Freeze Protection and Winterization

Dallas does not freeze often, but when it does, backflow devices crack and pipes split. A little prep beforehand saves a big repair afterward. Call 469-208-4222.

Call 469-208-4222

Ice coating a sprinkler spray and a shrub on a frosted brown lawn beside a brick house

Before a hard freeze

Turn the controller off or set it to rain mode
Close the irrigation shut-off valve
Open the test cocks on the backflow device to drain it, then close them partway
Wrap the backflow device with an insulated cover

We can do this for you before a forecast freeze, and show you how so you can do it next time.

Freeze sensors

The Dallas ordinance requires automatic systems to have freeze sensors, so the system does not spray ice on walks and streets. We install and test them.

After the freeze

Open the shut-off slowly and watch the backflow device and the yard. If anything sprays or the meter keeps spinning, shut it back off and call us. Read how to get a Dallas sprinkler system through a freeze.

Questions people ask us

Do I need to blow out my lines in Dallas?

Usually not. Our freezes are short. Shutting off and draining the backflow device is the main step.

My backflow cracked. Can it be fixed?

Sometimes the cracked part can be replaced; sometimes the whole device. We check and tell you.

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.