nsf/ansi?

jon_89 · Wed May 27, 2009 6:48 pm

Any body have any idea what this is? It came from home depot. It says 480psi on it alond with the nsf-ansi.

Technician1002 · Wed May 27, 2009 7:05 pm

jon_89 wrote:Any body have any idea what this is? It came from home depot. It says 480psi on it alond with the nsf-ansi.

Let me guess. It is either some kind of valve or pipe.. Am I right?

A photo would be helpful. The mark simply indicates it was tested by a standards organization.
http://www.iapmortl.org/Pages/ANSINSF.aspx

Moonbogg · Wed May 27, 2009 7:08 pm

National food safety in accordance with the american national standards institute standards.

they have a habbit of saying things backwards. NSF = national food safety while ISO = international organization for standardization
weeeeeird

EDIT: all it means is its pressure rated and safe for use around food. Don't try to eat it though.

jon_89 · Wed May 27, 2009 7:11 pm

Oh sorry yeah it is pipe.

jimmy101 · Thu May 28, 2009 12:32 pm

Moonbogg wrote:National food safety in accordance with the american national standards institute standards.

they have a habbit of saying things backwards. NSF = national food safety while ISO = international organization for standardization
weeeeeird

EDIT: all it means is its pressure rated and safe for use around food. Don't try to eat it though.

Actually "NSF" stands for "National Sanitation Foundation". Which I believe is actually "National Sanitation Foundation, International"

. They do the specs for fresh and waste water systems as well as food handling safety specifications.

Most PVC pipe in the US will have an NSF, or NSF/ANSI, or ... some such rating on it.

Didn't there used to be a spudwiki entry or forum sticky on how to "read" the labelling on typical PVC pipe? ASTM numbers etc?

Moonbogg · Thu May 28, 2009 3:49 pm

DOH! I feel sheepish. I need to get better at googling really fast to sound like I know what i'm talking about.

dewey-1 · Thu May 28, 2009 4:07 pm

Moonbogg wrote:DOH! I feel sheepish.

I is not "DOH".

It is actually "DAA"

This is a short cut for dumb ass attack!

I too have them on occasion!

Moonbogg · Thu May 28, 2009 9:17 pm

I once heard a parable to comfort people in these humnling situations:

"When the monkey in the field looks about and steps to the left, and then to the right, then they shall see the crow take flight. For we are all living waters, running blindly in the night"

-Bogg of the Lunas