A poorly maintained sprinkler system prevents water from reaching its designed area of your yard, and instead causes wasted water to go onto your driveway, curb, or even cause water damage to your home. A Gainesville irrigation system service plan is one of the most effective ways to reduce your GRU water bill, reduce pollution from run-off, and improve plant health by applying the correct amount of water where it can be utilized by the landscape.
Minimally, irrigation systems should be checked on a bi-annual basis. Once at the beginning of the season when the system is first turned up to it's regular watering schedule and again in winter when you set the timer back to once per week. However, we recommend that commercial irrigation systems be looked at quarterly or even monthly due to size and complexity.
THE BASIC STEPS OF SEASONAL IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE ARE:
1. Inspect the controller and make sure it’s set correctly on the date and time
2. Change the schedule to reflect the Gainesville’s Irrigation watering schedule for allowed watering days and times.
3. Test the weather sensor (or if you have a smart wifi controller test the weather pattern area.)
4. Replace the back-up battery once annually (Typically a 9V battery)
5. Turn on each zone and look for system damage such as: Leaking valves or pipes, broken or missing heads, clogged nozzles, seal leaks, sunken heads and tilted heads.
6. Test each head for accurate and adequate coverage. Risers may need to be brought up higher to spray over growing shrubbery
For questions or additional information, please contact our office for Sprinkler System Maintenance at (352) 378-5296 or email us at info@themasterslawncare.com