AFA USA, LLC (AFA) is a Costa Mesa, California, based company that manufactures plumbing fittings. AFA sold or offered for sale plumbing fittings in California, from July 2015 to May 2019. 

This case was the result of an internal tip. The California Energy Commission's (CEC) investigation process identified that AFA was manufacturing and offering for sale plumbing fittings that did not meet the efficiency standard, were not marked properly, and were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS). 

To settle this matter, AFA executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on October 16, 2019, for $20,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). AFA has also agreed to a compliance plan to redesign the non-compliant models to meet the efficiency standard, add the appropriate marking, and test and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.