The patent-pending invention provides a specialized hardware cap device to prevent debris from entering a ground-based outdoor sprinkler system via any backflow valve threaded pipe opening.

"I wanted to create a cap device for ground-based sprinkler systems to prevent unwanted trash, dirt, and debris from entering the backflow valve interface openings," said an inventor, from Little ...

During this record drought, thieves are targeting -- of all things -- sprinklers. But not for water. Instead, police say the crooks are selling the parts for scrap.

This paper focuses on developing multi-objective squirrel search algorithm (MOSSA) to solve the MAEED problem, of which the goal is to simultaneously minimize the total fuel cost and emission ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root surgery, with or without ...

New multi-sensor stethoscope improves heart valve disease detection, offering an affordable and scalable screening tool for early diagnosis.

JACC: Case Reports is calling for submissions for a special issue on Multi-Valve Disease. In partnership with the Heart Valve Collaboratory, the issue will feature work alongside expert editorials ...

Several factors, including the type of preventer being installed, the valve size, the condition of existing pipes and the permits needed, can all impact the cost of replacing a backflow preventer.

A huge fire inside a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport could have been put out faster if a suitable sprinkler system had been installed, a report has concluded. Four firefighters were injured ...