It stops any dirty water from flowing back into the water supply pipes that carry your potable water. Although backflow preventers are more common at commercial buildings that have fire sprinkler ...

HOUSTON — It’s one of the P’s that you’re told to protect whenever the Houston area gets a hard freeze – pipes. (If you don't know the other P's, they're pets, plants and people!

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Chestnut Creek in Venice residents are being told by Sarasota County Government, to upgrade their outdoor plumbing by the end of the month. Backflow is to help prevent ...