With the risk of flooding, why install backflow preventers in the first place? Is the risk real? Should the possibility of contamination be taken seriously?

National Backflow Prevention Day is held annually on Aug. 16.

The Oatey 4” PVC Backwater Valve is a sewage check valve designed to prevent pumped water from flowing back into the basin.

The webinar, Cross-Connection Control & Backflow Prevention, will be broadcast live on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. ET.

Changes found in this seventh edition were primarily made to clarify and standardize the procedures within the booklet and ensure that the procedures mirror the steps found in the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 5000-2022, "Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard."

The Mikrofill 3 hydronic system pressurization unit is the most advanced, “direct-type” pressurization unit available for sealed, low-pressure hot-water (LPHW) and chilled-water (CHW) commercial and multifamily residential applications, the company says.

For testers, backflow test management software now helps to automate redundant data entry such as tester ID and credentials, test kit calibration, etc. 

Watts announces the addition of the ArmorTek advanced coating system to its ductile-iron backflow preventer valves. This advanced patent-pending technology provides three layers of protection to create an effective barrier, dramatically increasing resistance to corrosion, Watts explains. ArmorTek provides an advanced primer, which contains an electrochemical corrosion inhibitor. It significantly slows the spread of corrosion should the metal substrate become exposed from wear or impact. ArmorTek’s exclusive formulation also inhibits the growth of bacteria that cause microbial-induced corrosion or MIC. 

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If you have ever waited in anticipation for something, and it cannot happen soon enough, you know the meaning of the expression, “A watched pot never boils.” 

“The grass is always greener on the other side,” is what people usually say when someone makes a life decision that is predominantly based on perceived notions.