Strum Plumbing, Inc

Safety of our drinking water. Backflow happens when water or other substances flow in the opposite direction than they were intended to. This allows contaminants to enter the public water system or the consumer's plumbing. Cross connections can occur at many points throughout a community's water system. Some common examples are:

Lawn chemicals siphoning through a garden hose into indoor plumbing potentially into the distribution system

Carbonated water from a restaturant soda dispenser entering a water system due to backpressure

Chemicals from industrial buildings into distribution system mains.

Water from the customer's sytem can backflow into the water main when the pressure in the City's water main is lower than the pressure in the customer's system. This can occur when there is a break in the water main or during construction or firefighting activities.

Who Can Test for Backflow?

Tests must be performed by a certified Backflow Assembly Tester - Sturm Plumbing is certified to test in the state of Pennsylvania.