Plumbing System Components

To learn more information about the Plumbing System Components Program, please select the appropriate link:

  1. Mechanical Plumbing System Components
    This section pertains to products such as faucets, valves, plumbing fixtures, metal piping, water storage tanks, backflow preventers, etc.
  2. Plastics Piping System
    Please visit this section if you are looking for information on products such as plastic pipe and fittings, plastics materials and ingredients, and various products used in plastic piping system.

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Mechanical Plumbing System Components

The Mechanical Plumbing Program works with voluntary standard NSF/ANSI Standards 24 and 61 that represent consensus of manufacturers, users, and regulatory people. NSF offers a conformity assessment program which includes performance and health effects testing, certification, and production facility inspections — to verify compliance.

The registered NSF Certification Mark on a mechanical plumbing product confirms that NSF has assessed — and certified — its conformity with the relevant standard. In addition:

Standards

NSF offers testing capabilities to various standards from NSF, ANSI, ASME, ASSE, and IAPMO. To view the relevant Mechanical Plumbing System Components Standards, please select the appropriate link:

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For more information on NSF's Mechanical Plumbing System Components Program, please visit the main Mechanical Plumbing System Components website.

Plastic Piping System Components

What is NSF/ANSI Standard 14?

NSF International developed Standard 14 - Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials in October, 1965. NSF-14 establishes minimum physical, performance, health effects, quality assurance, marking, and record keeping requirements for plastic piping components and related materials such as:

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For more information on NSF's Plastic Piping System Components Program, please visit the main Plastics Piping System Components website.