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...
ASSE and the Fire Protection Industry
This issue of Working Pressure magazine is focused on fire protection. ASSE International is getting more involved with the fire protection industry through the...
Testing Reverse Osmosis Water Efficiency
As the problem of water scarcity and water quality continues to plague the world, more and more people are turning to reverse...
Recommended Installation Practices for Residential Storage Type Water Heaters to Reduce...
A little more than nine years ago, the ASSE International Board of Directors formed the Scald Awareness Task Group with this purpose...
Superior Docs & Markings
Think about that piece of furniture you put together that ended up being crooked or wobbly, despite painstakingly going step-by-step with the instructions. Or...
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...
New Method Modernizes Hunter’s Curve Demand Estimates
Reprinted with permission from Plumbing Manufacturers International/January 2021 Ripple Effect.
Hunter’s Curve, an 80-year-old chart used to predict peak...
PFAS Getting a Lot of Attention
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances cover a list of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are known to be persistent in the environment and in...
Backflow Prevention and Thermal Mixing Valves
According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...
Understanding Hydrants and Backflow Protection
You may know them by one of their various names: sill cock, wall hydrant, spigot, garden hose faucet, lawn faucet, wall tap,...