Y fitting at city water connection
I was thinking that it would be convenient to have a y fitting at the city water connection to run a second hose outside the travel trailer I use. Would something like this be frowned upon or is it ok...
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Ralph Cramden wrote:ken56 wrote:
For added safety I have a second vacuum breaker at the wye, then the hose connected to the breaker. There may well be one at the spigot but it does not stop any crossover between the wye connections.wgriswold wrote:
I always use one. It can be to close off the city water system if the backflow valve in the city connection fails.
Do you guys wear both a belt and suspenders? The possibilty of a backflow preventer failing, or conditions developing that even that cause the need for it to operate, is about the same odds of hitting the Powerball lottery. Oh the humanity.
Do not ever look inside a section of waterline they have removed when making a repair. You may never drink municipally treated water again.
Its called a redundant system. Aircraft have redundant systems even though they rarely to never get used, thank god.. If I fail to wear a belt or suspenders and my pants fall down I possibly could traumatize anyone who witnesses that but E Coli contamination is a serious issue. 530 people were just sickened at a zip line facility in Gatlinburg this past week because of E coli. If my using a second vacuum breaker is something that may prevent contamination is silly then I guess I'm silly, but it makes me feel better.
