Safe Drinking Water
The 2025 ASSE International Annual Meeting, co-located with IAPMO and ARCSA International, was successful and I hope all that attended gained valuable information, made...
Backflow Tester Program Updates
One of the most recent and impactful developments in ASSE Backflow Tester Certification has been the alignment of our certification practices with evolving regulatory...
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...
National Backflow Prevention Day, 08/16
This year, August 16 was the fifth annual National Backflow Prevention Day. It is a day to celebrate everyone who works behind the scenes...
Third Quarter 2025 Update
As the 2025 state legislative season winds down, most legislatures have adjourned while Congress in Washington, D.C., remains gridlocked in partisan debates over a...
2” Febco Model 825Y
QUESTION:I need to repair a 2” Febco Model 825Y. Can you give me some history on this assembly? Will I need any special tools...
Ten Questions With … Tony Ramos
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,...