CSA certified, meets ASSE standard 1019, chrome-plated body and tube, built-in lockshield, heavy-duty six-point cast-iron handle, threaded ends comply with ANSI b1.20.1, ANSI/NSF 61-9 certified, hose threads comply with ANSI B1.20.7, solder ends comply with ANSI B16.18, backflow preventer checks siphoning back into the water supply, automatically drains upon water shut off.