ASTM F1346-23: Pool Safety Covers
Besides offering energy savings, pool covers also conserve water by reducing the following: the amount of make-up water needed by 30%–50%, the pool’s chemical consumption […]
Water
Ultraviolet (UV) Water Treatment Systems, NSF/ANSI 55-2022
Of the many objectives at federal, state, and local levels, guaranteeing access to safe, clean water is an utmost necessity. However, many are faced with […]
NSF/ANSI 42-2022: Drinking Water Treatment Units, Aesthetic Effects
Picture a glass of water. Odds are it shares a striking similarity with the one above. We like our water a certain way, especially the […]
NSF/ANSI 53-2022: Drinking Water Treatment Units, Health Effects
Water is important. It makes up 60% of your body and 71% of your planet’s surface. In fact, in the over-dozen times we’ve focused on […]
NSF/ANSI 58-2022: Reverse Osmosis for Drinking Water
1 in 3 people around the world do not have access to safely managed drinking water, free from contamination and available when needed. One way […]
NSF/ANSI 61-2022: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
Water isn’t literally everywhere, but it is overwhelmingly abundant, taking up 332,500,000 cubic miles of the earth’s surface. H2O also comprises 60% of our bodies’ […]
ASTM F2387-21: Safety Vacuum Release Systems (SVRS)
In Algarroba, Chile, the San Alfonso del Mar resort is home to the world’s largest swimming pool, which has an area of 19.77 acres, holds […]
Protecting Private Drinking Water Wells: A Brief Guide
In the United States, water wells are regulated by state law rather than federal law. This means that each state has its own set of […]
CSA B45.5-22/IAPMO Z124-2022: Plastic Plumbing Fixtures
CSA B45.5-22/IAPMO Z124-2022: Plastic plumbing fixtures has been released. This document, due to a past revision, actually conglomerates several previously distinct sets of plumbing guidelines. […]
ASSE 1022-2021: Backflow Preventer for Beverage Dispensing Equipment
For beverage dispensing equipment, the specifications and testing for a standard backflow preventer device are addressed in ASSE 1022-2021: Performance Requirements for Backflow Preventer for […]