Backflow Tester Program Year in Review
With the end of the year approaching, it is a good time to reflect on what has happened and consider what the future brings....
ASSE 1379
My colleague Terry Burger has written about the efforts to include ASSE’s two newest standards, ASSE 1103, Performance Requirements for Pilot Operated Water Pressure...
Ten Questions With … Gregory Beck
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...
Fourth Quarter Update
It was just election season and political ads were playing in full force in homes across the nation. It is no wonder why! Between...
1” ARI Model RP-501
QUESTION:I have a 1” ARI model RP-501. Can you guys give me an overview of this assembly and any tips that may help me...
Backflow Prevention and Codes/Standards 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,...
A Position Of Growth
It is a tremendous honor to be elected international president of ASSE. I am very grateful and humbled for this opportunity. I would like...
Domestic Assemblies vs Fire Protection Assemblies
Is the testing of backflow prevention assemblies the same for both domestic assemblies and for assemblies installed on fire protection systems? The correct answer...
DCDAs & RPDAs
According to a recent article from Global Market Insights, the fire sprinkler market was valued at $11.5 billion in 2023 with an expectation of...
ASSE 1003 vs ASSE 1103
My colleague Terry Burger has written in detail about ASSE’s newest standard, ASSE 1103, Performance Requirements for Pilot Operated Water Pressure Reducing Valves for...