Thieves are stealing the brass backflow valves from business properties to sell as scrap for $25 or $30. The repair could cost that business more than $2,000 in parts and labor. BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact code ...

Backflow preventer installation costs between $105 and $1,400, with the average property owner spending $325 per backflow preventer. Backflow preventers are essential in many commercial and some ...

Backflow valves are 85 per cent effective in eliminating sewer backup, according to Galen Heinrichs, stormwater utility manager with the City of Saskatoon.Moreover, in that 15 per cent of instances in ...