NSF International’s Plumbing Program recently introduced a new geothermal listing for piping products. NSF’s new geothermal listing service tests and certifies polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) piping system products that meet the following requirements:

  • Final performance of the product – this includes testing to ASTM D3035 or AWWA C901 requirements for short-term burst, pressure testing and environmental stress crack resistance

  • Physical properties of the material used in production – this testing includes density, flexural modulus, tensile strength, and a PENT of at least 192 hours as required by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) Part Q

  • Long-term hydrostatic stress test – includes evaluation of materials to the requirements of the PPI’s Technical Report 3 (PPI TR-3), as well as testing to European and Asian temperature and pressure requirements

  • Health effects testing to ensure compliance with Section 4 of NSF/ANSI Standard 61: Drinking Water System Components -- Health Effects if products are to be used in potable water applications
For more information regarding the new geothermal listing, contact Tim Haenftling, technical manager, NSF Water Systems at (734) 913-5768 or haenftling@nsf.org.