I’ve had Kitec come up twice in the last week, which is unusual considering that I don’t really work Sun City.   If you need information on the ongoing Kitec lawsuit, you will want to visit PlumbingDefect.com. Although a tentative settlement has been reached, it’s not over yet. This story has a little more background on the nature of the problem, but what happens is that the Zinc is leached out of the defective brass fittings, eventually causing catastrophic failure. While I hate to link to a site whose purpose is to sell you a solution, you can figure out how to determine if you have a problem at this site.

Update: John Griffith of Plumbing Express contacted me recently to tell me that this matter will be back in court again on January 30, 2009 for a settlement fairness hearing.  He was kind enough to point out this document about the hearing. Many thanks to John for keeping us all up-to-date!