HOW DOES A REDUCED PRESSURE BACKFLOW PREVENTER WORK?
It’s a common occurrence for water pressure to drop in municipal lines. When this happens, water can flow back into those lines and contaminate the public water supply. RPZ (reduced pressure zone) devices work to prevent this backflow before it occurs. If you own or operate a commercial or multi-family residential property, you may have heard of the importance of backflow prevention. Because this is a matter of public health, most municipal water suppliers will mandate the use of these devices for all commercial properties.
In residential properties, reduced pressure backflow preventers are not usually mandatory, but some homeowners choose to implement this extra protection, particularly if they drink a good bit of tap water. In this case, the device is installed where the water main enters the home, and it creates what is effectively an isolated plumbing system for your home. It’s an ingenious way to prevent contaminants from entering your drinking water supply.
Our team has fully licensed Cross Connection Device testers that carry the appropriate skillset to test, certify, and install reduced pressure zone (RPZ) devices of all sizes. We offer scheduled RPZ testing, as well as seasonal testing. Once you are in our system out techs will automatically come out annually when your testing is required.