The Cleburne backflow prevention regulations are very similar to those you will find in most other cities in Texas.  Basically they state that backflow testing must be conducted at commercial sites annually, and every single backflow device tested must have accompanying paperwork which must be filed with the Cleburne authorities.  In addition, the backflow service must be conducted by an approved and licensed backflow tester, from an approved Cleburne list of backflow testers, and records of that backflow repair must be kept on file for a minimum of three years.

This is pretty standard procedure for cities in Texas in the ongoing battle to prevent back flow from occurring and from having the potable water supply of Cleburne from being polluted.

One of the approved backflow testing companies for the City of Cleburne is City Backflow Testing, a company which is also approved in practically every city in the Greater Fort Worth/Tarrant County area.

It is a trusted name in backflow prevention.

So what happens when City Backflow Testing does an inspection of your commercial property?

We use USC 10^th Addition Testing Procedures:

• Notify- Notify the customer we are here for testing
• Identify- Make sure serial number is correct and that we have the right assembly
• Inspect- Make sure there are 4 test ports and 2 Shut off handles
• Observe- Attach test equipment and follow proper testing  procedures  for this assembly
• Test Reports- Enter values for the  assemblies
• Turn in all test Reports to the local water Purveyor or City

 

We do these steps for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is peace of mind.  We want you to know that you are meeting your responsibilities as spelled out by the Cleburne statutes, and we want the citizens of Cleburne to know that one of the things they count on daily, healthy water, will remain exactly that, healthy!

What is backflow?

Most people are not even aware that back flow exists. We are so accustomed to the supply of potable water that we don’t even know that problems can happen.  Under normal circumstances, and we are talking 99.9% of the time, water flows from the City water supply to your home and business by means of water pressure. Pressure is applied to water pipes from the main water source, and that pressure pushes water through pipes to where it is needed.

Backflow occurs when there is a great drop in water pressure, so great that the pressure at the other end of the system, at businesses and homes, is greater than the pressure being supplied by the City. When that happens the water will actually reverse direction in the pipes, meaning contaminated water will flow back to the City water supply.  This, obviously, must be avoided, and it is avoided by means of back flow preventers, which are nothing more than valves which restrict the flow of water in reverse direction when the water pressure drops.

Those backflow devices must be inspected and maintained yearly to make sure they are in good working order, and that is what City Backflow Testing is so very good at doing.

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