4” Ames Model C500

Question: I am servicing a 4” Ames Model C500. Can you tell me about this assembly and how to change the rubber parts for the...

ASSE Progress in 2023

The year 2023 has been a successful one for ASSE. It has seen significant advancements in ASSE standards, certifications, and membership, along with transformative...

Ten Questions With … Jason Fernandes

In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...

Backflow Prevention Quiz

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

Ten Questions With … Sean Cleary

In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...

Backflow Preventers with Beverage Dispensers

There is one application of backflow preventers that is often overlooked — the use of backflow preventers with beverage dispensers. This application is important...

ASSE One Year Field Test (ASSE 1YT ®) Trademark Granted

ASSE International was recently granted a Certificate of Registration for the ASSE One Year Field Test (ASSE 1YT®) certification mark by the U.S. Trademark...

Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair and Backflow

In 1933, Chicago hosted the World’s Fair, which resulted in an unintentional backflow disaster. The sewer systems in the city were undersized and the...

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...