Use and Care Manual

ASME A112.18.1-2018/CSA B125.1-18 Plumbing supply fittings
July 2018 © 2018 Canadian Standards Association
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Preface
This is the fourth edition of ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1, Plumbing supply fittings. It supersedes the
previous edition published in 2012.
Together with ASME A112.18.2/CSA B125.2, Plumbing waste fittings, CSA B125.3, Plumbing fittings, and
ASME A112.18.6/CSA B125.6, Flexible water connectors, this Standard forms a series to cover plumbing
fittings.
This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the
Standard.
This Standard was prepared by the ASME/CSA Joint Harmonization Task Group on Plumbing Fittings,
under the jurisdiction of the ASME Standards Committee on Plumbing Materials and Equipment and the
CSA Technical Committee on Plumbing Fittings. The CSA Technical Committee operates under the
jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Construction and Civil Infrastructure. This
Standard was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute
on June 22, 2018.
ASME Notes:
1) This standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American
National Standards and it is an American National Standard. The Standards Committee that
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Standard. All inquiries regarding this Standard, including requests for interpretations, should be
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Secretary, A112 Standards Committee
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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New York, NY 10016-5990
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• phrase the question as a request for an interpretation of a specific requirement suitable for
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