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Backflow test checklist
Backflow Assembly Inventory, Fire-Line Alert & Annual Test Log Builder
Enter your assembly count, water supplier, fire-line status, and annual notice due date to generate a multi-valve test log and 30/7/1-day reminder schedule.
Fire line
Questions before you hire
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Verified: 0 / 5 · Open items / red flags: 5
Ask the water supplier whether this assembly is on a fire line. Do not assume a plumber can test it.
Enter the date from the notice to see the countdown.
The email contains this worksheet. This plan also sends reminder emails 30, 7, and 1 day before the date you entered.
Block 1. Property and water supplier Label: Primary Water supplier: Count of assemblies: 1 Next date you entered: Fire-line status: unknown Do not assume a plumber can test it. Ask the water supplier whether this assembly is on a fire line. Block 2. Questions before you hire a tester Ask: is filing the report included, which agency receives it, what happens if the assembly fails. [ ] Confirmed whether tester submits the official pass report directly to the water supplier [ ] Verified which municipal portal or agency address receives the completed test form [ ] Asked in writing what happens (repair vs. re-test fee) if an assembly fails [ ] Checked with the water supplier whether any valve is on a fire-protection line [ ] Recorded serial number and physical meter/vault/riser location for each assembly Block 3. Per-assembly test log Valve # | Serial / Size | Line type | Test date | Tester cert # | Submitted to utility (Y/N) 1 | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ Block 4. What this file is not We do not test and we do not file the report. Prepared by Backflow Test Log (backflowtestlog.com). Source notes read 2026-11-13. We are not a certified backflow tester; a water utility; a fire-line contractor.
The checklist is a PDF we email after you pay. It is a list of the answers you typed and the questions to ask the tester before you book. It is not the certificate the water supplier keeps, and it is not a form you hand to a clerk. Backflow test certificate explains that difference. The lines below are the lines the file actually prints. Nothing else is added at send time.
You type five things on the pricing page: how many assemblies, the water supplier, whether you know about a fire line, the next date, and an optional label. The PDF repeats those five things in one sentence, then adds the questions, then adds a line that says we do not test and we do not file the report. If you leave the label blank, the file still has a label field; the reminder email uses the word Primary when the label is empty.
The line that stores your answers
The first line reads: Count of assemblies, then the number you typed; Water supplier, then the name you typed; Label, then the label you typed; Next date you entered, then the date you typed. A count of 2, a supplier written as North County Water, a label of Kitchen, and a date of 2027-06-01 would print those four values and no others. North County Water is an example name for this page, not a utility we represent and not a price source.
The number is the count you believe the notice is talking about. We do not count devices from a photo, a bill, or a map. If the notice names two assemblies, type 2. If you later find a third, the PDF you already received does not update itself. Write support@backflowtestlog.com from the address you paid with and ask for another file.
The questions that are always on it
The second line is always: Ask whether filing the report is included, which agency receives it, and what happens if the assembly fails. Those three questions are the point of the file. They are printed the same way for every order. We do not fill in the answers, because the tester and the water supplier are the people who have them.
Use them on the phone before you accept a date. Write the answers in your own notes. The PDF is the prompt, not the record of the call. Failed backflow test is the longer version of the third question, and it still does not quote a repair.
When the fire-line line is printed
If you choose Yes or I do not know yet, the PDF adds: Do not assume a plumber can test it. Ask the water supplier whether this assembly is on a fire line. If you choose No, that line is left off. The file never prints a rule number and never prints a tester price, on any of the three choices.
Choosing No means you are telling the checklist the notice is not a fire line. It does not mean we checked the riser. If you are unsure, choose I do not know yet and read fire line backflow test before you hire. That page is the same instruction in longer form.
The line that says who we are
The last lines say the file was prepared by Backflow Test Log, that the source notes were read 2026-11-13, and that we are not a certified backflow tester, a water utility, or a fire-line contractor. That sentence is on every PDF. Paying does not remove it, and paying does not make the property compliant.
The email that carries the file says the download link works once. The account page shows that you are signed in. It does not show the PDF. If the message is missing, check spam, then write support@backflowtestlog.com from the address you paid with and we will resend it. Backflow test reminder covers the three emails that follow only when the plan includes them.
What the file does not include
The PDF does not carry a tester’s name, a license number, a gauge serial, a passing stamp, or a signature. It does not carry a government form number, a fee, a deadline, or a compliance statement. It cannot be handed to a clerk in place of a report, and it will not be accepted as one. Ask the tester what their own report looks like if you need to recognize it later. The file is a prompt and a record of what you typed, and nothing on it claims to be a result.
It also does not carry your street address unless you type one into the label. There is no address field in the form, because the file was designed to hold the four notice facts and the questions, not to become a property record. If you want the address on the file, put it in the label and keep the label short enough to read in an email subject. Do not put a card number, a name, or an account number in the label; the label is printed in clear text and appears in the reminder subject.
