Start-Ups and Winterizing

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Beginning your irrigation season with a spring start-up will help you enjoy your system all year long. Our standard spring start-up includes starting the controller and manually cycling through all your system zones to ensure that all zones are pressuring properly. We will also thoroughly walk-through your property to make sure that all heads are pointing in right direction, check for leaks, and make sur your system is running as efficiently as possible. We’ll make note of any problem areas and give you a quick estimate. Standard spring maintenance includes starting the controller and manually cycling through all your system zones to ensure that all zones are pressuring properly.

Before it freezes, it’s paramount to get your sprinkler system winterized. Our winterizations include shutting-off the water supply to the irrigation system, draining out most of the water from the sprinkler system, and connecting an air compressor to blow the lines clear of any remaining water. We will also do a walkthrough to make sure everything looks good before the snow falls.

Spring Start-up Features

Key features of spring-start-ups.

  • Inspect Backflow Preventer for winter damage
  • Turn on main water supply to pressurize the main
  • Examine system zone by zone, head by head
  • Adjust and clean heads and nozzles that need to
  • Identify any damaged components
  • Ensure the controller is properly programmed

Winterization Features

Key features of winterizations.

  • Shutting-off water supply to your sprinkler system
  • Drain the vast majority of the water from the irrigation system
  • Blow-out the hoses and lines to clear of any remaining water
  • Program your system to a dormant mode for winter
  • Identify any problem areas

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