Backflow Testing · Yakima, Ellensburg, Sunnyside, Toppenish
Your backflow testing pros in the Yakima Valley
Joey Wallberg is our dedicated backflow tester. He makes sure drinking water is safe for homes, apartment complexes, offices and all other types of properties.
Chapter 01
Why the test comes around every year
Backflow is water moving the wrong way. When pressure drops in the supply line, or pressure builds downstream, water from a hose, a boiler, an irrigation system or a sink can be pulled or pushed back toward the clean supply. A backflow preventer is the valve assembly that stops it.
Three plain reasons the test is not optional. City codes require backflow testing to be completed yearly. Backflow preventers can get damaged unexpectedly. And water that's been exposed to backflow is unsafe to drink.
A preventer that looked fine last spring can have a fouled check valve this spring, and nothing about the faucet in the kitchen tells you. The yearly test is how anyone finds out.
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What a test involves
A certified tester connects a test kit to the test cocks on the assembly and checks that the check valves hold and, on assemblies that have one, that the relief valve opens when it should. The assembly either passes or it needs repair, and a repair is a plumbing job like any other.
The same visit works for a single-family home with an irrigation system, an apartment complex with several assemblies, an office, or a larger commercial building. Properties differ in how many assemblies they have, and that changes how long the visit takes, not what the test is.
Chapter 03
The tester
Here is how Apex's backflow tester describes his own certifications, in his words: “I am a certified cross control specialist and a water distribution manager. I am also a certified back flow assembly tester. I have tested all types of back flow assemblies, both residential and commercial. I have over two years of experience in this field. Customer satisfaction is my priority. I am efficient, knowledgeable, and dependable.”
That is Joey Wallberg. To put a test on the calendar for your property, call (509) 575-0148 or use the appointment page below.
Licensed Washington plumbing contractor APEXPPM795MA. Call (509) 575-0148 to schedule your yearly test.
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Schedule the yearly test before it is overdue
If you manage a building with a boiler, a fire line or an irrigation system, the assemblies on it are on the same yearly clock. We also install and repair them as part of commercial plumbing and industrial plumbing, so a failed test does not send you looking for a second contractor.
Ready to book? Use the appointment page and tell us how many assemblies you have and where they sit.