This morning, bright and early before patients arrived, we completed a scheduled backflow prevention test for a dental clinic in Barwon Heads, ensuring they are compliant with regulations and our drinking water remains protected Medical and dental practices are required to have compliant backflow prevention devices in place to prevent contaminated water flowing back into … Read more
Signs Your Backflow Device May Be Failing Backflow prevention devices are a vital part of keeping our drinking water safe. They stop contaminated water from flowing back into your home or business water supply. Like any mechanical device, they can wear down over time — and sometimes the problems aren’t obvious. In this blog, we’ll … Read more
What is backflow? Water flows to your property at a consistent pressure, so you’ll usually have the same water pressure from your taps and fixtures every day. If the pressure in the pipes is reduced, it’s possible for contaminated water from your property to be drawn back into the water supply system. This is called … Read more
This summary from Barwon Water’s website, perfectly sums up backflow…. Backflow occurs when water within a property is drawn back into the water mains, compromising the integrity of our reticulated water supply system, and possibly contaminating our drinking water. This can happen when: pressure within the main drops there is a cross connection between your … Read more