The preventer sits in between the two pipe sections, connected to them with 90-degree angle pipe connectors. The sewer ...

The American Society of Sanitary Engineering's Board of Directors have recently approved the new revisions made to backflow standards 1013-2009, 1015-2009, 1047-2009, and 1048-2009. WESTLAKE, OHIO - ...

MOKENA, IL — ASSE International has published the seventh edition of its Field Test Procedures Using Three-Valve and Five-Valve Test Kits booklet. Available in both hardcopy and digital versions, this ...

One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact ...

A backflow preventer should cost about $200, not $500, O'Brien said, and he believes the cost is worth the potential to save lives. "The contractor is charging a ton on labor," he said.

The city has paid a lot of attention to backflow preventers, since our tap water ban in 2016. Those devices are designed to keep chemicals and harmful bacteria out of our water supply. Now, the ...