LANSDALE, PA. — Tyco Fire Protection Products announced a new listing from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the installation of Tyco CPVC pipe and fittings in unfinished basements. In addition to ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Action News Jax investigation exposes a potential fire safety hazard in condo and apartment complexes all over town. A new lawsuit claims companies put in defective plumbing in ...
Attorneys for two Miami condominium associations filed a class action suit they expect will lead to damages exceeding $1 billion against the makers and distributors of an allegedly defective fire ...
CHICAGO — As a result of recent market changes in the way CPVC manufacturers operate, Wheatland Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, would like to reiterate its position in terms of its product ...
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Miami says fire suppression sprinkler systems made with “incompatible” plastic and metal pipes are failing in condominiums across the country and an alleged ...
A federal lawsuit carries a warning about fire sprinkler systems that may not work when needed. Owners in two downtown Miami condo buildings claim the CPVC pipes in the fire sprinkler system are ...
“Using CPVC pipe for the fire sprinkler systems without testing if it was compatible with commonly used construction products in condominium buildings is reckless and tantamount to saying that it is ...
At least two high-rise Miami condos are among many that used faulty and potentially dangerous plastic pipes in fire sprinkler systems — a problem that was covered up for years — according to a newly ...