ASME B16.23
Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings: DWV
Published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
The CFR incorporates ASME B16.23 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
ASME B16.23-2016, issued January 16, 2017
As the CFR lists it: “ASME B16.23-2016, Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings: DWV, issued January 16, 2017 (“ASME B16.23”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 56.01-2(b)(16); required by46 CFR 56.60-1 ↗
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