by Sean Ellis | Sep 17, 2026 | Fire Protection
TL;DR: Texas law under 30 TAC §290.44 requires annual backflow preventer certification for most commercial properties. You must hire a TCEQ-licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT), complete the TCEQ Form 20700, and file results with your local water...
by Sean Ellis | Sep 14, 2026 | Fire Protection
TL;DR: Texas law under 30 TAC Chapter 290 requires all testable backflow prevention assemblies to be tested at installation and at least annually by a TCEQ-licensed tester. In Houston, test reports must be submitted to Houston Public Works, and non-compliance can...
by Sean Ellis | Sep 9, 2026 | Fire Protection
Replacing a commercial fire pump system typically costs from tens of thousands to over one hundred thousand dollars, depending on driver type, capacity, and piping conditions. Small electric units for a mid-size commercial building sit near the low end; packaged...
by Sean Ellis | Sep 8, 2026 | Fire Protection
If your building’s occupancy or size requires a fire alarm system under the adopted building or fire code, that system almost always has to be monitored off-site too. IBC Section 907.6.6 sets the trigger, and NFPA 72 spells out how that monitoring has to work. Local...
by Sean Ellis | Sep 7, 2026 | Fire Protection
ESFR sprinklers are appropriate for high-piled or rack storage of Group A plastics and comparable commodities when the installation satisfies NFPA 13 clearance and obstruction rules, meets K-factor and discharge requirements, and follows storage-shelf criteria....
