WHY ARE BRASS BALL VALVES SO POPULAR?

1. Easy to work with

One of the biggest benefits that Brass Ball Valves have going for them is that they are easy to work with and install. By easy to work with, I mean that brass as a material is softer than others (like stainless steel). This makes sealing them easier.

Also due to the popularity of Brass Valves, the products that are used for sealing them are very readily available. When sealing other types of metals, you often need a specific pipe tape and or thread sealant. Not that these are impossible to find, but you are more apt to find Brass sealing products easier than others.

2. Leaded and No Leaded Options

With the transition to No Lead over the past few years, Brass products have had to change quite drastically. There is a big price difference between leaded and no lead Brass from a material perspective, so it is nice to have the option of using leaded on non-potable water applications. This can save you a lot of money.

WHERE ARE BRASS BALL VALVES USED?

Brass Ball Valves can be used in a wide range of applications. Most of the time, brass is a great option. When it comes to potable water applications, No Lead Brass is a great option unless that water has corrosive properties to it, like high salt content. In that case, another material like Stainless or PVC would work better. Because of the cost of No Lead Brass, other materials like Stainless, which is also No Lead, have become more possible options.

Brass Ball Valves are used in Residential and Commercial Plumbing, Water Well, HVAC and many other applications. Basically, as long as there are no high corrosive properties in what is going through the valves, generally speaking, Brass is a great material to utilize.