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Backflow Talk

Backflow prevention is a familiar term to people who work in the water industry. Many water consumers have heard that phrase too, but may know little about the significant role backflow prevention plays in water quality.
Once water passes from the water mains and through the meter, who or what protects the quality of the potable (drinking) water that flows from the meter into your home or business?

The answer to this question is: Backflow devices.

Under normal conditions, water usually travels in one direction, from the water main towards your property. But under irregular conditions, like a water main break or a broken fire hydrant, the water can be forcibly siphoned back into the system.

Although this sounds harmless, water that is in the pipes on the property owner's side of the meter is exposed to many outlets and fixtures. These could include sinks, irrigation systems, toilets, showers, washing machines, hose bibs, and commercial fixtures like boilers, chemical mixing tanks and water cooling towers, all of which can be exposed to chemicals and other contaminants, landscape irrigation, spas, swimming pools, solar systems, or even a bucket of soapy water being filled by a garden hose, are examples why extra protection may be required.

 

Licensed Backflow installers can oversee backflow prevention programs, as required by plumbing standards and local authority guidelines and regulations, to ensure that backflow devices are correctly installed and maintained where backflow is considered a risk.

 

Backflow devices are like safety belts, protecting you from events that may never happen. So if you have a backflow prevention device on your property, please do your part by making sure that your device is annually tested by a licensed backflow professional..

If repairs are needed, also be certain to have those repairs made as quickly as possible by your licensed backflow professional. Remember that if the device is repaired or replaced it must be retested.

You can contact us with your backflow news, comments and questions by emailing info@fluidflo.com.au

 

DateWednesday 13 Sep 2006 - Friday 13 Oct 2006