4” Deringer Model 30

Question: I need to service a 4” Deringer Model 30. Can you tell me how to change the rubber components on the mainline check valves...

The Crucial Role of Backflow Testers

In the intricate network that supplies clean water to our homes, businesses, and public facilities, ensuring its purity is paramount. While many elements contribute...

RPs & RPDAs

My circuitous career path that has resulted in an ongoing 30-year stint in the plumbing industry wasn’t necessarily per my initial plans. I graduated...

Is Change a Good Thing?

As with so many questions we ask in the cross-connection industry, there are both simple and complicated answers to this question. The best answer...

1″ Febco Model 860

Question: I have a 1" Febco model 860 reduced pressure principal assembly that is dripping from the relief valve and needs to be repaired. Can...

Backflow Prevention and Water Quality Quiz

According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...

4” Ames Model C500

Question: I am servicing a 4” Ames Model C500. Can you tell me about this assembly and how to change the rubber parts for the...

Ten Questions With … Jason Fernandes

In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...

Backflow Prevention Quiz

According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...

Ten Questions With … Sean Cleary

In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...