Protect Your Water Supply
Backflow preventers protect your water supply from contamination. Irrigation water may contain e-coli and poisons from your lawn. Irrigation systems using a well or a municipal water source require by law a testable back flow prevention device. Allowable backflows are double check valve assembly, reduced pressure atmospheric vacuum breaker and a reduced pressure assembly. Dual check valves are illegal. Contractors that do not install proper backflow protection do not know the Provincial plumbing codes or cut corners. Tests and reports to the municipality are to be done when the device is first installed and on a yearly bases. Only a Certified Cross Connection Specialist can perform these tests. Installation of a backflow by anyone other than a licensed plumber is illegal. Most municipalities require permits. Loyalist Irrigation is the only irrigation company in the area that has its own Certified Cross Connection Specialist.