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Does the water have to be turned off to test or repair the assembly?

April 26, 2017assembly Repair Test turned water

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Does the water have to be turned off to test or repair the assembly?

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All backflow assemblies must be tested with the water turned off to the system. We turn off the water at the valves on the assembly. During a normal test the water is turned off for only a few minutes (15 minutes at most).