CPSC, Cimberio S.p.A. and Dormont Manufacturing Company Announce Recall of Certain Cimberio Gas Valves
Home product recall 05-569. Announced by CPSC on May 5, 2005.
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Announced by CPSC on May 5, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
When one of these valves is closed, it could open up slightly. If the gas supply is on, gas will leak from the inlet port through the ball/seat and travel through the outlet port. If the valve is not connected to an appliance, and is not capped or plugged, as required by the National Fuel Gas Code Section 6.7.2.1, leaking gas will escape into the air. However, subsequent testing confirms that this potential for a gas leak is eliminated as gas flows through the valve. As a result, there is no risk with installed valves.
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What should you do?
Return any affected products that remain in inventory to Dormont.
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- How to reach the firm: Contact Dormont at (800)367-6668 Ext. 3330 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the Dormont Web site at www.dormont.com
Which ones are recalled?
This inventory retrieval involves valves manufactured by Cimberio: ¾” FIP x 5/8” OD (15/16”-16 thread) Gas Ball Valve; ¾” FIP x ¾” FIP Gas Ball Valve; ¾” FIP x ¾” FIP Gas Ball Valve with Side Tap; ¾” FIP x ¾” FIP Gas Ball Valve with Square Head. All affected valves as described here have a red handle and have various markings on the valve body. See www.dormont.com for photographs of the affected valves.
About 20,000 in inventory units, as CPSC gives them.
Cimberio Gas Ball Valve.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Cimberio S.p.A., Via Torchio, Italy.
- Imported by Dormont Manufacturing Company, Export, Pa.
- Various retailers and plumbing product suppliers, from 1997 to 2004.
- Made in Italy, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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