What does IAPMO stand for?
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is another third party organization that is well known in the plumbing industry. Since first developing the Uniform Plumbing Code in 1945, IAPMO has been dedicated to the orderly yet aggressive evolution of codes and product standards best able to address the needs of the public and the plumbing/mechanical communities in hundreds of jurisdictions. Products evaluated and listed by the Plumbing and Mechanical Research Committees must meet or exceed the requirements of acceptable, applicable standards and the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes. The research committees cause products to be tested in certified independent laboratories all over the United States. If the products, are found acceptable for listing by the Research Committee, they are listed in our Directory of listed plumbing products which lists tens of thousands of products, from fixtures to pipes to septic tanks to back-flow protection devices. The Direct
