You may have never heard of a sewer backflow valve but trust us, it is there and doing a very important job.  Consider this:  have you ever tasted sewage; have you ever had your basement backup with raw sewage?

Chances are, your answer to those questions is no, and the reason it is no is because of mechanism called a sewer backflow valve.  A sewer backflow valve may not go down in history as as important as the artificial heart but for the average citizen just trying to get through each day without a major hassle, the sewer backflow valves does its part to make sure you, the homeowner, don’t have to mess around with contaminations like sewage.

And it does its job around the clock, ever vigilant against the dangers of backflow.

A sewer backflow valve prevents sewage from reversing flow and flowing into the house.  How is it possible for that to happen, you ask?  You probably didn’t even know it was possible, did you? You just assumed that sewage flows one way and clean water the other way, and never between will they meet….but…..

If backflow occurs, which can happen when there is a sudden drop in water pressure coming from the main source (city), then the water pressure reverses and a whole lot of problems occur in a very short amount of time.  Backflow can also happen in the event of torrential rains and severe flooding in a community, like we have seen recently in New Orleans and West Virginia.  Sewer systems are not designed to handle the sheer volume of water caused by six, seven or eight inches of rain in several hours.  So sewage backup can occur, and it can instantly turn your basement into a very ugly mess.

But not if you have a sewer backflow valve at work.

Don’t you think it might be a good idea to have your sewer backflow valve inspected and, if need be, repaired?

City Backflow Testing is licensed and certified to handle all backflow devices and backflow preventers.  They offer affordable backflow testing and offer great rates should you need a backflow preventer installed or repaired.  In matters of such importance, you always want to go with the best in the industry, and City Backflow Testing fits that description.  Major problems need major players to solve them, and City Backflow Testing is the number one major player in this game.