Sprinkler Articles: Page 2
Practical write-ups on the problems we fix every week in Dallas, and how to keep a system working between visits.
How to Stop Sprinklers From Watering the Sidewalk and Street
Overspray wastes water and breaks the Dallas ordinance. How to fix misaimed heads, parkway strips, high pressure and wind drift with the right nozzles or drip.
Watering Lawns Under Big Trees in Dallas
Grass under oaks and pecans needs less water than grass in sun, not more. How shade zones get overwatered, how roots break lines, and how to fix both.
Brown Spots in a Lawn That Gets Watered: What to Check
Dry stripes along drives, brown rings around heads, patches between heads: the sprinkler problems behind uneven Dallas lawns, and how to rule out disease.
Why Sprinkler Heads Stop Popping Up
One head stuck down, or every head on a zone barely rising. How to tell a bad head from low pressure, a leak, a half-open valve or an overloaded zone.
Why a Sprinkler Zone Won’t Turn On
One zone never runs, or several stopped at once. How to tell a dead solenoid from a cut wire or a controller problem, and what fixes each one.
Sprinkler Zone Won’t Turn Off? What’s Happening and What to Do
When a sprinkler zone keeps running after the controller stops, the valve is usually stuck open. How to shut it off, what causes it, and how it gets repaired.
How to Find a Sprinkler Leak (and Tell Which Kind It Is)
A simple water meter test, the difference between mainline and lateral leaks, and the signs that point to a valve instead of a pipe. Written for Dallas yards.
Cycle and Soak: How to Water Dallas Clay Without Runoff
Clay soil takes water slowly. Splitting each zone into short cycles with a soak between them stops runoff and waters deeper. Here is how to set it up.
Sprinkler trouble in Dallas? Call us.
Describe what you see: a soggy spot, a zone that will not start, a head shooting water, a controller that is dark. We will tell you what it probably is and get you on the schedule.
Call 469-208-4222