Kansas BackflowService has created a hassle-free backflow testing service. This service includes testing, certification and reporting to the municipality until the next required annual certification.
Kansas BackflowService has created a hassle-free backflow testing service. This service includes testing, certification and reporting to the municipality until the next required annual certification.
The annual testing of backflow prevention assemblies to ensure the potable water is safe and protected.
The annual testing of backflow prevention assemblies to ensure the potable water is safe and protected.
It is an offence to not get a backflow test done every year. If you don’t, you could be fined in the range of $250 to $10,000 per day for each day you’re late in doing the test. In an extreme case, the City could cut off water to your property.
Any undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids, gases or other substances due to backpressure or backsiphonage into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source.
Any effective assembly used to prevent backflow into a potable water system installed by backflow testers.
Water from any source which has been investigated by the health agency having jurisdiction, and which has been approved for human consumption.
Any elevation of pressure in the downsream piping system above the supply pressure at the point of consideration, which would cause or tend to cause a reversal of the normal direction of flow.
A form of backflow due to a reduction on system pressure, which caused a sub- atmospheric pressure to exist in the water system.
Backflow prevention assembly needs to be tested at least once a year by a certified backflow tester to maintain its proper functionality.
Either the local health department or the water purveyor.
Any undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids, gases or other substances due to backpressure or backsiphonage into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source