Try to imagine the most obnoxious scenario possible regarding your home. Imagine, for a moment, raw sewage flowing onto your floors or in your basement. If it’s never happened to you then cross your fingers and hope it never does, or don’t cross your fingers and take steps necessary to avoid it ever happening to

A backwater valve is also known as a backflow valve.  The purpose of these valves is to guard against the sudden reversal of water flow due to a loss in water pressure within the pipes. For individual homeowners this loss of water pressure could result in contaminated sewer water backing up into the house, or