Backflow Testing in East Point, GA

What happens when you call

Calling the number connects you with an independent plumber who serves East Point. Tell them whether you need the annual test, a repair after a failed result, or a new device, and where the assembly is. Ask if they hold Georgia backflow tester certification so the test and the report can be handled together. If the device is leaking now, close the valve feeding the irrigation or the fixture it protects.

What goes into the cost

• Routine test only, or a test plus repair and retest
• Assembly type and size
• Age and parts availability, which matter on older services
• Replacing a freeze-cracked body
• A city plumbing permit when piping is added or changed

Backflow on East Point's own system

Unlike most of its neighbors, East Point isn't a customer of a county or the City of Atlanta. The city owns a water treatment plant and more than 164 miles of mains, and it supplies most of College Park's water wholesale as well. Its Water & Sewer Department runs a backflow prevention and cross-connection control program in which the city surveys, inspects and tests devices across its system. Devices must be tested annually by a tester certified by the State of Georgia, and the results go to the city. The Backflow Prevention Technician can be reached at (404) 423-8930.

East Point is one of the older suburbs in the metro, with a median build year of 1969 and close to two thirds of homes built before 1980. Mid-century houses around Colonial Hills and the Main Street area rarely came with backflow devices. When an irrigation system or other cross-connection was added later, the device may have been tucked into a corner, so a quick look at its location and condition is worth it.

Plumbing permits come from the city's Building Inspections office, and homeowners with an affidavit or contractors with a business license and state certification can pull them.

Checklist before the visit

• Find the device and note its tag details
• Have any letter from East Point Water & Sewer handy
• Clear a path to the meter box or the device
• Know where the main shutoff is, in case a repair needs it