Zurn Wilkins 1-975XL2 Backflow Preventer

Everything related to homes is WAY up in price right now, and plumbing is no different. Still, with shipping and Amazon points, this was the best deal I saw. The product itself is fine...an exact duplicate of the 16yo assembly that ruptured last winter. Probably three times now what it cost then. I cut the tubes mid-way at each side, removed the elbow fittings, put them on the new assembly, and used Sharkbite connectors as you can see. The most difficult part was getting the elbows off and back on again in the correct alignment. A new heat cord before winter and, hopefully, I don't have to mess with this again for awhile.

Had a hair line fracture in the old one. Local sprinkler repair guy quoted me $765 for parts and labor to replace. So happy I was being frugal and thought that was insane to pay that much when a simple remove and replace was all that was needed. Found the same part here for $240 saved me over $500, it came with simple instructions couldn’t be more satisfied.

Installed this to run my sprinkler system this summer. After being installed for one month (and under water pressure for only 2 weeks) water started pouring out of the pressure relief/overflow port on the bottom. This happened while we were out of the country but fortunately a neighbor saw the water leak and shut it off for me. This has been an extremely hot and dry summer in TN, and I now have a yard with 7 large dead fir trees since they didn't get watered for two weeks while traveling. Very unhappy with this purchase. Could not find any way to contact the seller to discuss this, so my only recourse is to write a bad (but honest) review.

I replaced a really crap backflow on my irrigation that didn't meet local code (PVB, has to be 18" above highest outlet and it was actually lower). I have to get it inspected annually and I was worried the guys would screw it up since everyone around me has the crappy PVB instead of RP, but the guy actually really liked that my test ports were quality and functional and asked for this listing to start buying them for new installs as an upsell.

Had a excessive leak coming from the diaphram. The unit was installed in 93 when our home was built, instead of doing a rebuild I figured ide just the replace the entire unit. I called a local plumbing company and they quoted me 800 for a lead free unit and an additional 300 for install. Happy I did some leg work and looked for this unit online, 230 bucks later and an hr for the install feels a lot better then paying contractor rates. Make sure you follow the proper pressure relieving instructions if not you will have a great amount of water coming out of the vent. Two pipe wrenches, Teflon tape, and a screw driver is all you need. Goodluck