Sewer backflow preventers are an essential part of your home's plumbing. Here's why you need one and how to test if yours is ...

Key Takeaways. Installing a backflow preventer typically costs around $325 per unit, varying from $105 to $1,400.This total cost encompasses the device’s price and the labor needed for installation.

Because preventing backflow is one of the most basic elements of system design and installation, many plumbers may forgo certification, deeming it unnecessary. But this may cause them to miss out on a ...

Backflow is a plumbing term for water flowing in reverse of its intended direction. So rather than the water being pushed out of a pipe, it’s drawn back in. When that happens, ...

"I wanted to create a cap device for ground-based sprinkler systems to prevent unwanted trash, dirt, and debris from entering ...

Every year a certified backflow assembly tester is contracted at a set rate to test every participants’ backflow device. To participate, call the utility’s dedicated backflow line at 360-992-8589.

Thieves are stealing the brass backflow valves from business properties to sell as scrap for $25 or $30. The repair could cost that business more than $2,000 in parts and labor.

The backflow prevention team within SWBNO's environmental affairs department tracks and manages over 140,000 water accounts, both residential and commercial.

Backflow is required to be tested annually. According to Lovely, as of last Tuesday, the city had 2,200 customers with outstanding tests, even though the deadline was at the end of May.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita residents who have an irrigation system connected to the City of Wichita’s water system must have their backflow device tested by Sept. 12 to avoid disconnection.