Why trust the CSA Mark and ALKRETE-Tank Liner

There's much to think about when selecting the products you purchase and use to reline your DHW storage tank: value, ease-of-use, safety, performance, and more. Where do you turn for dependable information?

For a wide range of products, a good place to start is the product certification mark. It tells you that a sample of the product has been tested by experts, and that it meets recognized standards for safety or performance.

Standards touch your life every day, affecting nearly every product or service you encounter-from the pipes in the wall to the lights overhead. When you sit down at your desk, plug in an appliance, drive over a bridge, or put on a helmet, standards are at work.

Standards help to ensure that products and services live up to your expectations. In many cases they define safety and quality requirements; in some cases they focus on efficiency or environmental practices.

When you see the CSA mark, do what millions of others do every day-proceed with confidence! Here's why:

Alkrete’s CSA mark means our product has been tested and meets applicable standards for safety and/or performance, including the applicable standards written or administered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), and others. Prekrete tank liner products, distributed by Provincial Tank, do not carry this mark and should be avoided when lining hot water tanks.
CSA is a North American leader in product certification, with a respected history dating back to 1919.
CSA International is accredited in the U.S. by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), and in Canada by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).
CSA works closely with the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI), the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), Health Canada, provincial regulators, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promote standards for consumer safety in North America and around the world.
Thousands of companies rely on CSA International for product testing for the U.S. and Canada-including American Water Heater, Apple, CFM Majestic, Delta Faucet, GE, Hewlett-Packard, Hubbell Lighting, Hobart, IBM, Intermatic, Lennox Industries, Mitsubishi, Moen, Sanyo, Whirlpool, Wirsbo, and others.
CSA field representatives conduct more than 50,000 factory visits each year, worldwide, to ensure that CSA-certified products continue to meet the applicable standards.
CSA marks are accepted by inspectors in the occupation health and safety, electrical, gas, building, plumbing and many other fields in the U.S.and Canada.
Major retail chains carry a multitude of products bearing the CSA marks-including Best-Buy, Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, The Home Depot, JCPenney, RadioShack, Sears, Spiegel, and many others like Hydrastone Inc.

In these ways and many others, standards make a real difference in your life and in the world.

“Alkrete” Aluminate Cement Lining was developed by the Arthur S. Leitch Company in 1962 specifically designed for potable hot and cold water storage tanks. With assistance from North Americas largest cement supplier “The Lafarge Group”, Lafarge’s most recognized engineer and source of technical information was enlisted to research and develop a potable lining material that would offer both, long-term protection for steel surfaces against corrosion and be suitable for hand application. End result was a high performance lining that could bond to steel surfaces at the necessary thickness offering corrosion protection and prevention of premature lining failure. Since its development, over 40 years ago, thousands of applications for both new and mature tanks have afforded Alkrete with an outstanding track record.

CSA info Supplied by Hydrastone Inc.
Referenced: CSA Websit