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atmospheric vacuum breaker

Owned by Dennis Daggett (Deactivated)
2018-02-16
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Backflow device configured with a single moving part, a float, which moves up or down to allow atmospheric air into the piping system. It may be used to protect against either a pollutant or a contaminant, but may only be used to protect against a back-siphonage condition. (USC, 1998)

Authorization Path: 2.4.5.2.17.0

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