Security tips Paint, coat label, or stamp backflow preventers. Cover backflow devices with either a protective cage or enclosure, which are secured or mounted to the ground. Use a high-quality ...

LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Building developer/contractor Byron Bishop has been in the construction business for more than 30 years and is a victim of metal thefts. "Just 25-ft. from the door of our field ...

The preventers are required on all commercial properties and irrigation systems. “So far this year, 105 backflow devices on commercial properties have been reported stolen,” said […] ...

The preventer sits in between the two pipe sections, connected to them with 90-degree angle pipe connectors. The sewer backflow preventer itself may have a shut-off valve handle or a ball valve on it.

The backflow preventer part itself usually runs about $80 to $150, according to a local plumbing company. It has been in high demand recently because of the winter freeze.

The first two preventers cost the company $8,000 each to replace, with the last device $13,000 for replacing the stolen preventer and security cage and repairing damage to the concrete pad, which ...