In order to explain what backflow testing is, we first must understand what backflow is.

Backflow is the flow of water in reverse caused by reduced water pressure or loss of water pressure from the water supplier.  In simpler terms, backflow occurs when water flows away from a building rather than towards a building.

Most home and business owners are unaware that this is even possible.  They assume that when they turn on the water tap, water will flow out of that tap.  The city provides 60 psi of water pressure, and the water pipes leading into your structure have that amount of water pressure in them.  This is one of those things we just take for granted.

But…..

What if the city suddenly needs a large volume of water to say fight a fire, or what if there is a break in the city water main?  When those things happen, enormous amounts of water are diverted away from your home, meaning you no longer have 60 psi of water pressure in your pipes.  When that happens, the water pressure in your pipes does the only natural thing it can do….it flows backwards.  This means, simply, that all the pollutants in your water system caused by toilets with faulty valves, or water from your swimming pool, will flow back into the main water system and that means the water system is polluted.

So what prevents this from happening?  Every structure has a backflow device, a mechanical fixture that prevents water from flowing backwards into the main water supply.  The State of Texas requires, naturally, that all backflow devices (preventers) be tested annually as well as during installation and during any repairs to your water system.

Unfortunately, there are so many backflow preventers in the State of Texas that it is impossible for officials to notify individual homeowners and businesses of needed backflow testing, so the responsibility for backflow testing lays squarely in the laps of property owners.

City Backflow Testing is licensed with the state and is registerd in many cities in the metroplex including  backflow testing in Fort Worth. We make sure that your check valve is working properly and meets the standards set down by the State of Texas.  Double checks, Pressure Vacuum Breakers, Rain/Freeze Sensors and testing and repairing fire line backflows, we do it all and we do it well.

In other words, we provide peace of mind.