Codes & Standards

This issue of Working Pressure magazine focuses on inspection and maintenance. Over the years, ASSE International has developed quite a few standards and certifications...

ASSE International Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) provides manufacturers with an avenue to certify unique, novel products that do not fit the scope of an...

The use of commercial and residential water treatment equipment continues to rise in the U.S. and around the globe. There are several reasons for...

The plumbing industry has a long history of plumbing code and standards development. The oldest code dates back to the Hammurabi code,...

These days, ASSE International has many different certifications. There are five different certifications related to cross-connection control alone. Sometimes certifications are voluntary – people...

For those who have been following the progression of ASSE's water heater standards in the model plumbing codes, you know that all three will...

Between defining hot water as 160 °F (60 °C), requiring that temperature to be within 12 inches of the point-of-use fitting, and eliminating the...

Point-of-use water heaters and coolers are becoming more common every day. Because these devices are often plumbed in and provide drinking water, safety and...

According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...

When it comes to a lack of understanding in the cross-connection control world, I don’t think there is another product that is...