Checklists and worksheets you can print
Record cards, a test-day list, a symptom log, a quote worksheet and a yearly calendar. Fill them in once and next year's notice takes a phone call instead of an afternoon of digging through drawers. None of them replace the instructions on your notice.
- Backflow test day checklist
Use this the day before and the day of a backflow test so the tester can get straight to work and you leave with everything you need.
- Map your shutoffs and backflow devices
A simple sketch of where water enters your property, where it can be shut off and where each backflow device sits. It pays off the first time a device is gushing or a tester asks where to go.
- Backflow symptom log
Intermittent drips and spits are hard to describe from memory. A few days of notes in this log give a tester a much better starting point.
- Backflow tester hiring checklist
Go down this list on the phone or by email before you book. A tester who answers every line clearly is easy to work with when something fails.
- Backflow quote comparison worksheet
Two quotes for the same device can look far apart until you line up what each one includes. This worksheet puts them side by side.
- A yearly backflow calendar
A few small checks spread across the year keep a backflow device in good shape between tests. Adjust the timing to your own notice date.
- Home cross-connection survey
A worksheet for spotting places where drinking water could meet something it should not. Most items take seconds to check and many fixes are simple.