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AB1953 / NSF 61 / Low-Lead Rules: A Buyer’s Guide to Lead-Free Brass Fittings
Choosing brass fittings for potable water used to be mostly about thread type, pressure rating, and availability. Now it is also about proving that the metal touching the water meets strict low-lead requirements and that the paperwork will satisfy inspectors, utilities, and internal QA.If you buy, specify, or install fittings in the U.S., AB1953 is not just a California topic. It helped set the direction for national “lead-free” expectations, and it still shapes how buyers evaluate brass for dri (...) Read More
Lead Free Brass Fittings Have Environmental Benefits
Brass offers many advantages over other types of materials when it comes to a variety of fittings in use today. Commercially available lead free brass fittings are particularly important in terms of their overall utility and their environmental benefits. That said virtually all brass fittings are in high demand throughout the manufacturing industry. Brass is incredibly durable as a nonferrous metal in the fact that it is particularly resistant to corrosion and oxidation. While brass does tarnish (...) Read More