The threaded portion of the fitting fractured when a maintenance man tugged on the hose it was connected to.
The fitting that failed was screwed into brass. There were six of the aluminum fittings in the system, some screwed into brass and some into galvanized steel, and all showed nearly the...
I have had an aluminum fitting fail in the plumbing of a chiller system used to cool the water for the cooling chamber of an annealing oven. The water is untreated city water that is recirculated and fresh water is added when the level drops or when the chiller cannot cool the water below a set...