How a physical air gap prevents backflow and the recognised air gap arrangements used in plumbing.
An air gap is the simplest and most reliable way to stop backflow: a physical gap of air between the water outlet and the highest level the water could reach in the thing below it. Because the gap is just empty space, there is no mechanism to wear out or stick, which is why it is so trusted.
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