“It is important to do a regular maintenance check on your sprinklers. If sprinklers are not kept in good working condition, they can waste water as well as have detrimental effects on your landscape.”
Helpful Hints for Irrigation
How to Save on Water Usage
Turn clocks off during rainy weather. Once rain has stopped, wait until the ground begins to dry (this may take 2-3 days) before returning to your regular watering schedule. This translates to big savings on your water bill and it also helps to sustain our local water source!
Automatic rain sensors are also available – call today to have one of our irrigation specialist to install yours properly! For more information on Rain Sensors, click the PDF below:
The City of Spokane offers incentives for water conservation techniques like installing a rain sensor! To learn more, click the link below:
http://www.spokanewater.org/?page_id=279
To view and print the application for the water conservation incentive, please click the PDF below:
2011 Instructions & Application for Water Conservation Incentives
Irrigation Services
- GREEN FEATURE Irrigation Monitoring
- Detect potential problems that help you prevent water waste, water runoff, & sprinkler damage
- Adjust clocks for seasonal irrigation needs; saving you more water overall
- The less water you use, the more money you save!
- Efficient water usage preserves natural resources and promotes the sustainability of our local water source
- GREEN FEATURE Rain Sensors
- Save Money: Whether you pay for city water or spend electricity running a pump, the money you save over time will more than pay for the rain sensor!
- Prolong the Life of Your Irrigation System: A rain sensor can reduce wear to your system because it runs only when necessary.
- Reduce Nutrient Loss & Disease Damage: Over-watering causes nutrients to wash away from turf, requiring increased applications of fertilizer. It also retards deep root growth and increases lawn susceptibility to disease. In fact, over-watering has been called the most common cause of disease in turf.
- Conserve Municipal Water: By preventing unnecessary irrigation after rain events, rain sensors help ensure water availability for emergencies, such as firefighting, especially during the peak summer months.
- Sprinkler Start-Up in the Spring
- Let our professional irrigation technicians start up your sprinkler systems in the spring, check for potential winter damage, and adjust for proper coverage!
- Sprinkler Repairs throughout the season
- Keeps your system operating efficiently
- We are proud to use Auto Rain and Horizon irrigation parts
- Sprinkler Blow-Out and Winterization in the Fall
- Let our professional irrigation technicians winterize your sprinkler systems for safe sprinkler dormancy over the winter time
- Proper sprinkler winterization keeps pipes from freezing and breaking during the winter months
- Drip System Installation
- Great for proper watering of your trees!
- Great for shrub and flower beds!
- Sprinkler System Renovation
- Let us help make your sprinkler system more efficient and effective!
- New Sprinkler Installation
- Let us help you get the new sprinkler system you deserve! No more manual watering with new and efficient sprinkler heads and timers!
Click on the link below to access a general watering schedule that will help you conserve water and keep your lawn looking healthy!
- What do I need to do before they come to winterize my sprinkler system in the fall?
What do I need to do before they come to winterize my sprinkler system in the fall?
- ** Make sure that any water controls with inside access (garage or basement) are turned OFF
** Make sure that your sprinkler clock is turned OFF if it requires inside access (garage or basement)
** If you will not be home when we come to visit, please make special arrangements with our office so that our technicians have sufficient access to the sprinkler controls
- ** Make sure that any water controls with inside access (garage or basement) are turned OFF
- What do I need to do before they come to start up my sprinkler system in the spring?
What do I need to do before they come to start up my sprinkler system in the spring?
- ** Make sure that any water controls with inside access (garage or basement) are turned ON
** Make sure that your sprinkler clock is turned ON if it requires inside access (garage or basement)
** If you will not be home when we come visit, please make special arrangements with our office so that our technicians have sufficient access to the sprinkler controls
- ** Make sure that any water controls with inside access (garage or basement) are turned ON
- How often should I be watering my lawn?
How often should I be watering my lawn?
- ** Please view our general watering schedule for basic guidelines to proper lawn watering. The watering schedule link can be found on the Irrigation page above the FAQs section
- What are rain sensors?
What are rain sensors?
- ** What is a rain sensor?
A rain sensor, also called a rain shut-off device or a rain switch, is a small device that turns off an irrigation system when it rains. Mounted in an open outdoor area and connected to your irrigation system, a rain sensor can significantly reduce your water bill while conserving municipal drinking water.
Some rain sensors have a function to turn off within the first few minutes of rainfall. The total amount of rain will determine how long your system will stay off. The rain sensor may shut your system off for one to several days after a rainfall, depending on a number of factors such as the amount of rain and the sensor’s exposure to wind and sun.
**How do rain sensors work?
Most rain sensors have water-absorbing expansion disks that swell in the presence of rain – similar to a sponge – and after a certain amount of rainfall, depress an electrical switch, thereby bypassing the regular cycle of irrigation and turning off your automatic irrigation system. The disks shrink as they dry, until they release from the electrical switch, restoring the normal cycle of your irrigation system. Rain sensors with expansion disks are the most popular type because they are highly reliable and require little maintenance.
- ** What is a rain sensor?
