The floor drain is an inlet, of course: water comes in through the area labeled "B" on your PDF, through the check valve and trap, and out through whatever pipe is connected to the area labeled "A" to ...

Des Moines will reimburse homeowners who install backflow devices that prevent sewage from seeping into homes through basement floor drains during heavy rains — a problem many residents faced during ...

Flood-fighting devices such as backflow valves and sump pumps are “absolutely necessary” these days in rain-ravaged Windsor, says city building inspector Dwayne Kenney. Kenney, a licensed plumber with ...

|Lindsay Bunce suffered basement flooding when water came in through the shared wall after a pipe in the home attached to hers broke. The house on the other side of the wall is abandoned. It’s all ...