A backwater valve, also called a sewer check valve, should be familiar to every property owner. With ever increasing erratic weather patterns, sudden downpours occur more and more frequently resulting in raw sewage backed up into basements due to public sewers being overburdened. This unsanitary condition is not just a nuisance but a serious health hazard and the cause of expensive property damage and clean-up. In many cases a backwater valve is a relatively simple solution.
A backwater valve installed professionally on a 
house sewer can be a permanent solution to sewer back ups from heavy rainfall. A backwater valve should be installed in front of the house trap on the house sewer. This would prevent a public sewer from backing up into a house. Another option if there are plumbing fixtures in the basement such as a toilet or a even a full bathroom or kitchen is to install an individual backwater valve for each plumbing fixture.
Every case is different and it is best to have a licensed 
plumber check out your particular sewer problem. Balkan Sewer And Water Main Service provides free site visits, free on-site evaluations, and free written estimates. Sometimes a backwater valve is not the answer, such as when the roof leader lines share the same sewer piping as the house plumbing.
There are all sorts of backwater check valves, some
are fancier than others. Some even have see-through covers, and cost over a couple a hundred dollars. A simple, reliable,  and easy to maintain cast iron backwater valve costs less than a hundred dollars and will last for many years. They key to solving the sewer problem is not the backwater device, it is the installation. Installed improperly a backwater valve can create more problems than it solves.
A backwater valve must be installed in the proper 
location, have water-tight seals, be maintained, and have a careful site inspection prior to being installed. This is not a sewer repair project for a homeowner to undertake. To correct an improper backwater valve installation is costly. More importantly, it can result in an unsanitary condition requiring a costly and professionally done clean-up and sanitizing after a back-up involving raw sewage. Simply put, there is too much at risk to not use a licensed and insured sewer contractor to install a back water valve.
About Joseph L. Balkan Inc.
Balkan Plumbing is the largest sewer repair and water main contractor in NYC, providing sewer repairs, sewer replacement, and water main service throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. We are licensed, bonded, and insured fully as a sewer contractor to perform any type of work on a water main or sewer. A family run water main and sewer contractor in continuous operation for over 50 years, our 10 year guarantee means we continue to stand by our work after the installation is completed.
We are expertly equipped, from our 48,000 square foot facility to dozens of trucks, heavy moving equipment, pneumatics, and backhoes. For all your water line repairs, water line replacement, sewer repair or sewer replacement work, catch basin, house trap, sewer check valve, fire hydrant, manhole, fire sprinkler service, and any type of water main line, sewer line, or to increase water pressure contact Balkan Plumbing today, the most trusted water main contractor and sewer contractor in NYC.
Joseph L. Balkan Inc.
130-01 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Phone: (718) 849-0900 | Espanol (718) 943-5720
Fax: (718) 849-9570 | [email protected]
www.balkanplumbing.com
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