Certification Of Plastic Piping: NSF/ANSI 14 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61
NSF/ANSI 14 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 are both standards related to plastic piping systems, but they focus on different aspects: NSF/ANSI 14 covers the performance and safety requirements for plastic piping system components and related materials while NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 focuses on the health effects of products, components, and materials that come into contact with drinking water.
Both standards apply to materials used in plastic piping systems, such as PVC, CPVC, PE, PEX, and others. Both standards emphasize the importance of quality assurance and testing to ensure the safety and performance of the materials used.
NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Drinking Water System Components—Health Effects establishes the benchmark criteria for evaluating the health effects of many drinking water system components, including plastic piping.
NSF/ANSI 14: Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials establishes the minimum physical, performance and health effects requirements for plastics piping system components and related materials.
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