Newtown Township & Borough · Bucks County · 18940
Certified Backflow Testing in Newtown, PA
Annual certification testing, device rebuilds and replacement — tested by a PA-certified backflow tester and filed with your authority. Newtown is a regular weekly route for us, and borough tests are scheduled before shops open for the day.
Report filed for you · Rebuild kits on the truck · Free estimates on repairs
Backflow Testing in Newtown
Newtown mixes a historic borough with modern township development. The State Street and Sycamore Street restaurants and shops sit in old buildings where the assembly is squeezed into a basement or a rear utility closet, while the Newtown Bypass office and medical buildings and the larger township subdivisions run newer RPZ and irrigation assemblies in proper enclosures.
Borough restaurants and retail, medical and veterinary offices, office buildings on the bypass, and township homes with irrigation and boiler make-up feeds.
Newtown Artesian Water Company and Newtown Township handle the cross-connection notices, and the filed report goes back to whichever one serves your address.
Devices We Test & Repair
RPZ assemblies
Reduced pressure zone devices on high-hazard connections — restaurants, medical offices, boiler feeds and chemically treated systems.
Double check valve assemblies
DCVA units on lower-hazard services including fire lines and some irrigation connections.
Irrigation & lawn sprinklers
Initial certification on new systems and annual spring testing before start-up.
Fire line assemblies
Testing and repair coordinated with your sprinkler contractor so the system returns to service properly.
Boiler make-up feeds
Backflow protection on hydronic boiler fill lines, tested and rebuilt as needed.
Device repair & replacement
Rebuild kits for common Watts, Febco, Wilkins and Zurn assemblies, and full replacement when a device is obsolete or frozen.
How the Test Works
1. Identify the assembly
Make, model, size, serial number, hazard type and location — the authority's form needs every field.
2. Notify and isolate
The test shuts water downstream briefly, so we schedule around your business hours or irrigation schedule.
3. Run the certified gauge test
A calibrated differential-pressure gauge checks each check valve and the relief valve against required differentials.
4. Rebuild if it fails
Most failures are worn rubber. We carry common rebuild kits so a failed device is usually repaired and retested the same visit.
5. File the report
We sign the certified report with gauge readings and calibration data and submit it so your record stays current.
FAQ
Newtown Backflow Questions
Do you do backflow testing in Newtown, PA?
Yes. We are a PA-certified backflow tester and Registered Master Plumber (PA HIC #5653) testing RPZ, double-check, irrigation and fire-line assemblies throughout Newtown and the surrounding Bucks County area. Call 215-364-0133 with the notice in hand and we will schedule it.
Does Newtown Artesian Water Company require backflow testing?
Yes. Newtown Artesian runs a cross-connection control program and requires a certified annual test on assemblies protecting its supply, plus a test after any repair or replacement. We file the signed report directly with them.
My Newtown home has a boiler — does the make-up line need a backflow device?
It does. A boiler feed is a cross-connection because treated boiler water can back-siphon into the potable supply, so it needs a backflow preventer and annual testing. A lot of older Newtown hydronic systems either have an untested device or none at all.
Can you test a Newtown borough assembly in a tight basement?
Yes. Older State Street and Sycamore Street buildings usually have the device wedged next to the meter with little clearance. We work off a portable gauge kit and only recommend relocating a device when there is genuinely no way to reach the test cocks.
How often does a backflow preventer have to be tested?
Once every 12 months for most authorities in Bucks and Montgomery County, plus a test any time the device is installed, repaired, relocated or replaced.
Who files the test report?
We do. Newtown Artesian Water Company and Newtown Township handle the cross-connection notices, and the filed report goes back to whichever one serves your address.
What does backflow testing cost in Newtown?
It depends on how many assemblies you have, their size, and whether a rebuild is needed. A single residential or irrigation device is a flat test fee; multi-device commercial sites are quoted per property. Call 215-364-0133 for a firm number before we schedule.
What happens if the device fails?
We show you which check or relief valve failed and what the fix costs. Most failures are worn rubber parts we carry on the truck, so the device is usually rebuilt and retested in the same visit. Obsolete or frozen bodies get a replacement quote instead.
Backflow Notice for a Newtown Property?
Angermeier Plumbing & Heating Inc · 739 Churchville Road, Southampton, PA 18966 · PA-certified backflow tester.
Call 215-364-0133