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

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 ...

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 ...

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 - ...

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.

McCormick said one backflow preventer was stolen in broad daylight, and any recycling center that accepts the device will be reported to the Sheriff’s Department.

The City of Beachwood will contract with a company to purchase and install 45 backflow preventers in residents' basements as a means to combat flooding after heavy rains.

Expect to pay anywhere from $40 to $80. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - (KY3) On this first day of spring, On Your Side reminds you to get your backflow test done, especially if you have a sprinkler system.