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Backflow Testing Greensboro
Backflow InspectionsOur staff possesses unparalleled experience in on-site inspections, backflow management and water quality control. Greensboro Backflow is uniquely capable in helping you meet these requirements. Cross-connection control is important no matter what type of service is involved. Industrial cross-connection control pro- grams have been used for years. Historically, water purveyors have recog- nized the potential risk of high-hazard industrial connections in their systems and have taken an active roll in protecting the public water supply (primary system) from them. The potential risk from resi- dential connections has been, for the most part, overlooked, even though some of the most serious cases of backflow Chlordane was siphoned through a hose at a residence in Roanoke, Virginia, contaminating the water supply of an entire neighborhood. The cost to the water purveyor to replace water mains, valves, meters, service lines, water heaters, ice makers, and other plumbing was about $200,000. In addition, lawsuits totalling several million dollars were filed. Since these suits were settled out of court by the water purveyor and the exterminator, no records are available on the actual amount paid, but it
Economic fac- tors motivate homeowners to do-it- yourself plumbing. The bottom line is the cost of a competent plumber versus the savings when the homeowner does |
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