Winterize

If you live in the region of Long Island, New York, and some northern states, you know winter temperatures may dip well below 32°F. So, if you have a lawn irrigation system, you’ll want to winterize it before the temperatures plunge to the freezing mark.

Winterization

A sprinkler system helps beautify your garden/lawn. But for maintaining that irrigation system and keeping it running smoothly a long time, you have to winterize it as the weather gets colder as well as colder in some parts of the country. The winterization procedure consists of a blow-out method of ridding all the water from all the irrigation components. If it does not occur, the water will freeze and cause damage to the underground sprinkler heads, pipes, pumps, valves as well as other parts of your system.

Why winterization is important

Winterizing an irrigation system is essential because it makes sure that all of the water is out of the whole system, removing any opportunity for freeze damage. In the borderline freeze states that can or cannot drop below freezing temperatures, it’s yet beneficial to winterize your irrigation system. It assists to protect the lawn sprinkler system so that if a cold front moves through, you may be assured that damage leading to costly repairs will not happen. In the northern climates where freezing temperatures are the norm, it’s imperative, you winterize your irrigation system. If you select not to, severe and crucial damage to the system will happen and costly repairs will be essential to resurrect the system. If you forget to winterize your sprinklers, you run the risk that water will freeze in the irrigation valves, pipes as well as sprinkler heads. When water will freeze, then it will expand and cause your system’s parts to burst and destroy the sprinkler system.

What does winterize an irrigation system mean?

Winterizing protects the delicate components of the irrigation system from the harmful impacts of the cold winter weather. The parts are vulnerable to the cold and, if they aren’t protected, they may simply break if any water left inside the pipe’s freezes. The winterizing procedure ensures the system is free of any water that may freeze and finally cause the system to break and malfunction.

The Benefits of Sprinkler Winterization

Prevent the sprinkler system’s pipes from freezing, busting during the winter months by winterizing the sprinkler system before it gets too late. Your lawn sprinkler system brings some years of service as well as saves you hours of labor. It waters your lawn conveniently, effectively, and frees up time to spend on further enjoyable times. You spent precious dollars on your lawn sprinkler system when it was 1st installed. You made, and are willing to make all the essential steps to make sure that it’ll work for a long time. That said, it’s very essential to perform lawn sprinkler winterization before the cold season comes along. Cold winters freeze each drop of water that’s outside. Even water underground, as well as inside the pipes of your lawn sprinkler system. As water freezes inside the pipes, it expands and cracks the pipes, rendering the system useless as spring/summer arrives. Aside from the pipes, other equipment like the backflow device, shut off valves will be damaged by frozen water. Activating damaged valves may create other issues as well. So, do not wait for this moment to happen. lilawnsprinklers can help you winterize your lawn sprinkler system.

Not winterizing can be dangerous

The dangers of not winterizing your sprinkler system range from yard flooding to damage to system valves, pipes as well as sprinkler heads. As mentioned, water that freezes will expand inside pipes as well as other system components, potentially causing the parts to burst. This can destroy your sprinkler system. So, what should a homeowner do? Hire a professional to close your irrigation system down when it is not required.

Consider Hiring a Winterization Pro

Lawn sprinkler winterization may be a relatively rapid DIY job, but there are some reasons why you can yet want to spend the money to hire professional for this one. First, the winterization procedure needs a fairly comprehensive working knowledge of your certain system, involving the layout of every irrigation zone. If you do not know your system well, it is better to have a licensed a lawn irrigation contractor looking over the procedure. 2nd, the blow-out procedure (which some systems will need) can cause damage to system components if it isn’t performed appropriately. And ultimately, blowing out a sprinkler system needs a fairly powerful air compressor, which some homeowners do not have in their garages. These may be rented, but if you are going to that expense, you can be able to hire a pro for not much more. Sprinkler turn-offs aren’t for the inexperienced landscaper. As you may imagine, pumping extreme amounts of pressure into a sprinkler system can make dangerous, as it is connected to the plumbing system of your house or business.

For safety, hand the reins to the professionals. When it comes down to sprinkler system winterization and blow out, our team will ensure the entire procedure is done correctly, safely, and without any damage. We are so confident in our services that if anything were to go wrong, we did be happy to come back as well as fix it at no charge.

Because the summer is ending and the weather is getting cold but it does not mean that you should stop caring for your yard. Now is the unique time to begin getting your irrigation system ready for the winter so you may get some out of it next season. Make an appointment with our highly experienced and expert team. Your yard and wallet will thank you when spring arrives.

lilawnsprinklers sprinkler winterization service includes:

Drain all water from pipes and also from associated parts
Purge all water from pipes, valves, sprinkler heads as well as associated components with an appropriately regulated commercial grade air compressor
Checking for and documenting required repairs
And much more