Maryland Backflow Tester Certification Courses
Courses Are Paused - Hopefully Will Return Shortly
Thank you for choosing us in the past and hopefully the future. Our courses in Maryland are paused.
If you are looking for a backflow course in the mean time, I would check out the list of approved schools with DLLR there should be one in your area.
We did make a submission to the DLLR Plumbing Board with some instructor qualifications that I was able to put together with a couple different organizations, and it was confirmed they received it at their last meeting 12/19/24, I believe they will distribute and review it as they indicated, but maybe not, it did take them some time and a call into the meeting to confirm they received the application. It is ultimately up to their discretion to accept or deny any instructor applications for the courses since they manage the program. If you really enjoyed our courses when we offered them in the state, it would really help us out if you called in and just stated something like that, generally they ask you who this phone number is at the very beginning and just state that you used Kruger in the past and had a good experience at that time and identify yourself as an industry member. I have noticed over the years that most of the other backflow course providers call into the meetings regularly. The next meeting is on January 16, 2025, starting at 10:30 am EST - you can call in at 414-909-7588, PIN is 385 820 141 # - more info on the meetings and minutes are posted online at https://labor.maryland.gov/license/min/plmin.shtml - I believe you do have to be a DLLR Master Plumber to have standing and make statements to the board like that.
DLLR, WSSC, and DC Approvals
For Maryland State, Our 32 and 8 hour courses are approved by the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation - Plumbing Board. This course is mostly taken as a pre-requisite for a plumbing license application or required to keep a license registered with the state or a county.
For WSSC, the program has to be approved by DLLR and the instructor should be listed on the WSSC instructors list. If taking a course with us in Maryland, the instructor will be on the list.
For Washington DC, the backflow course is not required for the plumbing license, but is required in order to test backflow preventers. Once you take our course and receive the diploma, you need to submit this with some other information directly to DC Water
However as mentioned above the instructor certification is pending and courses are paused although the organization itself does hold approval.
Which Backflow Preventer Testing Procedures Should I Use?
We have found the USC-10th Edition testing procedures to be the most efficient. On our YouTube Channel, we created a series of videos where we test the four types of preventers using these procedures:
Reduced Pressure Principle (RPZ) - USC 2-Valve Procedures
Double Check Valve Assembly (DCV) - USC Procedures
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) - USC Procedures
Spill Resistant Vacuum Breaker (SVB) - USC Procedures
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