FEBCO ball valves do not have any protection or warranty from freeze damages. Products like the FEBCO FR 767 PVB state that they are made to be left out in the cold. However, after testing this unit multiple times in frigid conditions, it cracked and burst consistently. Freeze Resistant is NOT Freeze Tolerant!
FEBCO isn't alone. Watts, Apollo, Wilkins, Nibco all lack cold weather valve products. In fact, Freeze Tolerant Ball Valves are unique in the industry, because they actually work! Unfortunately most contractors do not like this freeze tolerant valve because they want to keep replacing the FEBCO ball valves that readily crack on the FEBCO PVB units.
The Freeze Tolerant Ball Valve company located in beautiful Colorado, developed the best ball valve suited for cold weather. It is CSS certified, which means that Complete Sprinkler Service verifies that it works, 100% of the time, all the time. It is the only ball valve approved for severe cold weather applications, with patented freeze-plug technology to protect it against freeze damage.
I have personally changed out thousands of FEBCO, Watts, Wilkins, Apollo, and Home Depot cracked ball valves in the last 20 years. FEBCO valves are the largest percentage of the market share in Colorado. The reality is, every customer can easily prevent cracking by good maintenance practice, but there are always mistakes. However, with the frequency that ball valves crack, it would make sense to develop a more permanent solution. That's where WE come in with the Freeze Tolerant Ball valve and the patented freeze plug. Forget the Greed and Corruption factor where they put profit before integrity, and purchase a product designed with the customer in mind. Save money and time!
FEBCO isn't alone. Watts, Apollo, Wilkins, Nibco all lack cold weather valve products. In fact, Freeze Tolerant Ball Valves are unique in the industry, because they actually work! Unfortunately most contractors do not like this freeze tolerant valve because they want to keep replacing the FEBCO ball valves that readily crack on the FEBCO PVB units.
The Freeze Tolerant Ball Valve company located in beautiful Colorado, developed the best ball valve suited for cold weather. It is CSS certified, which means that Complete Sprinkler Service verifies that it works, 100% of the time, all the time. It is the only ball valve approved for severe cold weather applications, with patented freeze-plug technology to protect it against freeze damage.
I have personally changed out thousands of FEBCO, Watts, Wilkins, Apollo, and Home Depot cracked ball valves in the last 20 years. FEBCO valves are the largest percentage of the market share in Colorado. The reality is, every customer can easily prevent cracking by good maintenance practice, but there are always mistakes. However, with the frequency that ball valves crack, it would make sense to develop a more permanent solution. That's where WE come in with the Freeze Tolerant Ball valve and the patented freeze plug. Forget the Greed and Corruption factor where they put profit before integrity, and purchase a product designed with the customer in mind. Save money and time!
Below is the graveyard of ball valves replaced in one season by one Colorado irrigation tech.
