ASAP Certified Backflow Service

12/09/2021

Lessons learned from the 2021 Texas freeze.

We lost power and water this week during the 2021 Texas Freeze. We were okay because we were prepared. Are you prepared for when it’s your turn?

03/05/2020

This video will explain more than you probably ever wanted to know about backflow prevention and how backflow valves work. :-)

A Brief overview of cross connection control of our public water supply, what backflow is, why it's bad, and what standards the waterworks industry has provi...

12/23/2019

If your RPZ backflow valve has a constant drip like this, there is no need to worry. It simply means the number 1 check valve is fouled. An easy fix. The price depends on the size of valve but there is no need to replace the whole RPZ.

03/05/2019

Backflow prevention keeps our drinking water safe. That's why one industry expert says it's time for the public and city officials to stop ignoring it. He has a way to get backflow prevention on everyone's radar.

02/09/2019

What is backflow? I get asked that all the time. Here is a good article explaining it to the insatiably curious. Collin County, particularly the cities I do the most testing in (Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Allen) does a great job of protecting our water supply from cross connection contamination.

Every time you fill a glass with water from the tap, prepare a meal, or take a bath, you take for granted that the water will always be clean, pure, and healthy.

01/01/2019

Happy New Year! 2019 is upon us. Let's forget past mistakes and press on to greater mistakes! 😀

10/01/2018

Cold weather is approaching. An unusually cold winter is predicted. If your backflow valve is mounted outside under a fake rock or hot box, this is the time to check the condition of your insulated bag and replace it if it is torn. There is nothing I regret more than having to tell someone that their backflow valve has to be replaced because of freezing.

07/20/2018

It’s 107° out there. This is a good time to remind you to buy those insulation bags for your backflow devices to protect from freezing😬

06/07/2018

http://abc7chicago.com/epa-will-move-to-label-chemical-found-in-drinking-water-hazardous/3507765/

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt says the agency will move for more regulations on PFAS chemicals found in the drinking water for millions of Americans.

03/25/2018

Freezing weather may not be over. A light freeze is forecasted for the first week of April. Keep those backflow valves protected.

01/01/2018