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Obsolete Backflow Prevention Assembly 25 Jun 2013 | 02:17 am
Here we have a very old 3” Beeco C6 Reduced Pressure Backflow Assembly on a domestic water line. Everything is still working like new, the test values are very very good and the shut off valves still ...
Febco Model 850 Double Failure 30 Apr 2013 | 01:54 am
Here we have a 1.5” Febco 850 as you can see the disk retainer screws for both checks have come loose and flowed downstream. I am told the cone shaped object circled in yellow is a fix Febco designed ...
Reduced Pressure Backflow Assemblies 19 Apr 2013 | 09:41 pm
This is an improper installation of a Wilkins 975XL RPBA installed below ground on an irrigation system. This is not allowed because if check valve #1 should fail the relief valve will vent filling th...
Approved Air Gap for a Radio Active Facility 2 Jan 2013 | 10:11 pm
This is an approved ½” Air Gap set up supplying water to radioactive equipment. When there is a demand for water; the pump on the lower left will start; water in the storage vessel will drop; the floa...
Unusual Backflow Device Installation 23 Oct 2012 | 04:10 am
Back in the early 1970s when the cross connection program was in its infancy, rules and regulation were still being ironed out. It was the wild wild west of the cross connection era. This backflow dev...
Backflow inspections & Test cock #1 19 Apr 2012 | 01:12 pm
As a BAT in Washington State you are required to inspect every backflow prevention assembly you test. Part of your inspection process is to identify and report unprotected cross connections like this ...
Miami Beach Backflow Problems 4 Mar 2012 | 10:56 am
This is a 3” RP Backflow Assembly for the domestic water with 2 visible problems. 1) The relief valve is continuously venting water indicating a failure. 2) A hose bib has been attached to test cock...
Miami Beach Backflow Prevention Assemblies 4 Feb 2012 | 07:36 am
Here in Miami Beach Florida most all backflow prevention assemblies are above ground and out in the open. Must be nice not to have to deal with spider infested flooded vaults. The big downside for th...
Antique single check valve backflow device 23 Dec 2011 | 07:14 am
Were we have a weighted single check valve backflow prevention device. This device is not testable. I’ve taken the liberty of attempting to group all the internal parts together to give you a general ...
Hot Water Backflow Assembly 23 Nov 2011 | 07:08 am
This is a ¾” Watts 009M3QT number 2 check valve. Over time the hot water running through this backflow assembly as caused the check valve retainer to breakdown and get lodged in check valve #2. File...
