Austin backflow testing. $115. Filed.
Austin Water requires your backflow preventer tested every year by a licensed tester — and the report filed. We do all three in one visit: test it on a calibrated gauge, fix it if it fails, and file it with the city. Same-day and next-day slots most weeks.
Calibrated gauge, every test
$115 flat — filing included
Master Plumber RMP #43657
WEIRS · BSI · VEPO · SwiftComply
Same / next day most weeks
Mon–Fri 7am–7pm · Sat 9am–5pm
The rules
What Austin Water expects from you.
If your Austin property has an irrigation system, a fire line, a pool fill, or a commercial water connection, it has a backflow preventer — and Austin Water's cross-connection control program requires it tested every year by a licensed tester, with the passing report filed on record.
Miss the deadline and the notices start; stay out of compliance and the city can escalate toward water service action. Most of our Austin customers never think about it again — we track the due date, show up, and the confirmation lands in their inbox.
Annual test by a TCEQ-licensed tester — no exceptions, including residential irrigation.
Passing results filed with Austin Water through WEIRS — we submit as part of the visit.
Austin's hard freezes crack irrigation PVBs by the thousands — we repair, retest, and refile.
One visit
Test. Fix. File.
The whole compliance loop in one call — no second contractor, no paperwork on your desk.
Calibrated-gauge test of your RPZ, double check, or PVB — visual inspection, operational checks, and valve exercising included. Residential, HOA, and commercial.
What failed, why, and what it costs — then repair or replacement under a Texas Master Plumber, and a retest. Freeze-cracked irrigation PVBs are Austin's most common repair.
The passing report goes straight to Austin Water through WEIRS — or BSI, VEPO, and SwiftComply where required. You get the confirmation.
Trusted by Austin HOAs, property managers, realtors, and builders · Multi-device routes priced by scope
Every Austin zip, on the route.
We run Austin test routes weekly — from a single irrigation PVB in Hyde Park to HOA communities with dozens of assemblies in Circle C and Steiner Ranch, to commercial RPZs and fire lines at The Domain and downtown. Same tester, same flat price, wherever you are in the city.
We also test for schools, restaurants, and multifamily properties across Austin ISD territory and beyond — and cover the suburbs from Round Rock to San Marcos.
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Austin testing, answered.
Got a non-compliance notice from Austin Water? Call — we'll get you tested and filed fast.
(512) 755-7318→+How much does a backflow test cost in Austin?
$115 flat for a standard annual compliance test — testing, documentation, and filing with Austin Water included. No trip fees, no filing surcharges. Multiple devices (HOA or commercial)? Call or text and we'll price the route.
+Does Austin Water require annual testing?
Yes — Austin Water enforces cross-connection control citywide. Assemblies must be tested annually by a licensed tester with passing results filed on record. Miss the deadline and the non-compliance notices start.
+Who files the report with Austin Water?
We do, as part of the visit — we're registered with WEIRS (Austin Water's system) plus BSI, VEPO, and SwiftComply, the platforms Central Texas utilities use. You get the confirmation; nothing lands back on your to-do list.
+How fast can I get scheduled?
Same-day or next-day most weeks — we run Austin test routes weekly, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm and Saturdays 9am–5pm. Call or text (512) 755-7318, or schedule online.
+What if my device fails?
We tell you what failed and what it costs, repair or replace it under a Texas Master Plumber, retest, and file the passing report — one team, first test to filed record. Freeze-cracked irrigation PVBs are Austin's most common failure.
+Are you licensed and insured?
Yes — TCEQ-licensed testers, a Texas Master Plumber on staff (RMP #43657, regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners), TDI fire sprinkler registration SCR-U-3496702, and full insurance. Locally owned, based in Austin.
Austin backflow testing near you: H2O & Backflow Tests provides certified backflow preventer testing, repair and installation, and compliance filing with Austin Water for homes, irrigation systems, HOAs, restaurants, schools, and commercial properties across Austin — plus fire-line assemblies and hydrants, and the suburbs from Round Rock to San Marcos. TCEQ-licensed · RMP #43657 · Locally owned.
Austin test due? Handled.
Tell us the address and the deadline. We'll test, fix what fails, and file it with Austin Water.