What Happens If You Don’t Test Your Backflow Device in Sydney? Fines, Notices & Water Shutoffs Explained
If you own or manage a property with a testable backflow prevention device, annual testing is a mandatory compliance obligation, not an optional upgrade. Failing to test your backflow device means you are operating a non-compliant water connection. If compliance is ignored, Sydney Water can arrange testing on your behalf and charge you for it, […]
Backflow vs Back-Siphonage in Sydney: What’s the Real Difference (And Why It Matters for Your Water)
If you have a commercial development, a strata building or even a home in the greater Sydney area, you are likely to depend on a steady supply of clean and safe drinking water. But what would happen if the water that came from your tap was going the wrong way? This potentially harmful reversal of […]
RPZ, DCV, or PVB? Which Backflow Device Do You Actually Need?
Your choice of backflow device will be based wholly on the hazard level of your property as per the Australian standards. High hazard properties (chemical plants, certain restaurants, etc.) will require an RPZ Valve while medium hazard properties (standard commercial strata, for example) will require a DCV Valve. Pressure Vacuum Breakers should only be used […]