DZR Brass pipe fittings. Can you tell the difference?

May 10, 2010 4 Replies

Hello,



I see that BES sells compression fittings that are specifically described as being made from DZR brass "dezincifaction resistant". They are more expensive than standard fittings.



This is a distinction that most suppliers do not seem to make.



So the question is: Is it important or irrelevant in "normal" domestic applications?



Can you visually tell the differernce between a DZR and a non DZR fitting? Are there different BS standards marked?



I note that all compressions fittings seem to have coded markings (squares, triangles, circles, dots and sometimes text) that presumably identify the manufacturer.



Just curious..........


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Google is your friend...

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teletype - they must have been using that picture for more than 20 years.

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Thanks. The DR symbol referred there is something I have never seen (or noticed) despite me having literally hundreds of brass compression fittings I have accumulated over the years.

I guess this isn't very common.

D

DZR is important if the stopcock is going underground, or the water company advises it.

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