Tyco (NYSE:TYC) spun off its ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) alarm security business as a separate public company on October 2 after selling its pipe and valve business earlier this year to pump maker Pentair.

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The valve that failed last Saturday was in a pump house, Cunha explained, so the seven-year risk analysis is still good.

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