Reviews & comments from customers who use the freeze tolerant ball valve.
Jan 15th, 2018 - Raymond L. of Spring Texas wrote in comments on re-order for replacement plugs:
Device installed summer 2017 and worked as advertised this January, 2018.
Device installed summer 2017 and worked as advertised this January, 2018.
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I am part of a family-owned association that includes a mountain cabin at an elevation of about 6000 feet in the southern end of the Sierra Mountain range, California. We have our own water supply and no electricity other than that which we produce with generators, generally only for our power tools. We have propane appliances. We have a rule for winter visitors not to supply water to the cabin if there is a possibility of a freeze. Last winter the rule wasn’t followed and a couple of galvanized pipes broke due to freeze. I did some research and discovered Freeze-Tolerant Ball Valves. I purchased two of them and installed them a couple of months ago. The company was very helpful in determining what I needed, and they were easy to install. They haven’t been tested yet (hopefully never), but we are much more comfortable that they are there.
Robert Putnam June 6th 2018
Robert Putnam June 6th 2018
From: Tracy D. <tdonahue55@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 6:58 AM
Subject: Thanks!
To: "ron@Freeze-Tolerant-ballvalve.net"
Ron, Just wanted to let you know how happy I am that I found your valve. I'm just a homeowner, not some big operation, but I bought some of your valves to install at my barn for the water for my horses. I live in the mountains in Central California so it doesn't get that cold that often. We had a freeze Xmas eve and I ruptured 2 freeze plugs. If I still had traditional ball valves, I would have had to shut off the water until I could get the valves replaced. With your valves, NO BIG DEAL. I didn't even know the plugs had ruptured until I turned on the water! In any case, these are a GREAT product and I am very happy that I made the investment. Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Tracy D.
Tehachapi, CA
Date: Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 6:58 AM
Subject: Thanks!
To: "ron@Freeze-Tolerant-ballvalve.net"
Ron, Just wanted to let you know how happy I am that I found your valve. I'm just a homeowner, not some big operation, but I bought some of your valves to install at my barn for the water for my horses. I live in the mountains in Central California so it doesn't get that cold that often. We had a freeze Xmas eve and I ruptured 2 freeze plugs. If I still had traditional ball valves, I would have had to shut off the water until I could get the valves replaced. With your valves, NO BIG DEAL. I didn't even know the plugs had ruptured until I turned on the water! In any case, these are a GREAT product and I am very happy that I made the investment. Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Tracy D.
Tehachapi, CA
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04/19/2017 M.P. Denver (yelp review)
Despite blowing out sprinklers, we had a cracked ball valve. Quotes for this repair ranged from $175 to over $300. What the contractors won't tell you is that using the same failed technology probably means the likelihood of the same repair every year. This is the only company that I know of that offers a valve that will never have the same problem again. The freeze proof valve has a freeze plug that prevents damage to the valve. Genius! Don't let a contractor replace a damaged valve with the same old technology just so that they have the same business from you next year. Demand the freeze proof valve. If you're a DIYer, these valves are at some Ace hardware stores like the Thornton location on 120th or online.
Soooo happy to have found Complete Sprinklers and the freeze proof valve!
Despite blowing out sprinklers, we had a cracked ball valve. Quotes for this repair ranged from $175 to over $300. What the contractors won't tell you is that using the same failed technology probably means the likelihood of the same repair every year. This is the only company that I know of that offers a valve that will never have the same problem again. The freeze proof valve has a freeze plug that prevents damage to the valve. Genius! Don't let a contractor replace a damaged valve with the same old technology just so that they have the same business from you next year. Demand the freeze proof valve. If you're a DIYer, these valves are at some Ace hardware stores like the Thornton location on 120th or online.
Soooo happy to have found Complete Sprinklers and the freeze proof valve!
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Sprinkler customer, Westminster,CO - Phone conversation Spring of 2015
"Ron, your valves saved my A_ _, I need to buy some more freeze plugs"
Sprinkler customer, Westminster,CO - Phone conversation Spring of 2015
"Ron, your valves saved my A_ _, I need to buy some more freeze plugs"
Febco ball valves do not have any protection or warranty from freeze damages. The Freeze Tolerant Ball valve company located in beautiful Colorado, developed the best ball valve suited for cold weather. It has the CSS Approved certification. It is the only ball valve (including that made by febco ball valve corp.) approved for severe cold weather applications. It is the only ball valve with patented freeze-plug technology to protect it against freeze damage. Other products like the Febco FR 767 PVB states that it was made to be left out in the cold. However, we have tested this unit and found it highly susceptible to freezing and cracking. They are not sold in Colorado because they are not made to endure extreme cold snaps common in Colorado. That is what the distributor told me. 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 Febco 765 units as wells as any febco products that have febco valves on them.
Febco isn't alone. Watts, Apollo, Wilkins all lack cold weather valve products. They don't have freeze resistant or frost resistant or frost proof or cold weather valves on any of their products either.
I have personally changed out over 1,000 cracked ball valves in the last 20 years. Febco valves are the majority of the brand marketed in Colorado.Most of them have been specifically the Febco ball valve. The febco valve product is really not at fault. Either are the Wilkins ball valves, the Watts ball valves or other ball valves. A person just needs to maintain their febco valve products. However, I would think that Febco and others would want to make a better cold weather valve. But they really don't because they make a lot of profit selling replacement valves. I have found contractors and local distributors to be of the same mind set. Greed & Corruption is what seems to be in the for front of their minds. They put profit before integrity.
Febco ball valves do not have any protection or warranty from freeze damages. The Freeze Tolerant Ball valve company located in beautiful Colorado, developed the best ball valve suited for cold weather. It has the CSS Approved certification. It is the only ball valve (including that made by febco ball valve corp.) approved for severe cold weather applications. It is the only ball valve with patented freeze-plug technology to protect it against freeze damage. Other products like the Febco FR 767 PVB states that it was made to be left out in the cold. However, we have tested this unit and found it highly susceptible to freezing and cracking. They are not sold in Colorado because they are not made to endure extreme cold snaps common in Colorado. That is what the distributor told me. 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 Febco 765 units as wells as any febco products that have febco valves on them.
Febco isn't alone. Watts, Apollo, Wilkins all lack cold weather valve products. They don't have freeze resistant or frost resistant or frost proof or cold weather valves on any of their products either.
I have personally changed out over 1,000 cracked ball valves in the last 20 years. Febco valves are the majority of the brand marketed in Colorado.Most of them have been specifically the Febco ball valve. The febco valve product is really not at fault. Either are the Wilkins ball valves, the Watts ball valves or other ball valves. A person just needs to maintain their febco valve products. However, I would think that Febco and others would want to make a better cold weather valve. But they really don't because they make a lot of profit selling replacement valves. I have found contractors and local distributors to be of the same mind set. Greed & Corruption is what seems to be in the for front of their minds. They put profit before integrity.
