Backflow Preventers

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Backflow Preventers (Cross Connection Controls)

Backflow Preventors are found in a variety of different settings and help to prevent potentially contaminated and or/toxic water from flowing backwards through the pipes into city/municipal water lines.

BCWAA Certified Inspectors: Our technicians are trained & certified by the BC Water & Waste Association and offer our services across Greater Vancouver.

Backflow Device Inspections in Vancouver

Our BCWAA Certified Backflow Prevention Inspectors provide professional testing and inspections across many critical industries and sectors throughout the Greater Vancouver Area including: 

 

  • Low and high-rise residential
  • Commercial warehousing
  • Industrial & Manufacturing facilities
  • Schools
  • Hospitals and retirement residences

Stay compliant.

Let the trained and knowledgeable Community Fire Prevention staff help you meet all requirements of both your local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) as well as outside insurance agencies.

Know the Code

Community Fire Technicians are trained and certified by BCWWA (BC Water & Waste Association) and stay up to date with ongoing in-house training of codes, standards and manufacturers requirements.

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Reduce the worry of insurance coverage eligibility.

Community Fire electronically documents all services performed at every site including routine maintenance, annual fire inspections and on-going service calls to test and inspect fire equipment.

Promote Safety.

We demonstrate commitment to a higher standard of protection for your employees or residents by maintaining all your fire and life safety equipment professionally and on-time.

Contact our Fire Alarm Inspectors

If you require BCWWA (BC Water & Waste Association) Certified Backflow Prevention Inspection in the Vancouver Area, we encourage you to give our Vancouver Fire Inspectors a call today!

You can visit our fire protection store in Port Coquitlam, BC, or give us a call at 604-944-9242, to learn more about how we can help you!

COMMON BACKFLOW / CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL FAQ

Q: Who’s responsible for maintaining Annual Inspections?

A: The owner or owners authorized agent are responsible for carrying out the provisions of the code and ensuring that the protection shall be maintained in operating condition at all times.

Q: What is a cross-connection?

A: A cross-connection is any temporary or permanent connection between a public water system or consumer’s potable (i.e., drinking) water system and any source or system containing non-potable water or other substances. An example of this is piping between a public water system and an end users commercial dishwashing machine.

Q: What is a “Backflow” condition?

A: Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of non-potable water or other substances through a cross-connection and into the piping of a public water system or consumer’s potable water system. There are two types of backflow… backsiphonage and backpressure.

  • Backsiphonage is backflow caused by a negative pressure (i.e., a vacuum or partial vacuum) in a Public water system or consumer’s potable water system.
  • Backpressure backflow is backflow caused by a downstream pressure that is greater than the upstream or supply pressure in a public water system or end users potable water system

Q: What is a Backflow Prevention Device?

A: A backflow preventer is a means or mechanism to prevent a “backflow” condition. The basic means of preventing backflow is an air gap, which either eliminates a cross-connection or provides a barrier to backflow. The standard mechanism for preventing backflow is a mechanical backflow preventer, which provides a physical barrier to backflow. The principal types of mechanical backflow preventer are the reduced-pressure principle assembly, the pressure vacuum breaker assembly, and the double check valve assembly. A secondary type of mechanical backflow preventer is the residential dual check valve.

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