How Products Get Certified
My colleague Terry Burger has written about the relationship between codes and standards. The goal of this article is to help people understand what...
Mixing Valves
They say time flies when you are having fun, and I sometimes find it hard to believe that I am rapidly approaching the 40-year...
Is Change a Good Thing?
As with so many questions we ask in the cross-connection industry, there are both simple and complicated answers to this question. The best answer...
Temperature Control Devices
Safety is a main focus of this edition of Working Pressure. One category of safety equipment used in plumbing systems are those products that...
How ASSE 12000 Meets the Motto “Prevention Rather Than Cure”
In 1906, Henry B. Davis and some 25 plumbing inspectors from cities across the United States gathered in a meeting hall in Washington, D.C....
Clarifying ASSE 12000 Scopes
At ASSE International headquarters, we receive calls and correspondence from people not certain of the differences within ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2021, Professional Qualifications Standard for...
What’s the Difference Between ASSE 1017 and ASSE 1070?
As my colleague Terry Burger mentioned in his article, "Temperature Control Devices," devices that are certified to ASSE 1017, Temperature Actuated Mixing Valves for...
New EPA WaterSense Draft Specification – Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process of purifying water by using a semi-permeable membrane and water pressure. It is used by bottled water companies,...
Certification News and Updates
ASSE staff and technical committees are constantly reviewing ways to improve our certification exams.
When you make a commitment to advance your career, becoming certified...
WaterSense to Publish New Efficiency Specification for POU RO Systems
One of the common technologies used for water treatment are Reverse Osmosis systems. (From this point forward referred to RO.) The EPA WaterSense has...