VersaFlex Coating Achieves NSF/ANSI
Approval Rating for Potable Water Application
VersaFlex Incorporated’s specially formulated pure polyurea systems for potable water applications have achieved the highest level
of NSF/ANSI 61 Section 5 (2011) approval in the polyurea industry.
The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides public
health standards and certification that help protect the world’s food, water, health and consumer products. Third-party certification
means that an independent organization has reviewed the manufacturing process of a product and has independently determined
that the final product complies with specific standards for safety, quality or performance. This review typically includes comprehensive formulation/material reviews, testing and facility inspections.
NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects; is the standard that establishes minimum health
effects requirements for materials, components, products or systems that contact drinking water, drinking water treatment chemicals or both. Section 5 of the Standard covers specific requirements for protective barrier materials/products such as sealers, coatings, paint, primer, mortar, Portland cements and cement ad-mixtures.
VersaFlex’s AquaVers line of pure polyurea systems for potable water application qualified as a Polyurea Interior/Lining Barrier
System for tanks, vessels, storage containers and pipes that are used for potable/drinking water. The AquaVers product line includes
its aromatic system (AquaVers 405) an aliphatic system (AquaVers 201) and the aromatic structural system (AquaVers 415). These
polyurea systems qualified with and without their CrobeFlex anti-microbial additive. AquaVers 20 Primer may also be used in
conjunction with the coatings.
Not only does AquaVers meet a broad range of temperature approvals under NSF/ANSI Standards, but the VersaFlex coating
systems also have a superior rating for minimum vessel (tank) size and no limits on the maximum thickness the coating may be
applied. For the AquaVers 201, minimal tank size is 50 gallons; for the Aquavers 405, minimal tank size is 1,000 gallons; and the
AquaVers 415 ( 23° C only), minimal tank size is 5,000 gallons. CW
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