{"id":4050,"date":"2016-12-19T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2016-12-27T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T20:01:41","slug":"why-does-my-commercial-property-need-backflow-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/commercial-plumbing-2\/why-does-my-commercial-property-need-backflow-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Commercial Property Need Backflow Prevention?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a business, chances are high that you have a backflow prevention device already in place. This is usually a municipal requirement. The backflow preventer must have annual inspection from a certified technician, <a href=\"\/commercial-plumbing-services\/commercial-backflow-testing-and-prevention\" target=\"_blank\">which is a service that we are glad to provide<\/a>. In addition, we offer repair, maintenance, and new installation services for commercial backflow preventers.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve wondered why having backflow prevention is so important, we\u2019d like to address that in this post.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Backflow<\/h3>\n<p>According to the American Backflow Prevention Association, backflow is the unwanted reversal of the flow of non-potable water (i.e. grey water or sewage water) through a cross-connection and into the piping of a public water system or the potable water system of a business. A cross-connection is any place where there is a temporary or permanent connection between the potable water system and any system that can contain non-potable water.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Backflow May Occur<\/h3>\n<p>Backflow occurs either because of backsiphonage, which is pressure that pulls non-potable water into the potable water pipes, or backpressure backflow, which is when there is downstream pressure that pushes the non-potable water forward into the fresh water pipes. These two can result from events such as a sudden drain on the freshwater system from a sprinkler system or firefighting, a stoppage in the water supply, a break in a water main, etc.<\/p>\n<h3>The Necessity of a Backflow Preventer<\/h3>\n<p>If backflow occurs, it can mean the contamination of the municipal water supply with harmful chemicals and bacteria. A backflow preventer stops the water from flowing the wrong direction through the cross-connections. The standard backflow prevention device consists of a reduced-pressure principle assembly and a double check-valve assembly, so they both stop the water flow and lower the pressure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you need to schedule your annual commercial backflow prevent test, contact Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. in Orlando, FL.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a business, chances are high that you have a backflow prevention device already in place. This is usually a municipal requirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[321],"tags":[219,221,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4051,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions\/4051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}