Plumbing and backflow operations

Prove the backflow assembly passed, on the date the authority asks for.

A backflow assembly has to be tested every year and the report filed with the water authority, and the one nobody can produce is the one that fails the audit. CrewOS captures a test report on every assembly, the readings, the pass or fail, the make and location, and the certified tester, so the annual test is on file before anyone asks.

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A plumber kneeling at a backflow prevention assembly in a mechanical room holding a tablet that shows a CrewOS backflow test report, a differential-pressure test kit connected to the assembly

The expensive failure

The backflow test got done, but the report was never filed.

The tester ran the assembly, it passed, and the paperwork stayed in the truck. A year later the water authority asks for the test report on that assembly and there is nothing on file. The work you did is not the same as the record the authority requires.

What it costs

An unfiled backflow test is a violation, whether or not the assembly is sound.

Cross-connection control is enforced on the paperwork. A missing annual test report can mean a fine, a notice, and in the worst case the water purveyor shutting service to the building, whether or not the assembly actually passed. The commercial account that hired you to keep them compliant is the one that gets the letter.

A plumber kneeling at a backflow prevention assembly in a mechanical room, a differential-pressure test kit with gauges connected to the assembly test cocks — The annual test that only counts once it's on the record.

Operator control

You set the rules. CrewOS enforces them.

You decide what gets checked, on which jobs, and how hard the system holds the line.

The report is yours to define, so "tested" means the reading a water authority accepts, not a generic checkbox.You build the test report. The fields a backflow test turns on, the assembly details, the differential reading per check, the relief valve opening, the pass or fail, and the tester's certification, set once and captured on every test.

What the system can prove happened

Every test leaves a report of the readings and the result.

1The tester records the assembly on the service location, the make, model, size, and serial, and where it sits, so the report identifies the exact device.
2The test readings are captured as they are taken, the differential across each check, the relief valve opening point, and the pass or fail, alongside the tester's certification number, so the result is documented, not remembered.
3Each report is filed from the location and lands dated and attributed to a certified tester, so the annual test is on file the moment it is done, ready for the authority.

Real product, real screens

See it happen.

This is the test the authority requires, on the record. The readings, the assembly, and the result are captured on the location, so the annual test is documented, not remembered.A real backflow test report: a 3/4-inch RP assembly in the mechanical room, check 1 at 9.2 PSID, check 2 at 5.1 PSID, relief valve open at 3.4 PSID, passed, by a certified tester. The annual test as a filed record.

The direct answer

How do I keep a backflow test report on file for the water authority?

CrewOS captures a backflow assembly test report on every test, with the assembly make, model, size, serial, and location, the differential reading across each check, the relief valve opening point, the pass or fail, and the certified tester. Each is filed from the service location, dated and attributed, so the annual test the water authority requires is on file and provable.

The readings and the result are recorded on the assembly as the test happens, not written up later, so the report stands as the annual test record when it is asked for.

The outcome

The annual test is on file, before the authority asks.

When the water purveyor asks for the test report, you produce it: this assembly, these readings, this result, on this date, by this certified tester. You answer with the record, not a promise that the test got done, and the account that would have taken the compliance letter stays covered.

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One platform, your words

Configured in Plumbing terms, out of the box.

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Required documentBackflow Tester Certification

Questions

What operators ask before they switch.

Does CrewOS file the report with the water authority?

No. CrewOS builds and stores the backflow test report so you have a complete, dated record to submit or produce on request. Filing it with the purveyor is still yours to do; CrewOS makes sure the record exists and is complete.

Can I capture the actual test readings, not just a pass or fail?

Yes. The report captures the differential across each check, the relief valve opening point, and the assembly details, plus the pass or fail. You decide the fields, so a passed test carries the numbers a water authority accepts, not just a checkmark.

Can I require a certified backflow tester on the test?

Where a certification is set as required for clock-in, yes. CrewOS checks the tester holds a current backflow tester certification before they start the test, so the report is filed by someone certified to perform it.

Can I build the report to match the assemblies we test?

Yes. The test report is yours to build, the assembly types, the reading fields per check, and the result, so "tested" means the record your water authority expects, not a generic form.