Pop's Backflow Testing | Honest • Reliable • Responsive

2018-12-02

Manufactures provide pressurization startup procedures for newly installed or repaired backflow prevention assemblies. Failure to read the instructions...

2018-07-03

Everybody’s been asking me what jar opener? So I decided to throw a couple of pictures up to clear the air. The dark green section is of a soft rubbery...

2018-06-30

Experience has taught me that rubber kits are a waste of time and money when repairing module type check valves with plastic seats. The assembly may pass...

2018-01-28

Before a backflow assembly can be repaired to factory specifications the technician must refer to the manufactures supplied flowchart. The flowchart tells...

2018-01-28

Beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, Stephen Trent Nelson entered into rest on December 30, 2017 after a prolonged illness from cancer. Stephen was...

2018-01-17

Technically when a relief valves opening point is above 5.0 PSID it is considered a failure and the relief valve should be repaired. The relief valve...

2018-01-03

The sensing lines on older model 2.5” and larger RPBA’s used on high demand systems and buildings are prone to plug. Modern assemblies have a modified...

2017-11-29

When testing a backflow prevention assembly with OSY or NRS valves on a dry fire sprinkler system the simple act of closing shut off valve #2 can build...

2016-05-02

Fellow backflow testers ask me how I find time to run a business which is 6 to 10 times larger than theirs and find time to be a full-time single father...

2016-01-14

                     “Here is an improper installation with multiple deficiencies.” 1) System has an unprotected bypass, this is not allowed. 2) Backflow...