Today on Weekly Boiler Tips we explore how premixed burners work, the role of mesh surfaces as flame arrestors, and why adding additional materials can disrupt the burner system's efficiency. Today on ...

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 ...

All versions of the kit include air separators, boiler feed, and backflow preventer, 4.5-gallon expansion tanks, and all fittings and connections. The trim kits are designed for easy installation and ...

This might be caused by a check valve, a backflow preventer, or a pressure regular ... in conjunction with the boiler. As a boiler would heat up the water in the radiators and radiator pipes ...

A backflow preventer prevents reversal of the flow ... Examples of where these devices may be located are: lawn irrigation systems, boilers, hot tubs, ponds, fountains, fire sprinkler systems.

A year or two ago my (now former) heating maintenance company presented me with a long list of upgrades which they said were mandatory to stay in code. Things like a low water cut off switch, spill ...

If you're preparing to become a homeowner for the first time, you have a lot on your plate. You want to educate yourself ...

National Backflow Prevention Day celebrates backflow prevention and cross-connection control and those who install, maintain, and test backflow preventers. Also on August 16th, Watts will be ...

A new building at the Hunts Point sewage plant in the Bronx was built seven months ago without a necessary “backflow preventer” to protect water in the plant’s huge boilers from backing up ...

A big pipe carries waste from your house to the main sewer line under the street. If either becomes plugged or overloaded, sewage backs up and flows out of the lowest available drain. That’s ...

That’s why working backflow prevention devices at the user’s end are so important. Backflow means water flowing in reverse of its intended direction. Rather than it being pushed out of a pipe ...