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This year, Watts is bringing continuing education initiatives to the forefront, offering resources and tools to enrich professional development and promote awareness.
Learn how to protect potable water systems during Watts' live Backflow 101 webinar on Aug. 14, featuring expert guidance, 1.0 PDH credit, and a chance to win a Blackstone Griddle.
Adding a new backflow preventer to an older system may negatively impact fire protection system performance. Here are some best practices to ensure existing sprinkler systems operate as intended when adding backflow preventers.
Some existing systems were never hydraulically calculated. Some were designed around pipe schedules. Some have little or no remaining safety margin. Add a backflow preventer without understanding the available water supply, system demand and device pressure loss, and a system that once appeared adequate may fail to deliver.
Major events — especially the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair amoebic dysentery outbreak — led to better research, plumbing codes and the development of testable backflow prevention devices.
The history of backflow prevention is a story of public health incidents over the years, in which health officials and members of the plumbing industry learned the dangers and health hazards associated with cross-connections after investigating backflow incidents that sickened and killed many people.
Watts Water Technologies has been named to TIME’s inaugural World’s Most Impactful Companies 2026 list for its commitment to sustainability, water conservation, and global impact.
The fire protection and cross-connection control industries must weigh the pros and cons of water quality and sprinkler system design to determine a resolution that satisfies the common goal of protecting public health, welfare and property.
May 4, 2026
Ensure your fire sprinkler systems remain effective and water supplies stay safe by understanding the critical role of backflow assembly supervision and testing.
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Superior offers a comprehensive portfolio that includes firetube, watertube and condensing boilers and has annualized sales of approximately $60 million.