Recalled ProPlus Brass Flare Swivel Fitting (½ inch by ½ inch)
Recalled ProPlus Brass Flare Swivel Fittings (in multiple sizes)
The fittings can leak, posing a fire hazard.
Interline toll-free at 888-704-7324 from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.interlinebrands.com and click on Leran then click on www.lerangasproducts.com and at the bottom of the page click on product recall.
Recall Details
This recall involves multiple sizes of ProPlus Brass Flare Swivel fittings used as connectors for copper tubing. The brass, gold-colored fittings connect two male flare nuts opposite to each other. The Swivels were used primarily for LP gas (propane) applications by professional installers.
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Model Number |
Description |
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39-4 |
1/4” x 1/4" |
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39-6 |
3/8” x 3/8” |
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39-8 |
1/2" x 1/2" |
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39-8-6 |
1/2" x 3/8" |
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39-10 |
5/8” x 5/8” |
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39-10-8 |
5/8” x 1/2” |
Consumers should immediately contact Interline for a full refund or a replacement fitting. Consumers with recalled fittings that have already been installed should contact Interline to arrange for a professional installation of a free replacement fitting.
Interline has received two reports of the swivels leaking at installation.
Hardware retailers from August 2017 through November 2018 and sold to professional installers by Leran, Barnett, Hardware Express, SupplyWorks, Wilmar and Maintenance USA stores from August 2017 through July 2018 for between $1 and $8.
Zhejiang ACME Pipe Fitting Co., LTD, of China
Interline Brands, Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla
This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
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