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Install check valves to prevent floodwater from backing up your home's drains.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
The air is pushed through the check valve, compressing everything down as much as possible.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
Other devices, such as a check valve, also known as a non-return valve, can ensure that water only flows in only one direction through your pipes.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
However, this moving water causes check valve A to close, which stops the water from exiting.
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WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Check valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20valve. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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