Tested, repaired, kept current
An annual test notice, a device that’s been dripping for months, or an irrigation system with no backflow preventer at all: we test, repair, and install these on municipal-fed systems, and handle the documentation that comes with it.
What does a backflow preventer actually protect against?
Under normal conditions, water travels only one way: out of the municipal main and into a house or an irrigation system, never back the other direction. That direction can reverse for a moment when pressure in the main drops unexpectedly, and on an unprotected connection, whatever the irrigation side happens to be touching could get drawn backward toward the same supply reaching your kitchen faucet. The backflow preventer’s entire job is blocking that reversal before it ever reaches the drinking-water side.
Most municipal codes require one on any irrigation system tied into city water, and beyond simply having the device installed, many places also require a qualified professional to check on a set schedule that it is still actually sealing shut. Irrigation drawn from a private well instead of the municipal main sits under a different set of rules entirely, and sorting out which situation applies to a given property is worth doing rather than assuming.
BACKFLOW SITUATIONS
A certified test confirms the device is actually still sealing, which is what most local codes require, not just having one in the ground.
Usually a worn seal inside the device rather than a failure of the whole unit, and it can typically be repaired without swapping out the full assembly.
Common on an older install that predates the current code requirement, and worth correcting given what it’s there to protect.
We diagnose the specific cause, repair or replace the device, then retest and issue documentation you can actually use.
Fig. A large fenced property with a white wood fence, Spanish-moss oaks, and a ranch-style house set back from the road
DAVIE, SPECIFICALLY
Backflow requirements in Davie split pretty cleanly along the same line the city’s water sources do.
Central and eastern Davie run on municipal water, where an irrigation system needs a working backflow preventer by code; the large-lot and equestrian sections west of University Drive more often irrigate straight from a private well, which is a different setup entirely.
Some irrigation systems on Davie’s 1970s and 1980s tract homes predate the current backflow requirement, and a first-time installation on one of those older systems is a routine part of what we do here, not an unusual request.
The testing interval and the documentation you’re expected to keep both come from Broward County’s own code, and we confirm what applies to your specific property rather than assuming a blanket rule.
Questions we get
Typically once a year, though the exact requirement can vary by device type and jurisdiction. We’ll confirm what applies to your property.
A system drawing from a private well isn’t pulling from the same shared main, so that particular risk doesn’t apply the same way. It’s still worth having us check what your specific property is required to carry.
We fix or swap out whatever failed, run the test again to confirm it passes, and put together the paperwork for you to pass along to whoever asked for the original report.
Usually the local water utility, backed by Broward County code. Nobody dreamed the rule up for its own sake; it exists because a real supply gets protected by it.
It’s common on installs that predate the current requirement, and it’s worth correcting given what the device is there to stop, especially on municipal-fed irrigation.
Yes, and we’ll walk through what’s being checked and what the numbers mean as we go, so you know the report reflects something you actually watched happen.
Test due, or no device at all?
Testing, a repair, or a first installation, with documentation you can actually keep on file.
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