A1 Backflow Testing, LLC

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

I like new backflows. Testing at a new hospital in a local town.

05/13/2026

I wanna be like him when I grow up! 😳

05/11/2026

Got a call from a customer late Sunday evening on Mother Day, and I knew it was bad. It’s an Asphalt Plant about 4 years old and this is an internal device to their boiler system. 😳

05/09/2026

Did a total replacement parts on a 3” 375, which was long overdue but ultimately had to replace the RV cover plate as well. The next day I got a call for 6” 375ASTR with the same issue so I had to drive up to Phx and get the same part I had picked up the day before. 🙄

04/11/2026

I recently installed a backflow at an old building that never had one. I used a 3/4” 009 only because I was trying to meet his budget. After install I made sure I flushed it out first and, as often happens, I had to bleed off the #2 check before it finally held pressure. 2 weeks later he called to say it was dripping and I went to clean it out but the #2 check wouldn’t hold. I took it apart and found the internal seat ring was missing. Luckily I had one I could use but this was a brand new unit. I’ve heard complaints about quality control and I’m beginning to notice.

04/06/2026

Got a call from an old mobile home park that had a plumber repair a broken line and then backflow was leaking but he wouldn’t touch it because it was out of his expertise. They wanted me to fix it but they sent me a photo and I said oh no, I won’t touch it unless I replace it. It is a BC serial #. I think it was literally BC. 😜

01/31/2026

New apt construction site. I just had to take a photo of it. 😜

01/29/2026

Oh no! Big fat no! #1 SOV is also missing.

01/28/2026

Ran into this setup yesterday and I thought I took a photo showing the complete cage from a distance but anyway it is so precisely fit and had no lock but looks so secure that no one would bother with it. The box can be easily removed and set in place with tabs that fall into the slots cut in top of the frame. Even with Shark Bites it’s an impressive setup. 👍🏼All painted to match the block fence.

01/19/2026

I’ve run into this problem with 4” 375 checks. They lose alignment and won’t seat right. This is one 1 I replaced about 4 years ago. It wasn’t holding at all but the new one is even worse. Quality is really bad.