FLORIDA BACKFLOW PREVENTION
ASSEMBLY TESTER CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026 NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) -
Correct Answer Florida's agency for environmental
management that administers regulatory programs and
issues permits for air, water, and waste management.
What agency in Florida administers regulatory programs -
Correct Answer Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP)
Define Health Hazard - Correct Answer any substance
that could, if introduced to the potable water supply cause
or have high probability of causing death illness, or the
spread of disease.
Define Indirect Connection - Correct Answer Any
arrangement that indirectly connects a potable water
supply to a non-potable source in which another condition
is required to complete the connection.
Putting a garden hose into the pool.
,Define Isolation (Policy) - Correct Answer To confide a
potential source of contamination at a fixture or outlet that
is within the system being serviced.
Dual check on a boiler - contained the cross connection at
the boiler.
Manometer - the only thing you need to remember -
Correct Answer 28"
List backflow protection Devices from least effective to
most effective - Correct Answer Dual Check Device
(DUD)
Double Check Valve Assembly (DC)
Double Check Detector Assembly (DCDA)
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB)
Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RP)
Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Assembly (RPDA)
Air Gap
A PVB should never be used if what can happen in the
piping - Correct Answer Backpressure could develop in
the downstream piping.
Define Negative Pressure - Correct Answer Any pressure
less than atmospheric
What is Atmospheric Pressure - Correct Answer 14.7
Define Non-Health Hazard - Correct Answer Any
substance that generally would not be a health concern
, but would constitute a nuisance, or be aesthetically
objectionable, if introduced into the potable water supply.
Define Non-Toxic - Correct Answer Not poisonous a
substance that will not cause illness or discomfort if
consumed.
Define Parallel Instillation - Correct Answer Two or more
backflow prevention devices installed side-by-side on a
common service connection to provide uninterrupted
service to the customer.
mostly seen in hospitals where they cannot have
interruption to water survives to test or maintain backflow
device.
Define Potable Water - Correct Answer Clean drinking
water
Water that does not contain objectionable pollution,
contamination, minerals, or infective agents and is
considered satisfactory for drinking as described by the
public health authority having jurisdiction.
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assembly (PVB) consists of -
Correct Answer A Backflow prevention assembly consists
of a independently operating check valve and a
independently operating air inlet valve locate on the
discharge side of the check valve with two test cocks.
Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RP, RPZ, RPBA)
Consist of - Correct Answer Two independently operating
ASSEMBLY TESTER CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026 NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) -
Correct Answer Florida's agency for environmental
management that administers regulatory programs and
issues permits for air, water, and waste management.
What agency in Florida administers regulatory programs -
Correct Answer Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP)
Define Health Hazard - Correct Answer any substance
that could, if introduced to the potable water supply cause
or have high probability of causing death illness, or the
spread of disease.
Define Indirect Connection - Correct Answer Any
arrangement that indirectly connects a potable water
supply to a non-potable source in which another condition
is required to complete the connection.
Putting a garden hose into the pool.
,Define Isolation (Policy) - Correct Answer To confide a
potential source of contamination at a fixture or outlet that
is within the system being serviced.
Dual check on a boiler - contained the cross connection at
the boiler.
Manometer - the only thing you need to remember -
Correct Answer 28"
List backflow protection Devices from least effective to
most effective - Correct Answer Dual Check Device
(DUD)
Double Check Valve Assembly (DC)
Double Check Detector Assembly (DCDA)
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB)
Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RP)
Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Assembly (RPDA)
Air Gap
A PVB should never be used if what can happen in the
piping - Correct Answer Backpressure could develop in
the downstream piping.
Define Negative Pressure - Correct Answer Any pressure
less than atmospheric
What is Atmospheric Pressure - Correct Answer 14.7
Define Non-Health Hazard - Correct Answer Any
substance that generally would not be a health concern
, but would constitute a nuisance, or be aesthetically
objectionable, if introduced into the potable water supply.
Define Non-Toxic - Correct Answer Not poisonous a
substance that will not cause illness or discomfort if
consumed.
Define Parallel Instillation - Correct Answer Two or more
backflow prevention devices installed side-by-side on a
common service connection to provide uninterrupted
service to the customer.
mostly seen in hospitals where they cannot have
interruption to water survives to test or maintain backflow
device.
Define Potable Water - Correct Answer Clean drinking
water
Water that does not contain objectionable pollution,
contamination, minerals, or infective agents and is
considered satisfactory for drinking as described by the
public health authority having jurisdiction.
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assembly (PVB) consists of -
Correct Answer A Backflow prevention assembly consists
of a independently operating check valve and a
independently operating air inlet valve locate on the
discharge side of the check valve with two test cocks.
Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RP, RPZ, RPBA)
Consist of - Correct Answer Two independently operating
