Phoenix Backflow Repair After a Failed Test

How Phoenix's backflow program works

Phoenix asks for one passing test a year. Not one failed test and three weeks of phone tag.

Phoenix requires each assembly to be tested when it's installed, repaired or relocated, and at least once a year after that. Only testers on the city's approved list can test, and the city publishes that list. Testers must send the original test report to Planning and Development within 10 days of each test, and owners must keep their records for at least three years from the test date. The program's rules come from Arizona's backflow rule, the Phoenix plumbing code and City Code Chapter 37.

If an assembly fails, Phoenix requires it to be repaired or replaced and retested. The city's guidance says testing and repairs are to be done by a certified backflow tester, which is why our Phoenix backflow work goes through a certified vendor partner. No assembly can be removed or relocated without city approval, and new installations need a permit from Planning and Development, with the assembly as close to the meter as practicable. We plan around those rules from the start, so nothing has to be redone.

Many Phoenix properties pair this with grounds maintenance in Phoenix and irrigation repair in Phoenix, so one team handles the whole property.