My cousin, who has a vacation home in the mountains, asked me to go to his house and help him with a problem. His home is in a gated community and recently he was advised they would be checking everyone's backflow device to determine if it was in good working order. His was checked and found not to be working properly.
Worst part is now the codes have changed and since repairs are needed, it is necessary to conform to the new regulations, where the backflow device must be 18" above the soil line, opposed to his buried device as it is now. He was then provided a business card of one of this guy's friends, who will give him great pricing.
I personally believe this was a scam, plain and simple. is there any way for us laymen to check ourselves to see if this device is actually broken or not?
I've included some pics of his sunken system now, and a few pics of his neighbor's new raised device, which he will be required to duplicate. Please keep in mind that he has a copper pipe leading to the main, and a PVC line leading to his private well.
Worst part is now the codes have changed and since repairs are needed, it is necessary to conform to the new regulations, where the backflow device must be 18" above the soil line, opposed to his buried device as it is now. He was then provided a business card of one of this guy's friends, who will give him great pricing.
I personally believe this was a scam, plain and simple. is there any way for us laymen to check ourselves to see if this device is actually broken or not?
I've included some pics of his sunken system now, and a few pics of his neighbor's new raised device, which he will be required to duplicate. Please keep in mind that he has a copper pipe leading to the main, and a PVC line leading to his private well.