Backflow Record is the backflow testing app we are building for iPhone. It stores the report you fill in, including assembly identity, dates, notes, and a PDF of those notes. It does not perform the test or file the water supplier's form.
Records, not a portal
This page is about keeping your backflow record in one place, not replacing the water supplier process. For background on the terms behind the work, see guides, and compare the idea with other options on compare.
Device labels you choose
You can store the device label and the details you enter for that assembly, then keep the notes together with the PDF you create. If you want a closer look at the kind of record we keep, see assembly record.
Waitlist
Backflow Record is not on the App Store yet, and the button on this site joins a waitlist. Web and Android versions are planned, and you can learn more about that path on get the app.
Why this matters
EPA describes a cross-connection as any actual or potential connection between a drinking water system and another supply or source that could contaminate it. EPA's Cross-Connection Control Manual also describes backflow as flow into the pipes of a potable water supply from a source other than the intended source, and backsiphonage as backflow caused by negative pressure in those pipes.
- Air gaps
- Barometric loops
- Atmospheric and pressure vacuum breakers
- Double check with an atmospheric vent
- Double check valve assemblies
- Reduced pressure principle devices
A report in Backflow Record is a record you fill in. It is not a substitute for a licensed tester or for the form your water supplier requires. It does not report an inspection result, and it does not mean a plumbing rule was met.