Start of another season!
All repairs are either completed or scheduled to be completed so that your system will be ready for the upcoming season.
After having finished opening your irrigation system, our technician has completed their report. The report includes performance and maintenance issues in the system that can be easily resolved. Correcting these problems will help prevent system damage and ensure the system works as intended.
The report is not a complete check of the system, but simply observations that were noted during the visit. These are recommendations we believe should be made at some point this year to prevent premature component and landscape failure.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us at 450-458-7755.
Explanations
Here is an explanation of our recommendations. We have ranked each recommendation according to its priority, so you can prioritize and budget accordingly.
Too High | Crooked | Blocked | Move | Too Low
Too high and needs to be lowered
Highest priority – Sprinkler could be damaged
Problem: The sprinkler is too high in the lawn.
- A – When the pipe moves in the ground due to freeze/thaw cycles, the sprinkler will also move if it is connected directly to the pipe.
- B – Lawnmower cuts the top of the sprinkler because it is too high.
Solution: Lower the sprinkler.
- C – A special flexible pipe is installed to lower the sprinkler. The height of the sprinkler is now independent of the pipe.
- D – The lawnmower passes safely over the sprinkler because it is now the correct height.
Crooked and needs to be straightened
High priority – The sprinkler could be damaged
Problem: The sprinkler is crooked and does not water properly. It may also be damaged, any pressure applied to the top of the sprinkler (walking on it, the lawnmower passing over it) can cause the fitting at the bottom of the sprinkler to break.
- A – Spray path if the sprinkler were straight.
- B – Sprinkler is crooked, which reduces the distance of the spray.
- C – Lateral line becomes wavy over time, mainly due to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
- D – Sprinkler is connected directly to the lateral line, going crooked along with it.
Solution: Straighten the sprinkler
- A – The sprinkler is connected to the pipe by a swivel joint, and a flexible hose, allowing the lateral line to move independently of the sprinkler.
- B – The sprinkler is straight, spraying the same distance in all directions.
Blocked by plant growth and should be a 12-inch sprinkler
Medium priority – Parts of the property will not be properly watered
Problem: The sprinkler is too low.
- A – The plant blocks the water.
- B – Water does not reach the other side of the plant.
Solution: Install a larger 12-inch sprinkler to reduce the effect of plant growth.
- C – Installing a larger sprinkler prevents the plant from being flooded.
- D – The water now reaches the other side of the plant.
Blocked and needs to be moved
Medium priority – Parts of the property will not be properly watered
Problem: Plant has grown over the sprinkler.
- A – Plant has grown over the sprinkler.
- B – Most of the spray is blocked by the plant.
- B1 – Almost all the water reaches to the lawn.
- B2 – A large percentage of the water is stopped by the plant.
- B3 – No water reaches the lawn.
Solution: Move the sprinkler out of the vegetation
- A – Move the sprinkler out of the vegetation, into the lawn area.
- B – With the plant no longer blocking the spray, all the water is applied evenly to the lawn.
Too low and needs to be raised
Low priority – Sprinkler will wear out prematurely
Problem: The sprinkler is too low in the soil.
- A – The sprinkler is too low.
- Excess water and mud around the sprinkler.
- Whenever the sprinkler retracts into the ground, it pulls in mud and dirt with it and damages the rubber seal prematurely damaging the sprinkler.
- B – The lawn blocks the profile of the water and reduces the distance.
Solution: Raise the sprinkler to the correct height.
- C – The sprinkler is installed at the correct height.
- D – The water is no longer blocked and the seal will no longer be damaged.
