Hydrostatic loop

Hydrostatic loop

A hydrostatic loop, though not often used in plumbing practice, is an arrangement of pipes formed into a vertical loop to prevent backflow of water within the plumbing potable water system. Since a siphon has a maximum height that it can work (about 33 feet), a hydrostatic loop is built higher than 33 feet. There are several ways to prevent siphonage and an undesirable backflow of the water in a plumbing system. One form of backflow prevention is an air gap.

See also

* Pressure vacuum breaker
* Double check valve
* Chemigation valve
* Reduced Pressure Principle BFP
* Atmospheric vacuum breaker


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