FELIX BACKFLOW PREVENTION
REPAIR, TESTING & CERTIFICATION
BACKFLOW PREVENTORS STOP THE FLOW OF CONTAMINATED WATER OR CHEMICALS FROM FLOWING BACK INTO THE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
CERTAIN TYPES OF BUSINESSES ARE LEGALLY MANDATED TO INSTALL AND OPERATE APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTERS.
Backflow prevention devices are an important component of protecting our drinking water. Certain types of properties are required to use
backflow preventers. Businesses like: Metal Plating, cleaning, processing or fabricating facilities. Laundries and Dry Cleaners, Commercial Car Washes, Greenhouses, Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories (including veterinary hospitals), Canneries, Slaughterhouses, Live Poultry Processing Facilities, Ice Manufacturing, Printing Facilities and Supermarkets. Breweries, Auto Repair Shops, Medical and Dental Offices, Large residential dwellings with water boilers that use rust-inhibitors or other water treatment chemicals, premises with multiple water service lines, premises with commercial or public kitchens or water cooled Equipment or chillers, shipyards and marinas, schools or colleges, barber shops or beauty shops or properties with inground
irrigation sprinklers. Don't just contact a Plumber, you will need a Licensed Backflow Expert.
If you need your Backflow Assembly tested or repaired contact us today.
backflow preventers. Businesses like: Metal Plating, cleaning, processing or fabricating facilities. Laundries and Dry Cleaners, Commercial Car Washes, Greenhouses, Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories (including veterinary hospitals), Canneries, Slaughterhouses, Live Poultry Processing Facilities, Ice Manufacturing, Printing Facilities and Supermarkets. Breweries, Auto Repair Shops, Medical and Dental Offices, Large residential dwellings with water boilers that use rust-inhibitors or other water treatment chemicals, premises with multiple water service lines, premises with commercial or public kitchens or water cooled Equipment or chillers, shipyards and marinas, schools or colleges, barber shops or beauty shops or properties with inground
irrigation sprinklers. Don't just contact a Plumber, you will need a Licensed Backflow Expert.
If you need your Backflow Assembly tested or repaired contact us today.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION SERVICES
Water Districts spend millions of dollars each year to ensure the safety of their drinking water. Water distributions systems are designed so water flows in one direction from the treatment plant to the customer. Cross-Connections are any unprotected, actual or potential, connection between a potable water system and a non-potable source through which it is possible to introduce into any part of the potable system any used water or substance other than the intended potable water. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections or any other temporary or permanent connections through which backflow can occur are considered to be cross-connections.
Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids or substances into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source or sources. Federal and State laws require Water Purveyors to protect their system from cross-connections and backflow. To achieve this, Felix Backflow Prevention work closely with consumers, architects, contractors, and engineers. Please contact us today if you have been contacted by your Water District to complete a survey or backflow certification
Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids or substances into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source or sources. Federal and State laws require Water Purveyors to protect their system from cross-connections and backflow. To achieve this, Felix Backflow Prevention work closely with consumers, architects, contractors, and engineers. Please contact us today if you have been contacted by your Water District to complete a survey or backflow certification
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CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
A cross-connection, as defined by the Cross-Connection Control Committee of the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), is "Any actual or potential physical connection between a potable water line and any pipe, vessel, or machine containing a non-potable fluid or has the possibility of containing a non-potable fluid, solid or gas, such that it is possible for the non-potable fluid, solid or gas to enter the potable water system by backflow." Lawn irrigation systems, swimming pools and hot tubs are common cross - connection points. When the sprinklers on irrigation systems are nested underground, it is possible for contaminated water to flow into the sprinklers. In swimming pools and hot tubs, if water inlets (the points where water flows into the pool or tub) are submerged, it is a cross - connection. This often occurs in hot tubs with submerged inlets that are made of permanent hard piping.
Drinking water normally flows in one direction.
Backsiphonage is caused by a negative or reduced pressure in the supply line to a facility or plumbing fixture. Backsiphonage may be caused by an open fire hydrant, water main breaks or water system maintenance.
Backpressure occurs when a drinking water system is connected to another system operating at a higher pressure. Backpressure may be caused by auxiliary water pumps, boilers, and/or elevated buildings. When Backflow occurs, water runs backwards through your pipes and into the drinking water system. When this happens the water flowing backwards could contain something that might contaminate the drinking water supply.
"From Backflow Testing to Installation and Repair, Felix Backflow Prevention Service can handle the job”
"From Backflow Testing to Installation and Repair, Felix Backflow Prevention Service can handle the job”
PROTECTING OUR
DRINKING WATER
WITH CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION SYSTEMS
Public water systems depend on pressure to keep water flowing from the treatment plant to your property. This is done by maintaining a higher water pressure within the public water system than the pressure on the property side of the water meter. However, when the public water system pressure drops or property side pressure rises, a reverse flow or backflow incident will occur. When this happens it is possible for water from the customer’s plumbing system to flow back into the public water system. If the water in the customer’s plumbing system has come into contact with pollutants or contaminants, then this contamination will enter into the public water system and cause illness or, in extreme cases, death.
Your Water District ensures the public water system remains safe and free of hazards by maintaining an effective Cross Connection Control Program. A component of this program is to require the installation of backflow prevention assemblies to prevent dangerous situations and to ensure the drinking water meets all state and federal standards.
WHO IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY?
Multi-family, commercial/industrial, and dedicated irrigation meters regardless of size are required to have a backflow prevention assembly at each meter. Most single or dual family residences do not fall under this mandate unless the property is being equipped with a fire suppression system or fire service. The requirement for these services are determined during the plan review process and may be omitted by fire system design methods. Others may be required on a case by case basis.
HOW CAN I HELP PREVENT A DANGEROUS BACKFLOW CONDITION?
Work with your District's Cross-Connection Control Program by submitting plans or requesting permits for proposed plumbing work within your property. Their program, which is required by the State of California Department of Public Health, focuses on preventing intrusion of hazards into the public water system. In addition to this program, building inspectors help to ensure that all plumbing work and engineering controls are correctly installed and in place to protect inhabitants of the building from issues related to cross-connection.
WHAT IS AN APPROVED BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY?
An approved backflow assembly is a piece of equipment consisting of various components that are tested and approved by the University of Southern California Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research. Your Water District ensures all backflow equipment meet these standards.
DOES MY BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE TESTED?
Your Water District requires you to hire a certified backflow tester and complete an annual certification for each of your backflow assemblies at the time of installation, replacement, repair, and annually to meet California Department of Public Health requirements.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT TEST OR INSTALL A BACKFLOW AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY THE CITY TO DO SO?
Noncompliance with this requirement can result in service termination and or fines placed upon the property.