QA CQ LEARNINGS

UL LISTED / FM
APPROVED
UL – Underwriters Laboratory

 is an independent, for-profit product safety testing and

certification organization. UL’s focus is on conformity
assessment in the areas of electrical devices,
programmable systems and quality processes.
 conduct almost 100,000 product evaluations annually, in
accordance with more than 1,250 UL Standards.
 “is it safe to use”
FM – Factory Mutual
 Factory Mutual is a US Insurance Company which based
insurance premium on loss prevention
 FM Approval certifies industrial and commercial products
in compliance with its own Standards, or other nationally
recognized requirements such as those of the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
 The “FM Approved” mark is essentially a third-party
certification that products conform to the highest
standards and reduce or eliminate property exposure,
and thus, risk of loss.
 “will it work according to its design”
How to check for counterfeit
marks
Authentic
• Stamped with the word
“listed” or “classified”
• Product identity
• 4 letter alphanumeric control

Counterfeit
• “UL” is side by side instead of
staggered
• Marked with “Approved” or
“Pending”
• No 4 letter alphanumeric
control
 How to check for counterfeit
marks

Exposed Load Exposed Load

screw is threaded screw is tapered

Uses Job Thermo Uses Job G5

bulb F5 thermoblub

Orifice cap is Orifice Cap uses

machined with O cold formed copper
ring

Inlet thread is
Plated Inlet thread is not
plated
How to check for counterfeit
marks
How to check for counterfeit
marks

Misrepresentation of
 How to check for counterfeit
marks

Wrong Model
Number
Directional
Arrow

Misrepresentation of
 How to check for counterfeit
marks

“ITALY”
Marking on
original UL Control
number is
incorrect

Misrepresentation of
PUMP LAYOUT
 EXISTING DESIGN

pumps

To
units

cistern

foot valve

*Gate valve, check valve, flex

coupling not reflected
 PROPOSED DESIGN
From water utility
(MWSS/Maynilad
Bypass line with
normally closed valve

Float valve
To
units

cistern

foot valve

*Gate valve, check valve, flex

coupling not reflected
 EXISTING DESIGN

water tank

To
units
pumps

*Gate valve, check valve, flex

coupling not reflected
 PROPOSED DESIGN

water tank

Bypass line with

normally closed valve

To
units
pumps

*Gate valve, check valve, flex

coupling not reflected