The state of Florida requires homes and businesses to have backflow devices installed for irrigation, domestic and fire prevention. Once installed, city code requires these devices to be tested annually. We service Daytona, Flagler, Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, & Port Orange homes and businesses.

See statute 62-555.360 Cross-Connection Control for Public Water Systems.

What is a backflow device and why do we need it tested?

There are many types, brands and sizes of backflow devices specifically for your home or business.

These devices are required when a house or building is equipped with an irrigation system, fire suppression system, or a large boiler (hereinafter referred to as Systems). Contaminants can enter an irrigation system from fertilizer or pesticides that are sprayed onto lawns. In the case of a boiler or fire suppression system, water sits stagnant or trapped in these systems, which leads to a build-up of bacteria and increased mineral content from the piping system.

If there is a water leak in the house, house water service break, city water main break, hydrant flushing, or hydrant use due to a fire, the water pressure in the house or city water mains can drop lower than the water pressure in the Systems. This can cause water from the Systems to back-up into the drinking water supply.

The next time you or a neighbor turns on a faucet for a drink of water, the water received could contain contaminants. Even small fluctuations in city water mains that occur due to uneven water use from one neighborhood to the next can cause drops in pressure large enough to cause a back-flow and therefore contamination to occur.