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Backflow Prevention

Protecting potable water from cross-connection contamination using RPZ, double-check (DCVA), and pressure vacuum breaker (PVB) assemblies. Covers where each device is required on irrigation, fire suppression, and commercial systems, along with the annual testing and reporting that most jurisdictions mandate.

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Learn what cross-connections are and how RPZ, double-check, and pressure-vacuum-breaker assemblies protect potable water on irrigation, f...

3.0 hrs 1 guide
Intermediate 1 path

Understand cross-connection control top to bottom: back-siphonage vs back-pressure, where each device type (AVB, PVB, DCV, RPZ) belongs, ...

4.0 hrs 3 guides