A backflow preventer keeps building water — irrigation, boiler treatment, fire system — out of the public supply. It is one of the few facilities tasks where failure is a public health event rather than a building problem, which is why testing is legally mandated almost everywhere.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
A backflow preventer keeps building water — irrigation, boiler treatment, fire system — out of the public supply. It is one of the few facilities tasks where failure is a public health event rather than a building problem, which is why testing is legally mandated almost everywhere.
A failed assembly nobody knows about, plus a compliance violation and potential shutoff notice from the water authority. The certified test report is the deliverable — an untested working valve is still a finding.
Annually as a minimum, and after any repair or replacement. Local authorities frequently require more, and always require a certified tester.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.