Home Inspector New Jersey Home Inspections New Jersey
Home Inspector Home Inspection ASHI Members
NJ ASHI Home Inspector New Jersey
Home Inspections by Independent Home Inspectors
NJ ASHI Home Inspector New Jersey
NJ Home Inspection
Home Inspection NJ Passaic County
NJ home inspection New Jersey
NJ home inspectors qualifications
What New Jersey Home Buyers Need to Know
What to Expect from a New Jersey Home Inspection
NJ home Inspection Report
New Jersey home inspection Testimonials
New Jersey Real Estate Attorney Lawyer NJ
New Jersey Home Inspection Cost
Home Inspection in New Jersey
NJ ASHI Home Inspector New Jersey
Home Inspector
Home Inspection
Bergen County Home Inspection
Passaic County Home Inspection
Essex County Home Inspection
Morris County Home Inspection
Outside Northern NJ
Home Inspectors in Other States
New Jersey Radon
NJ ASHI Home Inspector New Jersey
Home Inspection Service
Private Well Testing
NJ Radon New Jersey
About Mold and Mildew
Information for NJ Home Buyers and Sellers
Why Use Us
home inspection service
ASHI Home Inspection New Jersey
NJ ASHI Home Inspector New Jersey
Adobe Reader
New Jersey Home Inspection Brochure
a Sample Contract
NJ Home Inspection Report
New Jersey Real Estate information
home inspector contact


Thermal Imaging Service
Home inspector training
Home Inspection Checklist
Cold Laser
Cold Laser Stop Smoking
Home Inspection Checklist
Certified home inspector Honest home inspector
home inspection credit card home inspector

Anti Siphon Valve

ANTI-SIPHON VALVE NOT ABOVE HIGHEST HEAD / NOT LOCATED / LEAKS / AMISS: An anti-siphon valve is a special valve containing a one-way rubber seal which is used to prevent contaminated water from siphoning back into the potable water system. Leaky anti-siphon irrigation valves are usually easy to repair by replacing stem packings or seals or by removing the leaking fitting and replacing or resealing the threads. Often the valve will be so inexpensive that replacement is best. Parts are usually available at Garden Equipment Outlets and Building Supply Stores. If possible take the offending valve to the store to more easily match needed parts Anti-siphon valves, or devices, should be installed. Usually the type which is installed at the main sprinkler water supply connection is the easiest to retrofit. Be sure that the anti-siphon valve is 6 to 12 inches above the highest sprinkler head, depending on the requirements of your municipality. On hillsides this may require piping the sprinkler water supply line to the top of the hill (or highest point of the irrigated areas) since many sprinkler heads would be below the anti-siphon valve. Installation of a single main anti-siphon valve which would supply water to all station supply valves, would provide back flow protection to any sprinklers below More level properties may only require the anti-siphon valves to be raised on pipe extensions Leaky anti-siphon valves should be repaired or replaced as soon as possible The materials needed to install and/or repair these valves are readily available at most Lumber Yard and Home Improvement Stores If you need assistance call on the services of a Landscape Contractor Be aware that an anti-siphon valve may be present but not apparent to the inspector, if "not located ' has been indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The above information was provided by TWI Systems Copyright 1995-2005 1-800-553-5660

Home Inspector Home Inspection

Home Inspection Checklist - stab lock circuit breakers - New Home Inspection Checklist - Home inspector training - lung cancer asbestos - How to become a home inspector - Home Inspection Business - SiteMap - list SarasotaFloridaRealEstate.html
This file was last updated on Sunday, 29-Jun-2008 15:56:10 EDT * Copyright © 2008 All rights reserved by: Accurate Inspections, Inc. A New Jersey home inspection firm providing New Jersey Certified Home Inspections in NJ, by New Jersey Licensed home inspectors. Inspector of record Michael Del Greco, New Jersey Home Inspector License GI 0121.

New Jersey Real Estate Lawyer NJ  New Jersey Real Estate Attorney NJ  Cold Laser  home inspection checklist

New Jersey Home Inspection