Oatey Backwater Valve

PVC backwater valve prevent sewage from entering your home. Tim Carter is a master plumber.

[@OateyCompany]

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[@mwrcrft]

It is code on basement baths where I live, I check mine every two years.

[@askthebuilder]

Have you ever seen the valve open part way during an inspection? If so, what was causing it to not close?

[@mwrcrft]

Have not seen it open on its own but I could see it happen with todays tight homes.@@askthebuilder

[@atkgrl]

This is the perfect creation for Michigan basements

[@jordanhenshaw]

I’m pretty sure that’s a backflow valve.

[@askthebuilder]

I'm pretty sure you're wrong. Well, at least Oatey thinks so. 😂 Let us know how it goes when you request they change the name: www.oatey.com/products/oatey-backwater-valves-1253260801?upc=038753439044

[@atkgrl]

But how do you keep it clean when it’s 3 feet underground connected to the main sewer line?

[@askthebuilder]

The smart thing to do is put it indoors where the building drain is rarely that deep beneath the concrete slab. If you do have a deep situation, then you have to construct a manhole not much different than what you see in a public roadway.

[@solomonpowell8689]

Interesting,we need some of these Fittings in Jamaica

[@askthebuilder]

Jamaica is very hilly. You should always have gravity flow to septic tanks for goodness sake.