For additional protection against possible backflow into your basement, you could also add a floor drain backflow preventer. Usually these are check valves which are inexpensive and easy to install. What they are, basically, is a compressed rubber gasket with a floating ball mounted on a spring. It is installed into the vertical pipe
A reduced pressure backflow preventer, also known as a reduced pressure zone device or a rpz device, is a backfow preventer which, as its name suggests, protects you from your water supply being contaminated by backflow. There are several types of reduced pressure backflow preventers including a reduced pressure back flow valve, a double check
The ¾ Backflow Preventer is a backflow prevention device used to protect water supplies from dangerous contamination due to back flow. Most major backflow device manufacturers make these backflow preventers in varying sizes, from the ¾ backflow preventer to the 2 inch backflow preventer, depending on the system currently being used on your water system.
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