As the spring breathes life into your garden, you love pampering your sight with the greenery of your lawns. At times, you might have the idea that the summer heat is a distant thing. Well, this is actually the right time to inspect your sprinkler. Before the heat starts taking a toll on your plants, it’s wise to call in the experts for a professional inspection. A sprinkler inspection involves minor fixes or new installations, as required in your system. In this post, you will get to know some pre summer sprinkler inspection tips.
At DN Sprinklers, we continue to be the top pick in your city when it comes to troubleshooting your sprinklers. Cost-effective and reliable, as our services are, you would love the way we prepare your irrigation system for the summer.
Key aspects to check out during sprinkler inspection
- Check out the sprinkler’s backflow device
- Examine each of its zones to ensure proper functioning
- Slowly pressurize the system’s mainline
- To cover the desired areas, adjust the sprinkler heads
- Check out the rain sensor for optimal functioning
- Cleanse the spray nozzles, so that the spray pattern is even
When you appoint a professional company for sprinkler inspection, the experts would also set the schedule for watering your lawn and gardens. You may also request the professional to raise the heads of sunken sprinklers or tighten the ones that need servicing.
Tips for inspecting your sprinkler before summer
- Fix the heads and nozzles. In case the nozzles or heads of the sprinkler are loose, it might not provide optimal watering coverage. This implies that certain parts of your lawn might remain dry even when the sprinkler is on. In case some parts of your equipment are damaged, those areas would be deprived of water. Often, the accumulation of debris results in damaged sprinkler heads. Besides, the sprinkler inspection experts would examine the nozzles. These parts may break when lawnmowers, vehicles, or utility workers accidentally step over them.
- Check out the leakages. A leakage in your sprinkler may be hard to detect unless you take a note your high energy bill. A professional sprinkler inspection before summer can help you detect possible leakages in your system. Hiring a reputed service provider pays, given that the experts would have a look around your yard to detect possible leakages. At times, you might have leaky nozzles in the sprinkler. Whether the valve needs to be replaced, or any other element has to be fixed, the experts would do the needful.
- Check out the rain shut-off device. You might be having a rain shut-off device in your automated irrigation system. When it rains, the device receives signals through sensors, so that your lawns would not receive excessive water. In the shut-off device, you generally have a small cork disk. This disk would expand when it is wet, and a button would be pressed so that the system skips the subsequent watering cycle. During your pre summer sprinkler inspection, the experts would check this device for proper functionalism.
Contact DN Sprinklers at (210) 765-8667 for a professional sprinkler inspection. You might also reach out to us by furnishing your details on this online form.