IAPMO R&T Delivers WaterSense(R) Showerhead Certification to Moen Within 24 Hours

ONTARIO, Calif., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Just three weeks after the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) began accepting low-flow showerheads into its WaterSense^® consumer product-labeling program, IAPMO R&T has completed the first certification for high-efficiency showerheads from leading manufacturer Moen within 24 hours of the application's submittal.

Each of the qualifying showerheads, including the Nurture^TM and Envi^TM lines from Moen, as well as the Baystone^TM line from Cleveland Faucet Group, meets the strict WaterSense^® standards restricting water usage to no more than 2.0 gallons per minute (gpm), tested at a flowing pressure of 80 pounds per square inch (psi), and additional provisions dictating flow rate across a range of pressures, spray force and spray coverage.

"Moen was eager to have its low-flow showerheads certified to show compliance with the WaterSense^® specifications and IAPMO R&T absolutely rose to the challenge with a lightning fast turnaround of our application," said Lee Mercer, director of Product Compliance for Moen.

North America's premier plumbing and mechanical product certification agency has been a licensed provider of WaterSense^® certification since 2007, certifying the first lavatory faucet to the standard in December of that year. To date, IAPMO R&T has certified more than 1,800 lavatory faucet and toilet models to the WaterSense^® specifications.

Manufacturers wishing to have their showerheads identified as meeting the WaterSense^® criteria must have them certified as such by a qualified third-party certification body such as IAPMO R&T, which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a provider of certification services to WaterSense^® specifications.

For more information on having products listed, contact [email protected] or for more information on the WaterSense^® program visit www.epa.gov/watersense.

SOURCE IAPMO