“Taco makes products that replace this but when your doing repairs the original product is much easier. These valve were very popular. plumbing supply and more had it in stock and shipping was fast!”
“Had a zone valve fail. Hot water was circulating in this loop when any zone called for heat. I bought this just for the inside valve. I am using the valve, spring and motor. It is cheaper than the rebuild kit.”
“Excellent valve easy to install and works great. Would recommend to anyone. Enjoyed doing business with plumbig supply. Will use them when I need any of their supplies.”
“Installed two of these and wired to a Taco Zone Valve Controller. The controller takes care of the sequence of operation and eliminates valve to valve/ t-stat to t-stat wiring.”
“I get about 15 years out of these valves before they start leaking, but otherwise very reliable. You can replace the internals without having to unsolder the valve body, which is nice if you're not comfortable with a torch - drain the system first. If they've been leaking for a while, you may have trouble getting corroded screws out. Sometimes I use a dremel tool with a mini cutoff wheel to get things apart, other times I just unsweat and replace the whole valve.”
“The product cannot stand water with minerals in it, and Taco's guarantee is worthless according to the Chicago areas rep. The seat sticks, you just buy a new one, Taco won't help. Design wise I can't help, all I know is some last a couple of months, some last years.”
