Do Kitchen Pre-Rinse Valves Need EPA Water Sense Certification?
I thought I read somewhere that as of January 2019, Pre-rinse valves needed to meet the 1.3 GPM flow rate AND Water Sense certifiction. I can't find the reference. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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October 15, 2020 - 11:50 am
LEED does not require pre-rinse vales to be WaterSense labeled. They just need to 1.3 gpm or less to my knowledge.
Brian Salazar
President, LEED AP, WELL APEntegra Development & Investment, LLC
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October 15, 2020 - 11:57 am
Thanks David. It appears that the EPA Water Sense label for pre-rinse valves was no longer valid as of January 31, 2019 anyway.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-10/documents/ws-products...
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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October 15, 2020 - 7:28 pm
Tacking onto David, I don't think pre-rinse valves are a type of fixture that's covered by Watersense, either.
https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/