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Plumbing News
Viega’s Zero Lead™ Alloy
Exceeds Lead-Free Requirements.
Viega is the only manufacturer that has developed its own
registered,lead-free silicon-bronze alloy specifically for press
fittings.
Viega Zero Lead™ bronze
alloy fittings provide durable, quality press connections, while
exceeding the state and federal lead-free regulations.
The Viega Zero Lead fittings are certified to NSF/ANSI Standard
61, Annex G, which requires a lead content of less than 0.25
percent; Viega’s fittings contain less than 0.1
percent lead.
“By using the
silicon-bronze alloy for the Zero Lead fitting, Viega can provide press fittings
that are completely compliant with the true intention of the lead-free
legislation,” said Paige Riddle, associate product manager at Viega. “Unlike
various lead-free brass products that are entering the market, Zero Lead bronze
is designed specifically for press systems to minimize the risk of stress
cracking, stress corrosion and
 premature
failure.”
Viega offers a complete line of lead-free fittings in
copper, 316 stainless steel, Zero Lead bronze, Eco Brass® and
high-performance polymer which already meet the upcoming 2014
national lead-free requirements. All of its PEX tubing, PEX Press
polymer fittings, PEX Crimp PolyAlloy™ fittings, ProPress® copper
fittings, ProPress for stainless fittings and pipe, Viega ManaBloc®
and Viega MiniBloc® already meet the approaching lead-free
requirements. The company has worked for more than 15 years to
develop a proprietary lead-free alloy specifically formulated to be
superior for press technology.
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A leader in Zero Lead
compliance, Viega has offered products that exceed the new
standards for more than 20 years. In late 2011, Viega formed
a cross-functional Zero Lead conversion team to implement
all the changes required by the new standards and educate
customers and distributors. The team is also working with
product management and supply chain departments to
coordinate the discontinuation of the standard bronze
products and to ensure a smooth transition to the new Zero
Lead bronze alloy nationally.
Add one: Viega’s Zero Lead™ Alloy Exceeds Lead-Free
Requirements
Viega also offers Zero Lead technical experts available
through the toll-free Zero Lead information line,
1-866-838-8714 and up-to-date information on legislation and
product compliance at
Zeroleadfacts.com.
About The Viega Group:
Founded in 1899, The Viega Group manufactures and distributes the
highest quality plumbing, heating and pipe joining systems in the
world. Viega is best known for innovative press technology systems
for industrial, commercial and residential projects, like Viega
ProPress® for copper and stainless and Viega PEX Press systems in
Zero Lead bronze and high-performance polymer. Viega LLC offers more
than 3,000 products in North America. For more information, visit
www.viega.com.
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Note: Zero Lead refers to products meeting the requirements of NSF
61-G through testing under NSF/ANSI Standard 372.
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