One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact code ...

Backflow preventer installation costs between $105 and $1,400, with the average property owner spending $325 per backflow preventer. Backflow preventers are essential in many commercial and some ...

If you're preparing to become a homeowner for the first time, you have a lot on your plate. You want to educate yourself about the process and about various operational systems inside your home, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Retired professional mechanical engineer Mike Higgins, 75, recently sent the city of St. Petersburg a letter with ideas on how to redesign backflow preventers to make them more ...

For decades, the city has required thousands of residents with swimming pools and irrigation systems to have heavy-duty devices costing $500 or more to keep contaminated household water from gurgling ...