S&B Division Plumbing Products Database Search

 
What's in this database?
The Wisconsin Plumbing Products Register Database includes approval letters and attachments forpools, plumbing products, and plumbing systems that have been issued an approval, an alternate approval., or an experimental approval. (There is voluntary approval of Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems components.) Pools, plumbing products, or systems receiving experimental approvals may only be used at the installation site specified in the experimental approval letter.

Plumbing products in the following categories must be individually approved by the Safety and Buildings Division before they can be sold or installed for use in a plumbing system in the State of Wisconsin.
1. Chemical or biochemical treatments for POWTS (see note a)
2. Health care plumbing appliances
3. Physical restoration processes for POWTS
4. Prefabricated holding or treatment components for POWTS
5. Prefabricated plumbing
6. Drinking water treatment devices or bottled water vending machines (see note b)
7. Wastewater treatment devices used to meet the requirements in Comm 82.70
8. Exterior grease traps
9. Alternate or experimental plumbing products
10. Voluntary approval of POWTS components, including POWTS design manuals and site-constructed POWTS tanks

 
Note a: The use of chemical or biochemical septic tank additives does not replace the need for a regular program of inspection and maintenance, including pumping out the tank when volume of sludge and scum occupies 1/3 of the tank's liquid capacity. Review of septic tank additives is not performed to evaluate if they work or not; they are reviewed to ensure they will not harm the user, the septic system, and the groundwater.
 
Note b: Water softeners that are tested and listed by an ANSI accredited listing agency (e.g. NSF International, U.L.) as complying with ANSI/NSF Standard 44 are exempt from plumbing product review and approval requirements.

 
What are the limitations of the search?
- Some product approval letters may not be the exact copy of the final approval letters prepared for the manufacturer/submitter.
- The results may not include previous product file numbers related to the specific product, initial approval dates, or superseded file numbers.)
- There is no warranty, expressed or implied, made by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services as to the accuracy of the material accessible via these links, nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and responsibility is not assumed by Commerce in connection. Some letters were recreated for this project and may have more current dates than the original approvals and/or recreated on current department letterhead.
- When known, contact information, such as phone, fax, email or web addresses, is listed for manufacturers of these products. The information may not be current. Inquiries should be made directly to the manufacturer concerning specific products or models.

 
Product descriptions list to assist searches
To assist in using the online search of the plumbing product database by product description type, here is a link to the list of categories of products. Looking at the list can help find product descriptions that may not be listed alphabetically in a way you expect.  Index of product descriptions, PDF file

Quick Searches for POWTS Products
S - Sewage Tanks, Alpha by Material
P - POWTS Component Manuals
S - Sewage Treatment Apparatus (see various sub-categories)
C - Chemical and Physical Restoration
S - Sewage Tank Covers, Lids, and Risers
L - Leaching Chambers, Leaching Unit/ Gravelless (polystyrene)

Note: An alternate to the Search by Product Description is the Search by Manufacturer.

  Comments?
Comments about the manufacturer and product description searches can be made to S&B Products Evaluators Jean MacCubbin, jean.maccubbin@wi.gov or Jerry Thompson, jerry.thompson@wi.gov. Comments about the drinking water treatment system search by contaminants can be made to S&B Products Evaluator Glen Schlueter, glen.schlueter@wi.gov.

The Department of Safety and Professional Services Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance to access services or need material in an alternate format, please contact us, 608-266-3151, TDD Relay dial 711 in Wisconsin or 800-947-3529.