Affordable Sprinkler system repair and installation in Denver. Green Valley Ranch and Stapleton Sprinkler system start up and winter blowouts.

New Landscaping Sprinkler Mod

Denver Sprinkler System Landscaping

If you’re having some landscaping done be sure to think about your current sprinkler system and the coverage you will you need.  You may be fine with just adjusting some of the current sprinkler heads or you may need to have a new zone installed.  If you need help

Taming the “leaking sprinkler” head

Taming the “leaky sprinkler” head

Do you have a chronic leaking sprinkler head in a low lying level of your yard? If so, you are probably plagued with things like:

-Wet mushy spots
-Constant wasting water while the zone drains
-Smells of putrid stagnant water

The good news is there is an easy fix. Install a sprinkler head with a valve check, this stops the water from “leaking” out of the head once the zone shuts off
No more mess, mushy spots, bad smells or wasted water.

– Dan the Sprinkler Man

leaky sprinkler head

Before – Wet, mushy, standing water around head

how to fix a leaky sprinkler

After –  Dry

Vacuum breaker facelift in South Aurora

Old atmospheric vacuum breaker replaced with Nice Febco 765 model.

Denver Vacuum Breaker Repair

Green Valley Ranch Sprinkler Repair

Broken Sprinkler Micro Emitters

Here are some broken micro-emitters that were causing a real headache for the customer, they were losing water like the Titanic (except no life boats)  Just two missing emitters were causing a big mess and much wasted water.  Also they didn’t’ have a pressure reducer installed on this line, which is the guilty culprit most of the times when the micro-emitters are blowing off constantly – TOO MUCH PRESSURE.

 

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Checking your Vacuum Breaker for freeze damage

Here are a few quick & simple steps to check if your vacuum breaker/ Anti-siphon valve has suffered some freeze damage: With the water turned on/normal operating position  – Look at the unit; no I am not kidding.  This is the most obvious step that is overlooked.  See if you have any water leaking from anywhere on the device?  If so, you may have some old or recent freeze damage, worn or cracked parts, and perhaps dried out gasketsDSC02836DSC03268DSC03015             DSC03262DSC03257DSC03012DSC03193

 

1. Look for obvious cracks or breaks in the copper pipe surrounding your vacuum breaker

 

2. Inspect the valves and valve handles, the valves areas are some of the weakest points on the system along with the bonnet and poppet. Usually the opposite side of the handles will crack and give way to frozen water in the valve.

 

3. Inspect the “guts” of the unit (Bonnet/ top piece, think baby’s bonnet if you want to remember the difference) and poppet is the lower piece) on the Febco models you will have plastic pieces that are easily susceptible to cracking and breakage; typically the plastic threaded guts will be pushed up and out of the unit. The best way to check this is to actually be at eye level with the unit.

 

4. Is there water leaking out if the unit? Under normal conditions there should be no water leaking or squirting out of the unit

 

5. Green oxidation is also a sign of leaking water out of somewhere in the unit

 

6. You may need to remove the canopy/ lid to inspect the Bonnet and poppet “the guts” of the unit.  It is best to turn one of the large handles on the vacuum breaker to the closed position and shut the water flow off to the unit prior to removal of the canopy. Then open one of the small check ports with a flat head screwdriver to relieve the built up pressure in the unit. Now you can take a good look into the guts of the unit for damage

 

If  you don’t find any of these signs, chances are good that your vacuum breaker made it through the cold weather without any damage.  

Broken Sprinkler Pipe – North Denver

A recent repair when I was doing the spring start up for new customer in North Denver. A frozen sprinkler pipe right at the irrigation box in the backyard. This is pretty typical if you don’t properly winterize and blow out the sprinkler system. sprinkler pipe fix at irrigation box

broken sprinkler pipe