Over the past several years we earned the trust of thousands of our clients as their irrigation company. Many of our clients were unaware that we offer holiday lighting but after a few successfully years and a few dozen happy customers, we are pleased to offer holiday lighting to everyone.
One of the most important pieces of equipment on a sprinkler system is the shut off valve. It is the main valve for the water source to the sprinkler system. It is also the valve you turn on in the spring to activate the system and it is the valve you use to perform maintenance and go to in emergencies. I know it as the ' main valve' and I'll stick with calling it the sprinkler 'shut off valve' because that is how most owners identify it as.
As summers slips into fall and the leaves begin to change color it is also the time to begin closing your sprinkler system. As always, the summers fly by and the ritual of preparing for winter takes place. Winterizing a sprinkler system is normally a simple and easy task whereby we pump compressed air into the system instead of water. Water left in the system will freeze and crack the entire pipe, fittings, valves, and sprinkler heads. When water freezes it expands and is a powerful force. Besides being able to ruin a sprinkler system, frozen water can split rocks, steel pipe, and roads (potholes).
