Backflow devices
Backflow testing and devices in Omaha
A backflow device keeps dirty water from flowing back into the clean water supply. Micro Plumbing installs, repairs and tests backflow devices for homes and businesses, with plumbers certified in backflow testing.
What backflow is
If pressure in the water system drops, water can be pulled backward from a lawn sprinkler, a boiler, a fire line or a piece of commercial equipment into the water you drink. A backflow preventer is a valve assembly that stops that from happening.
Testing requirements
Local code and Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) rules require backflow devices to be tested when they are installed and every year after that. Testing has to be done by a licensed plumber who holds a Grade 6 state backflow certification. Lawn sprinkler backflow devices are exempt from the annual test.
Backflow device installation
Pressure vacuum breakers (PVB), reduced pressure zone assemblies (RPZ) and other backflow devices for irrigation, fire lines, boilers and commercial equipment. If a device fails its test, the plumber can repair or replace it and test it again. Businesses: see commercial plumbing.
When to call
- Your annual backflow test is due
- A new irrigation system, boiler or fire line
- A device that failed its test
- A notice from the water utility
- A commercial build-out with new equipment
What the crew does
- Annual backflow testing
- Backflow device installation
- Repair and rebuild of failed devices
- Backflow device replacement
- PVB and RPZ assemblies
Every job starts with a free estimate, so you know the price before the work begins.
What the visit looks like
Questions about backflow devices
How often does a backflow device need testing?
At installation and once a year after that, under local code and MUD rules. Lawn sprinkler backflow devices are exempt from the annual test.
Who can test a backflow device?
A licensed plumber with a Grade 6 state backflow certification. Micro Plumbing's plumbers are certified in backflow devices and testing.
What happens if my device fails its test?
It usually needs a repair or rebuild, sometimes a replacement, and then a retest so it can be reported as passing.
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Serving Omaha and nearby towns
Schedule service for backflow devices
Send a request and the shop will call you back to set a time. Estimates are free.
- Mon to Fri
- 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Sat and Sun
- Closed
8988 J Street, Omaha, NE 68127