Lead Free Brass

Standards

• Approved to ANSI/NSF 61-4 California AB 1953
• Meets Federal State Drinking Water Act, Lead Free Requirement
• Brass fittings conform to AWWA C800
• Brass castings conform to ASTM B584, UNS Alloy C8933
• Brass fittings dimensions conform to ASME B16.15
• NPT threads on all fittings conform to ASME B1.20.1
• Brass unions conform to specification A-A-59617
• Manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001:2008

What is the new lead-free requirement?

In 2011, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act was signed into law. The Act has reduced the lead content allowed in drinking water system and plumbing materials by changing the definition of “lead-free” in Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. 

The term “lead-free” has been updated from not more than 8% lead content to mean “not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead when used with respect to the wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings and fixtures.”