ASSE 1071 & ASSE 1085
With this edition of Working Pressure magazine focused on health and safety, it is an ideal moment to highlight two ASSE standards that directly...
Standards & Health & Safety
One thing those in our industry can take pride in is that we make health and safety a priority. Modern plumbing is one of...
Water Quality, Dead Legs & Backflow Prevention
When we deliver clean, safe potable water from the water distribution system to a service line supplying a consumer facility, is our job of...
A Lesson From Mary Mallon
I recall learning about Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, back in my school days. Mary worked at the beginning of the 20th century as...
Industry Standards Accelerate Adoption of Plumbing Tech
Innovation in plumbing is essential for improving water efficiency, safety, and system performance, yet every new technology arrives with a degree of uncertainty. When...
ASSE 1118: Criteria for Digital Mixing Valves
In the ever-evolving landscape of plumbing technology, precision and performance are no longer optional; they're essential. As engineered hot water systems grow more sophisticated,...
Rethinking Barometric Loops
We all likely have things we believe in, even though we have probably never seen them for ourselves. Depending on where you live, the...
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assemblies (PVB)
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assemblies (PVBs) are one of many types of backflow prevention devices designed to protect the public from unsafe conditions caused by...
Vacuum Breaker Testing Standards
Backflow refers to the unwanted reversal of fluid flow in a piping system — essentially when water moves in the opposite direction from what’s...
Backflow Prevention Product Standards
As an engineering student at North Carolina State University, I recall the first time I was ever introduced to the concept of backflow. I...










