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WATER AND BEVERAGE

APPLICATIONS Introduction
Filtration | Purification | Processing | Dispensing | Bottling | Treatment | Aeroponics

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Manufactured from FDA-compliant materials NEW LOW LEAD AMENDMENT
• Meet NSF-61 requirements for What it means for you
potable water contact

• Excellent chemical resistance Effective January 4, 2014, all products in
• Wide range of fluid compatibility contact with drinking water were limited
• Mechanical resistance to a maximum lead content of 0.25% for all
wetted components. The new rule, which
• Installation flexibility mostly replicated California’s regulation
governing lead in drinking water, impacts
virtually every component of a water
treatment and distribution system, as well
as services and applications that provide
water suitable for human ingestion (think
food preparation, beverage manufacturing,
and dishwashing, for example).
Products excluded from the lead rule
include those used exclusively for non-
potable services such as manufacturing,
industrial processing, and irrigation.
Leaded components already in use by the
January 4th deadline are grandfathered
in. Repairs can be made in place, but once
a leaded component is removed for any
DID YOU KNOW? reason, it must be replaced with a lead-free
Parker’s entire TrueSeal™ line is now available in Kynar. component.
A fluorocarbon with excellent chemical and abrasion
resistance, mechanical strength, and dielectric properties, Parker Fluid System Connectors is com-
Kynar is an excellent choice for high purity water. mitted to growing its “lead free” product
offerings in both brass and polymer product
ranges. Our existing low lead products –
APPLICABLE PRODUCTS LIQUIfit™, TrueSeal™, and Green Brass –

Check Valves are available in a range of styles and are:
• Suitable for high-pressure brewing and
LIQUIfit™ Fittings
dispensing at temperatures up to 400ºF
LIQUIfit™ Ball Valves
• Flavor-neutral
TrueSeal™ Thermoplastic Fittings
• Designed for harsh commercial
TrueSeal™ Ball Valves environments

Low Lead Fittings • More cost effective than other metals,
including stainless steel

• American-made