How to use it on the phone
Open the PDF on a screen or print the single page. Read the count and the supplier out loud so the person on the phone can correct you before they quote anything. Then read the three questions in order. Write each answer in your own notes with the date and the name of the person you spoke with. The file is a prompt; the notes are the record. If you skip the notes, the next call starts from zero and you may pay for a second visit you could have avoided.
If the person on the phone answers a question with a question, slow down. Ask them to say which office receives the report and what a failure would cost before you agree to a day. If they cannot answer, ask who can, and call that number. A quote given before the filing question is answered is an incomplete quote, even if it sounds final. The checklist does not change between callers; only the answers do, and the answers belong in your notes.
Printing, saving, and sharing
The email carries the PDF as an attachment and a one-time link. Save the attachment rather than relying on the link. Print the page if you want a copy for the appointment, and keep the printed sheet with the notice. The one-time link is a delivery path, not a library; a saved file is what survives a lost inbox, a changed phone, or a mail filter that quietly moves the message months later. If you save to a shared drive, save a copy, not a shortcut to the email.
The license covers your own personal or internal business use on the items your plan covers. You may print copies for the people who work at that property. You may not republish the file, upload it to a public host, or hand it to another owner as a substitute for their own purchase. The terms page states the limit in full. A multi-location plan covers up to five locations owned or managed by the buyer, and it does not turn into a license to distribute the file to unrelated clients.
If a field is wrong after you pay
The file is generated from the values you typed, so a wrong supplier name or a wrong date is printed as typed. The account page cannot edit it, and the email link works once. Write support@backflowtestlog.com from the address you paid with, describe the field and the correct value, and ask for a corrected file. Include the purchase date so the order can be found without a manual identity check.
A correction is not a new purchase and does not restart the refund window by itself. If the file has already been delivered, the delivery test on the refund page still applies. The honest order is to check the four facts before you press the buy button, then use support only for a real mistake. Do not buy a second file to cover a typo before you ask; support can often correct the first one.
Why the file is short
A long checklist invites people to skip lines. This one is short because each line has a job: four facts, three questions, one fire-line instruction, and one identity sentence. If a line were removed, a reader would lose a question they need to ask. If a line were added without a job, the file would get slower to read and no more useful. The restraint is a design choice, not a missing feature.
The free pages carry the explanation. The PDF carries the actions. That split is deliberate: you can read for as long as you like at no cost, then buy a short file when you are ready to make the call. Nothing in the paid file is hidden from the free pages; the free pages quote every line. You are paying for the printed artifact and, on some plans, the reminder schedule, not for secret information.
A worked example, line by line
The fastest way to see what the file does is to walk one example. Suppose the notice names two assemblies, the supplier is North County Water, the label is Kitchen, and the next date is 2027-06-01. You choose I do not know yet on the fire-line question. The PDF prints one line with count 2, supplier North County Water, label Kitchen, and date 2027-06-01. Then it prints the three booking questions. Then it prints the fire-line instruction, because I do not know yet is not No. Then it prints the line that we do not test and do not file. Nothing else is added. North County Water is an example name for this page and not a utility we represent.
Change one value and only that line changes. Choose No and the fire-line instruction disappears; the count, supplier, label, and date stay as typed. Leave the label empty and the label field is still printed, but the reminder subject uses Primary instead. Change the date and all three reminder dates move with it. That is the whole behaviour of the file: values in, values and questions out, no hidden branch and no second document.
One page, one purpose
The file is one page because it has one purpose: to be readable while someone is on the phone. A longer document would compete with the call for attention. The free pages exist for the background, the examples, and the caveats. The PDF exists for the four facts and the four prompts you need in the moment.
If you find yourself wishing the PDF had a section, check whether that section is already on a free page. It usually is. The checklist quotes the notice page, the tester page, the fire-line page, and the reminder page in one short form. Buy the file for the printed artifact, not because the explanation is locked away.
Does the PDF include a tester price?
No. The file has no dollar amount. Plumber prices on the home page are their pages, read 2026-11-13, and they are not copied onto your PDF.
Can I add a phone number for the tester?
No. The form has no phone field. We do not collect a number and we do not send your email to a contractor.
Is this the report the water supplier files?
No. The tester files that report. This PDF is the question list and the answers you typed.
Can I use the same PDF for two different suppliers?
No. The file prints the supplier you typed, so a second supplier needs a second file with its own supplier name. If you manage more than one location, a multi-location plan is the published option, and extra dates are added by writing support from the address you paid with.
What happens if I leave the label blank?
The file still prints a label field, but the reminder subject uses the word Primary instead of your short name. A label such as Kitchen or Building B only changes what you see in the subject; it does not change the count, the date, or the questions.
Can I buy the PDF after the test?
Yes, but the file is a prompt for the call, so it is most useful before the visit. After the test, keep the tester’s result with the notice and use the PDF only if you want the same questions on file for the next date.