Backflow Testing in Littleton, CO

When a backflow test is needed

Most tests are prompted by a notice from your water provider, a new assembly or a recent repair.

• You received a testing notice from the water provider
• An installed assembly is due for its required test
• A new or repaired assembly needs acceptance testing

How the test works

Confirm that the tester has the credentials accepted by the relevant water provider. Share the assembly location, identifying details, and reporting deadline. Ask whether the service includes submitting results and what happens if the assembly fails; testing, repair, and replacement are different scopes.

What a backflow test quote should cover

Ask who submits the test report to your water provider and by when.

• Accepted tester qualifications
• Access and any water interruption
• Test report and submission responsibility
• Failed-test repair and retesting charges

Before you book a backflow test

• The test notice from your water provider, including the due date
• Where the assembly is: outside, in a basement or on the irrigation line
• The make, model and serial number from the assembly, if you can see it
• Last year’s test report, if you have it

While you wait

Make sure the assembly can be reached and is not buried, covered or locked.

Price depends on access, parts and what the assessment finds, so ask for a written quote before you approve any work.

Questions about backflow testing

Further reading

Useful background from utilities, agencies and manufacturers. Rules and programs vary, so check what applies to your address.

• Denver Water: backflow prevention program ↗