WAGS means Water And Gas Safety
WAGS stands for Water And Gas Safety Valve and it means Protection For You.
Water and Gas Safety Shut-off Valve
The Taco WAGS is essential Protection Against Water Heater Leaks. The Taco WAGS valve is designed to shut off the water supply (plus the gas supply for gas-fired heaters) in the event of a water leak from a hot water heater, thus minimizing water damage and possible gas leakage. The valve can be installed on all styles of water heaters. WAGS (Water and Gas Safety Valve) is designed to catch water heater leaks before they become floods and shut off both water and gas feeds before disaster can strike.
The WAGS Valve is the only product of its kind that shuts off both gas and water feeds in the event of a water leak.WAGS can also be installed on any non-gas hot water heater and requires no electrical connections making it extremely reliable and economical. The valve can also be used with oil fired water heaters as well as electric water heaters to shut off the water. The Taco WAGS Water and Gas Safety Shut-off Valve is fully mechanical and requires no external power supply. WAGS will shut off water to other tanks, fixtures and appliances too, such as boilers, pumps and well tanks.
Taco WAGS provides essential protection against water heater leaks.
Your water heater will eventually fail and leak – fact of life! Most water heaters fail within 7-10 years. That’s about 5 million tank failures EVERY year. Without a WAGS valve, a leaking tank keeps refilling – and leaking. The Taco WAGS Water and Gas Safety Shut-off Valve prevents disastrous floods and untold damage to your property.
The Taco WAGS sits in a drip pan under the water heater and is activated when leaking water accumulates to a level of ¾” in the pan. Once activated, the WAGS valve shuts off the water and gas supply, indicated by a red pop-up tab.
When a water heater tank fails, the Taco WAGS Water and Gas Safety Shut-off Valve
- Shuts off the water supply
- Shuts off gas on gas-fired heaters
- WAGS will shut the water feed off on electric and oil fired heaters too.
- Round-the-clock peace of mind!
- Prevents costly water damage of a flood from a leaking water heater
- Alleviates related gas safety concerns
- Minimizes inconvenience
It’s Guaranteed!
Since 1920, Taco, Inc. has earned the trust of HVAC and plumbing professionals around the world with high quality, innovative equipment known for performance and durability.
An undetected leak spells disaster.
When a water heater leak goes unnoticed, the tank keeps refilling — and leaking. Soon, water pressure turns a small crack into a gash, releasing hundreds, even thousands, of gallons of water into the dwelling. Imagine the damage to your floors and possessions! What’s more, a gas-fired water heater poses an additional risk, since water can snuff out the pilot light, allowing gas to escape.
$1,000 Lifetime Protection Policy
Taco will reimburse the owner of a Taco WAGS valve their insurance deductible, up to $1,000, if a properly installed WAGS valve fails to detect a water heater leak and subsequently shut off the water feed, resulting in excessive water damage.
How the Taco WAGS Valve Works
WAGS water and gas safety valve by Taco
How the Taco WAGS Works
A drip pan is installed under your water heater. The Taco WAGS Water and Gas Safety Shut-off Valve is attached between the water source and the water heater. When leaking water fills the pan to a depth of 3/4″, a water-soluble fiber element in the WAGS dissolves, releasing a powerful spring-loaded piston that closes the flow of water to the tank. In gas-fired water heaters, this action also breaks a fuse that shuts off the gas supply to the heater. This fiber-element technology was first used by the British Royal Air Force to inflate life jackets automatically. WAGS Valves are highly reliable, totally mechanical, and requires no additional power source.
Additional Information:
General Information about The TACO WAGS Valve
Instruction Sheet on The TACO WAGS Valve
WAGS Valves Approved/ demand grows for new condos and apartment water heater installations.
WAGS Valve Approved by NSF and Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and gas fitters.
TACO WAGS Valve was approved by NSF and Mass. Board At the April 3 meeting of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gasfitters (Mass. Board) the WAGS valve gained approval under the Massachusetts Plumbing Code (CMR248 2.00). On February 21, 2002 NSF International certified that the WAGS valve conformed to the requirements of ANSI / NSF Standard 61 – Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects. NSF 61 covers devices (used to measure or control flow installed on a service line or building distribution system downstream of the water main and before endpoint devices), components, and materials used therein which are used in treatment / transmission / distribution systems, and are in contact with drinking water intended for human ingestion, drinking water treatment chemicals, or both.
Florida condo owners approve WAGS for protection
After one too many water heater failures caused property damage for condo owners and their neighbors alike, the board of the Sun n’ Surf Condo Complex in Palm Beach, Florida, voted to retrofit some 240 units with the WAGS valve and make WAGS mandatory on all new installations.
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One very important thing to know and remember!!!
This valve will only work one time due to it’s construction/engineering, meaning after the safely device is deployed one time by either mistake or preventing a real catastrophe the valve must be removed and replaced.
There are other gas and water safety valves from Flood Safe, that can be used more than one time.
Which ever gas & water flood safety device you choose, let us provide you with a free estimate for a installation of this new water and gas safety valve on your new water heater replacement! 800-524-4280
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