The present invention relates to water purification equipment, and discloses a backflushing type tap water purifier, which comprises an outer cavity, wherein both ends of the outer cavity are opened, the inner cavity is divided into a left chamber and a right chamber, a first filtration core and a second filtration core are respectively sleeved inside the left chamber and the right chamber, the second filtration core and the right chamber form sliding matching so as to form a piston type structure, the side wall of the first filtration core is provided with a first water inlet for entering of tap water, the adjacent surfaces of the first filtration core and the second filtration core are correspondingly provided with a first water outlet and a second water inlet, the first water outlet and the second water inlet are communicated, the second filtration core is provided with a water purification hole for removing purified water, the outer cavity is provided with a tap water inlet and a tap water outlet, the tap water outlet is correspondingly provided with a tap water switch, and both ends of the outer cavity are provided with a left end cover and a right end cover for sealing the inner cavity. According to the present invention, the backflushing type tap water purifier has characteristics of novel design idea, easy operation, and effective filtration core dirt removing.