Product Standards

Backflow Additions to Model Codes

The 2021 model code cycle is wrapping up and with it comes the news of what to expect. Knowing what is coming will affect your training, supply chain, marketing, and manufacturing efforts. However, we...

Legionella Prevention and Codes

It’s a sign that a topic is going mainstream when it becomes cited in the model codes. Unfortunately, Legionella prevention has broken that barrier during this cycle due to increased hospitalizations and deaths. It...

Illinois Code Update

All politics is local. On a national level, model codes are heavily debated and managed in a detailed manner. However, local adoption and modification is a different story. Local and state agencies typically do...

Water Systems Products

In 2018, ASSE International held 64 product standard working group meetings. By any measure, that is a lot to queue up for a single volunteer committee. The standards have spanned almost all of the...

Guide to ASSE Listing Evaluation Criteria

In the last issue of Working Pressure, we outlined where Listing Evaluation Criteria documents (LECs) fit within a manufacturer’s development process for innovation. We also explained the process and the checks and balances involved...

Suite of Products

The ASSE Seal is the most recognized certification mark for backflow assemblies and mixing valves. Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) trust products with the ASSE Seal, resulting in fewer issues in project sign-off and faster...

RP/DC Assemblies

ASSE 1013, Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assemblies (RP); ASSE 1015, Double Check Backflow Prevention Assemblies (DC); ASSE 1047, Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Backflow Prevention Assemblies (RPDA); ASSE 1048, Double Check Detector Backflow Prevention...