BrassCraft Patent Brings New Era of Safety to Natural Gas Use

BrassCraft’s patented Safety+PLUS® Excess Flow Valve promises to usher in a new standard of safety for natural gas. With more than 65 million homes in the United States alone utilizing natural gas for their water heaters, furnaces, boilers, heaters and other applications, the patented Safety+PLUS Excess Flow Valve from BrassCraft will be a welcome safety tool to any building where people work and live.

A massive engineering effort gives this little valve high marks for safety. In the event of a gas line rupture or disconnect, the Safety+PLUS Valve immediately goes into action. A patented magnet-based mechanism inside Safety+PLUS restricts gas flow at the appliance to a non-hazardous level until appropriate repairs can be made. Once the gas line is properly repaired, the Safety+PLUS valve automatically resets, resuming gas flow to the appliance.

The Safety+PLUS Valve stands above outdated and conventional valves that rely on spring-actuated devices in the event of an emergency. Spring-actuated valves can wear, misalign or break due to metal fatigue or corrosion. The maintenance-free magnetic technology at work in the Safety+PLUS Valve has no wearable parts and remains as easy to install as a standard gas fitting.

The magnetic technology is joined by a powerful ally in another patented innovation from BrassCraft: the polymer-based coating ProCoat®.

ProCoat provides unmatched resistance to harsh chemicals often found in household cleaners and repair products that may cause leaks in uncoated connectors. The coating provides protection in both indoor and outdoor applications, offering an excellent defense against salt and UV damage.

Debra Lewis is the Product Manager of Gas Products for BrassCraft. “We feel that BrassCraft stands apart in our dedication to safety. Protecting all of our gas connectors with ProCoat is a prime example of this commitment. Offering our customers anything less is unacceptable,” Lewis says. Also see www.brasscraft.com.