Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Training

Backflow
Prevention
Assembly
Tester
Training
Salmonellosis
-
ANS-A
disease
caused
by
pathogenic
bacterica
(often
associated
with
chicken),
which
affects
the
intestinal
tract.
The
primary
symptom
is
severe
diarrhea.
A
valve
designed
to
open
in
the
direction
of
normal
flow
and
close
with
the
reversal
of
flow.
-
ANS-Check
valve
Overflow
level
-
ANS-The
maximum
height
that
water
or
liquid
will
rise
in
a
receptacle
before
it
flows
over
the
rim.
Backflow
-
ANS-A
hydraulic
condition,
caused
by
a
difference
in
pressures,
in
which
non-potable
water
or
other
fluids
flow
into
a
potable
water
system.
RPBP
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ANS-A
shortened
name
for
a
reduced
pressure
backflow
preventer
Air
Gap
-
ANS-In
plumbing,
the
unobstructed
vertical
distance
through
the
free
atmosphere
between
the
lowest
opening
from
any
pipe
or
outlet
supplying
water
to
a
tank,
plumbing
fixture,
or
other
container,
and
the
overflow
rim
of
that
container
potential
cross
connection
-
ANS-Any
arrangements
of
pipes,
fittings,
or
devices
that
indirectly
connects
a
potable
water
supply
to
a
non-potable
source
Dysentery
-
ANS-A
disease
(sometime
waterborne)
caused
by
pathogenic
microorganisms
and
characterized
by
severe
diarrhea
with
passage
of
mucus
and
blood
Backsiphonage
-
ANS-A
backflow
condition
in
which
the
pressure
in
the
distribution
system
is
less
than
atmospheric
pressure
(subatmospheric)
Hose
bib
-
ANS-A
faucet
to
which
a
hose
may
be
attached
Carrier
-
ANS-A
human
or
animal
that
carries
germs
and
can
pass
them
to
another
person
without
getting
the
disease
himself.
Reduced
pressure
zone
backflow
preventer
-
ANS-A
mechanical
device
consisting
of
two
independnetly
operating,
spring-loaded
check
valves
with
a
reduced
pressure
zone
between
check
valves. Auxiliary
supply
-
ANS-Any
water
source
or
system,
other
than
the
potable
water
supply,
that
may
be
available
in
the
building
or
premesis.
Actual
Cross
Connection
-
ANS-Any
arrangement
of
pipes,
fittings,
that
connects
a
potable
water
supply
directly
to
a
non-potable
source
at
all
times.
Hepatitis
-
ANS-An
inflammation
of
the
liver
caused
by
a
pathogenic
virus.
Symptoms
are
jaundice,
general
weakness,
nausea,
and
the
presence
of
dark
urine.
Feed
water
-
ANS-Water
that
is
added
to
a
commercial
or
industrial
system
and
subsequently
used
by
the
system,
such
as
water
that
is
fed
to
a
boiler
to
produce
steam.
Pressure
vacuum
breaker
-
ANS-A
device
designed
to
prevent
backsiphonsge,
consisting
of
one
independently
operating
spring-loaded
check
valve
and
an
independently
operating
spring-loaded
air-inlet
valve.
Bypass
-
ANS-In
cross-connection
control,
any
pipe
arrangement
that
passes
water
around
a
protective
device,
causing
it
to
be
ineffective.
Gastroenteritis
-
ANS-An
intestinal
disease
caused
by
pathogenic
microorganisms,
which
involves
inflammation
of
the
stomach
and
intestines.
Symptoms
are
diarrhea,
pain,
and
nausea.
Back
pressure
-
ANS-A
backflow
condition
in
which
a
pump,
elevated
tank,
boiler
or
other
means
results
in
a
downstream
pressure
greater
than
the
supply
pressure
Incubation
period
-
ANS-The
time
period
that
elapses
between
the
time
a
person
is
exposed
to
some
disease
and
the
time
that
person
shows
the
first
sign
of
symptom
of
the
disease.
Cross
connection
-
ANS-Any
arrangement
of
pipes,
fitting,
fixtures,
or
devices
that
connects
a
non
potable
system
to
a
potable
water
system
Atmospheric
vacuum
breaker
-
ANS-A
mechanical
device
consisting
of
a
float
check
valve
and
an
air
inlet
port
designed
to
prevent
backsiphonage
Double
Check
Valve
Assembly
-
ANS-A
testable
mechanical
device
consiting
of
two
independently
operating,
spring-loaded
check
valves