Protect Your Property With Annual Backflow Preventer Testing
Scheduling a yearly inspection for your backflow preventer may not be at the top of your list, but it's crucial to protecting your property and ensuring safe, clean water.
In North Carolina, backflow prevention assemblies are mandated on all cross-connections. Once a year, the assemblies are required to be inspected and certified for proper performance and safety. Backflow preventers are required to be tested twice a year by a certified professional. Mandated testing helps provide clean water across the state and avoid major repairs and breakdowns.
Hydrant Mechanics is here to keep your backflow preventer up to code and equipped to protect your water from harmful contaminants!
The Importance Of Backflow Preventers
Backflow prevention systems are responsible for keeping water moving in one direction and maintaining water quality. They are installed onto a pipe to prevent drinking water from backflowing and becoming contaminated. This ensures that clean water and soiled water never mix.
When a backflow preventer fails, water begins moving in the wrong direction, and clean water is polluted and no longer safe for drinking. When pressure is lost, the clean water moves backward into city water lines.
What causes backflow failure?
- Unexpected pressure changes in pipes.
- A main water line break.
- When a fire hydrant is opened for use.
When backflow happens, drinking supplies are exposed to dangerous waste like fertilizers, chlorine, soap, pesticides, and more. Regular inspections help avoid these health risks to keep you and your water safe.
Why Backflow Preventers Need To Be Tested
During a backflow inspection, a technician will test the system to make sure it's prepared to handle any emergencies. Staying on top of testing is not only required by the state but necessary to avoid major risks to your drinking water and property.
What does backflow testing prevent?
- Health risks. Even if backflow water doesn't look contaminated, it's never safe to drink. When water from the sewer system is mixed with clean drinking water, it quickly becomes a danger to your health. If you're unsure whether your backflow preventer has failed, never use your water supply until consulting a professional.
- Building damage. When polluted water travels in the wrong direction, pipes and walls are especially susceptible to damage. Harmful contaminants can corrode pipes and compromise the integrity of interior walls that are exposed to moisture.
- Environmental damage. If polluted water from failed backflow systems goes back into the sewer system, it takes a toll on the environment. The water eventually reaches oceans and lakes, contaminating them with harmful chemicals and waste.
Have You Scheduled Your Backflow Testing In North Carolina?
Hydrant Mechanics makes backflow preventer testing simple with fast scheduling and thorough inspections. If any repairs or replacements are needed, we'll let you know so you can stay informed about your system's condition. We provide bi-annual testing all across North Carolina, from Raleigh to Clayton and everywhere in between.
When it's time to schedule your service, call our expert team 24/7 at (919) 922-3829 !