Backflow Testing & Installation in Boerne, TX

Annual backflow testing, certification and new backflow installation for homes, irrigation systems and businesses across San Antonio and Boerne.

Worth knowing

What a backflow preventer is, and why you have to test it.

Plenty of people pay for the annual test without ever being told what it is for. Here it is in plain terms.

What it actually does

One-way protection on your clean water

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Water is only supposed to go one wayOut of the main, into your house, out of a tap. A backflow preventer is a valve that makes sure it cannot travel the other way.
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Pressure can reverseA main break, a hydrant opening or a big draw nearby can drop pressure in the street below the pressure in your pipes. Water then wants to flow backwards.
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That is the riskWithout a preventer, water sitting in an irrigation line, a boiler or a commercial process can be pulled back into the drinking supply, yours and your neighbours.
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So the law requires oneAny system where that could happen needs an assembly fitted, and it has to be proven to still work.

Why it is tested every year

A valve is a mechanical part

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The parts wearSprings weaken, seats get grit in them and rubber hardens. An assembly that passed last year can fail this year with nothing visibly wrong.
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Only a test shows itThere is no way to tell by looking. A licensed tester puts a gauge on it and proves each check valve still holds.
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Your supplier wants the paperworkMost water suppliers in this area require the certified test annually and will chase you for it. We file it for you.
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A failed test is usually a repairNot a replacement. Most assemblies can be rebuilt, and we will quote that before suggesting a new one.

Due for your annual test, or had a letter from your water supplier? We test, certify, repair and file the paperwork.

Call (726) 227-4569

A backflow preventer stops water that has left your clean supply, through an irrigation system, a boiler or a commercial process, from being siphoned back into it. Most water suppliers in this area require an annual test on any assembly, and the test has to be done and certified by a licensed tester. Pawsome Plumbing tests, certifies, repairs and installs backflow assemblies for homes, irrigation systems and commercial properties across San Antonio, Boerne, Helotes and the surrounding towns, and files the paperwork with your water supplier so you are not chasing it.

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