Backflow Services
A backflow preventer is installed at the plumbing line connection point to protect the municipal water supply from contamination. Backflow prevention is required for multiple tenant buildings such as condominiums, apartments, and dorms, and most public and commercial businesses.
What is Backflow?
Backflow is the condition that occurs when water that is supposed to flow one way moves the opposite direction. When it occurs in a water supply situation, the backflow contaminates the primary water source.
Pressure changes in the pipe are often the cause, and these changes can occur as the result of a break in the line, when a fire hydrant is opened, or even faulty water appliances. A Backflow preventer keeps the main water supply line safe from backflow.
Backflow prevention protects the water supply from potential contaminants such as chlorinated pool water, sewage, landscaping chemicals, and even cleaners such as soaps and detergents.
Backflow Preventer Installation
A backflow prevention system protects the water supply by adding a device to the plumbing system that permits water to flow in only one direction. A backflow preventer protects the potable water from becoming contaminated by backflow from your property.