia Rd., Plaza 1, Ste. 200
Mississauga, ON L5N 1W1 CANADA
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Uponor is responding to recent
proposed and approved lead-level
and lead-free legislation from states
such as California and Vermont.
For example, California’s lead-free
legislation (AB1953) states that all
metallic ttings, xtures and any
material that conveys potable tap
(drinking) water must meet lead-
level criteria at or below 0.25% by
composition. In addition, these
lead-free brass ttings also exceed
the United States Safe Drinking
Water Act.
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California and Vermont have already
approved their proposed lead-free
legislation, which takes effect Jan.
1, 2010. Once a state’s legislation
is approved and takes effect, all
suppliers of metallic potable water
components must prove their
products meet the lead-level criteria
by complying with the minimum
requirement from the
National Sanitation
Foundation (NSF) and
displaying the NSF
us-pw-G markings.
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Yes. Uponor offers a comprehensive
line of sweat ttings, threaded
ttings, stub-outs, valves and wall
boxes that can plumb a home with up
to 2" inlet. Combining these transition
ttings with our PEX tubing,
extensive EP offering and ProPEX
Out-of-the-Wall support system
offers the industry’s rst complete
lead-free plumbing system from inlet
to faucet.
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No, Uponor’s PEX tubing
and EP ttings contain no
lead-level concerns.
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While we support the lead-free
plumbing initiatives enacted by
some states, we feel it is important
to clarify that our standard 360
brass products meet or exceed all
other state and federal requirements
with respect to lead content, and
we believe they are safe to use in
their intended applications. Where
lead-free requirements have not been
enacted, we will continue to offer
select choices of our standard 360
brass products along with our entire
lead-free offering.
Regarding our DZR brass line, we
will be discontinuing it and offering
EP and lead-free brass alternatives
where appropriate.
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Yes, these ttings are approved
for direct burial in soil and
also replace our DZR brass
tting offering.
Lead-free Brass Transition
Fittings and Valves FAQs