Backflow Testing

pyroracing85

How could I learn more about this area? Also, does anybody know where I can get certified?

I am just willing to learn more in this area.

thanks in advanced.

Moscow

What area are you in? I have my back flow cert. here in Idaho. It takes 7 days to in the cert then you have to re-new every 2 years.

pyroracing85

I live in tampa,florida.

I visted the abpa website and got a little information on the testing.

How do I study for the exam? Also, it says I need training. Where do you get that if you don't have "hands-on" training.

ChrWright

A $500 class in my area--one week, 40 hrs. Plus about $1,000 in equipment.

Moscow, what do you get for testing in your area. I am currently bidding a community college with 8 facilities and probably 35-40 preventers total.

Just curious what others are charging for larger commercial contracts.

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pyroracing85

Testing here is required at least once every year. Is that what it is there?

Once you bid on that contract do you have to keep bidding every year or do you get a contract to do it for the next say 5 years?

ChrWright

Twice a year here... Depends on who you're contracting with. The guy I'm working with is the new Director of Facilities for the school. He's cleaning up a bunch of messes from his predecessor--contracts with companies who didn't do the work or did it half-assed, but still billed them & got paid.

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pyroracing85

Nice, Just curious is it more than testing? I am in the early stages of researching all this but who fixes it? Can you fix it? Is that what you learn when you study backflow? Testing AND fixing?

Please let me know.

ChrWright

The class also teaches how to repair, maintain, replace, etc.

I'm learning this mostly from a GC perspective as I go. I'm bidding this along with a number of other maintenance items for the school.

I have a plumber who works for me full-time off & on, and he is attending the class & getting the equipment so we can go out & contract more of this kind of work for other facilities.

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pyroracing85

So it is a $500 dollar class. Who is administrating this class/test? Is it the ABPA?

ChrWright

A local mechanical school.

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pyroracing85

Also, how much average you bidding for a job like that? Just a community college or something.

pyroracing85

I appreciate your time. I will update you with more information as I get more and my progress.

Moscow

I can't test anymore but I keep the cert up because it helps me with inspections. The going rate here is from 50 to 80 dollars a back flow. I make all testers give me a report after they are done testing and I keep it in my data base so after a year is up I can call and find out why they have not been tested.


As for re-pair of them it it T&M

Plumber

Chris,

Which school is your guy going to?? I've did a mild research where to go and I haven't found much infomation yet. If you wouldn't mind passing the info of which school it is I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

Michael

ChrWright

Mechanical Skills, New York & Sherman I believe.

http://www.insbc.org/

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pyroracing85

What buildings need to have backflow inspections?

Moscow

[QUOTE=pyroracing85;285374]What buildings need to have backflow inspections?[/QUOT

Any building that has a backflow perventer in it.

BigMikeB

Hey pyro just a thought,you need a plumbing license to work on potable water in 90% of the country. Just being certified in BF doesn't mean you can go out and work on them.

KillerToiletSpider

He can't get a certification in backflow unless he is a licensed plumber in 90% of the country either.

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Moscow

Not true here you can test them you can repair them just as long as you have the cert. to do it. However you can not install them inside a building, out side anybody can install them just as long as you have a permit.