Backflow Prevention in Las Vegas, Nevada

If you have an installed backflow prevention assembly, yes. Any property with one must have it tested once a year by a CERTIFIED TESTER, and the passing report has to be filed with the water authority before the deadline. The deadline is usually tied to the anniversary of the device or to the programme's own schedule. The programme does not care who tests it, only that a certified tester does and files the report. Miss the window and the property shows up as out of compliance.

You get notices, and in the worst case service issues. It is an administrative problem rather than a plumbing one, and it is entirely avoidable. We track annual testing scheduling for our customers so nobody has to remember a date twelve months out, and we submit the passing report to the water district on your behalf, which closes the compliance loop rather than leaving you to chase it.

Your drinking water, and your neighbours'. The device stops contaminated water being drawn back into the public supply when pressure drops, which is why irrigation systems, fire systems and any commercial process water need one. In a valley where irrigation runs off the same supply as the kitchen tap, that is not a theoretical risk.

Water dripping from the bell-shaped relief on the assembly is the classic sign, along with visible corrosion or a device that will not hold pressure during a test. Internal springs and seals wear out over time and can fail silently, which is exactly why the annual test exists rather than waiting for a symptom. A device that fails testing or leaks needs prompt attention from a certified tester.

Testable assemblies like a pressure vacuum breaker on an irrigation system need certified annual testing. Simpler hose bibb vacuum breakers are a different and much cheaper device, and in this climate they also need protecting from freezing on exterior walls in December and January. Which you need depends on the hazard level of what is connected, and we will tell you which category you are in.

Yes, including properties with several devices where the paperwork is as much of the job as the testing. Restaurants, retail and industrial properties with process water separation typically have larger assemblies requiring more involved testing, and food establishments also answer to the Southern Nevada Health District alongside the county permit process.

Nevada requires a state contractor's licence issued by the Nevada State Contractors Board, and you can verify any licence free at nvcontractorsboard.com before you hire. Active Plumbing holds licence #0047021 and has worked the valley since 1991, with a 4.9 star rating across more than 860 Google reviews. Ask for the number rather than a reassurance, and ask for proof of liability insurance at the same time.