What is a Backflow Prevention Device?

Tom’s Plumbing, your full service plumber in Elgin, wants you to understand backflow. Our residential and commercial customers should install a testable backflow prevention device when their plumbing installations might very well be posing a hazard to the public water system, anywhere around the Far Northwest Suburbs of Chicagoland.

Backflow prevention needs to be present at –

1.  At any medical facility.

2.  Anywhere that includes the irrigation of lawns.

3.  Restaurants…absolutely, without question.

4.  Swimming pools where the public gathers.

It is mandatory that your backflow prevention system is tested by a certified technician from Tom’s Plumbing of Elgin, IL. Tom’s Plumbing has been doing backflow testing for many years. Please give them a call to set up an appointment at (847) 697-6444.  See the plumbing services they offer by googling www.tomsplumbingservice.com.

RPZ…Letters to Know.

What is RPZ?  It stands for Reduced Pressure Zone.  It is a type of backflow prevention device that is used to protect water supplies from contamination.  It is the very essence of clean, fresh water vs. undrinkable without health hazards!  Backflow preventers are categorized into three groupings, an assembly, a device or a method.

It is good to know that these assemblies have the distinct advantage of being serviceable inline and can be tested & repaired without having to remove an installed assembly.  A RPZ device is considered suitable for significant hazard applications, that is, where the consequence of backflow into the water supply would cause significant harm.

This is an issue that every homeowner and business manager must be aware of in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicagoland.  At Tom’s Plumbing Inc. Their certified, experienced backflow technicians have years of experience with RPZ Backflow Prevention Systems.  That’s great news for all of us in the Elgin area!  Call Tom’s Plumbing Inc. at (847) 697-6444.