hamton
I just had this happen in our kitchen which these fittings were installed this summer. I saw water downstairs in the rec room(beneath the kitchen) and thought the crimp ring had come loose. During the cutting of the PEX line to redo the ring the fitting ribbed end snapped off. I thought maybe the fitting had been cracked before installing it. Went back to Home Depot to get another one the sales staff handed me a different fitting saying it was a less costly one. Now I’m wondering if he knew what the problem was and was covering H.D. rear.
This fitting was a Waterline product.
I saw on the internet these fittings are to be certified (less than 15 % zinc) or proven dezincification-resistant yellow brass alloy.
Obviously I’m going to pursue this with H. D. tonight and the fact I have more of these in the kitchen. I’ll have to get these changed quickly due to our water softener is probably the cause of this happening so fast.
