{"id":10318,"date":"2021-10-15T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/?page_id=10318"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:28:23","slug":"smoke-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/smoke-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Smoke Test Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year, NBU conducts a community smoke test survey in the four quadrants of our service territory to ensure water safety. This test helps us locate breaks, defects, and plumbing faults to maintain the integrity of our wastewater system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed embed--16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udca7 Hydro Highlights: Smoke Testing \ud83d\udca7\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ki-IdSU7vQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Community-Smoke-Test-Survey-Door-Hanger-4.25x14-resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10320\" style=\"width:114px;height:375px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The door hanger to the right will be placed at surrounding homes and businesses before the tests begin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not need to be at home during the test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If any individual in your home or business has respiratory problems or is immobile, please notify us at <strong><a href=\"tel:830.608.8831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">830.608.8831<\/a><\/strong> prior to testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crews will open manholes in streets and easements and pump a non-toxic, non-staining gas through the pipe system to identify breaks or defects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If no lateral defects are found, smoke will exit from vents on the roof of your home. (see graphic below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If smoke enters your home, or you discover smoke when you return, there is a chance that <strong>dangerous wastewater gases may be entering your home<\/strong>. Please evacuate and call us immediately at<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"tel:830.629.4628\"><strong>830.629.4NBU<\/strong><\/a> (4628).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic depicting NBU's community smoke test process.\" class=\"wp-image-10333\" style=\"width:894px;height:578px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-2048x1326.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1200x777.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-576x373.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--blue icon icon-report\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> For Questions About the Smoke Test Program  <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>Contact NBU at <a href=\"tel:830.608.8831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">830.608.8831.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, NBU conducts a community smoke test survey in the four quadrants of our service territory to ensure water\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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