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IPC 2021

Backflow and Cross-Connection Control Practice — IPC 2021 §608
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IPC 2021 Section 608 protection methods, installation and hazard recognition. General code practice, not backflow-tester certification.

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Backflow and Cross-Connection Control Practice — IPC 2021 §608
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IPC 2021 Section 608; Section 312.10 and Chapter 2 definitions
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Protection methods and assembly selection; Installation, air gaps, and testing; Hazard identification and specific applications
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Protection methods and assembly selectionPractice topic
Installation, air gaps, and testingPractice topic
Hazard identification and specific applicationsPractice topic

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01 / Protection methods and assembly selection

A process connection presents a high hazard and can impose backpressure. Which listed assembly type is suitable for both conditions in Table 608.1?

  1. Pressure vacuum breaker assembly
  2. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly
  3. Double check backflow prevention assembly
  4. Spill-resistant vacuum breaker assembly
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Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly

The table permits reduced pressure principle assemblies for high or low hazards and for backpressure or backsiphonage.

IPC 2021 Table 608.1

02 / Protection methods and assembly selection

Which flow-reversal condition is within the Table 608.1 application of a pressure vacuum breaker assembly?

  1. All forms of backpressure
  2. Pump-driven reverse flow at any pressure
  3. Only thermal expansion in a closed tank
  4. Backsiphonage
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Backsiphonage

Pressure vacuum breakers are listed for backsiphonage only, not backpressure.

IPC 2021 Table 608.1

03 / Protection methods and assembly selection

A double check backflow prevention assembly is being selected from Table 608.1. Which hazard classification is listed for that assembly?

  1. Low hazard
  2. High hazard only
  3. Any toxic fluid without restriction
  4. No hazard classification is used
Show answer & explanation

Low hazard

The table lists double check assemblies for low-hazard applications; a high-hazard application needs an appropriate alternative.

IPC 2021 Table 608.1

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