Winter officially begins this Monday December 21 and listening to the way the weather reports it looks like we are in for an early start this weekend. Winter has its own special rules and if not followed carefully can make for a dangerous and costly few months.
Announcement! This will be the last week for winterizing!
There are a certain percentage of my clients who like to live dangerously and they are the ones who wait until Thanksgiving and into December before they call us back for their annual winterizing. They have ignored our mailings since September, our repeated phone calls, and emails reminding them that this service is available and not an option.
One of the most important pieces of equipment on a sprinkler system is the shut off valve. It is the main valve for the water source to the sprinkler system. It is also the valve you turn on in the spring to activate the system and it is the valve you use to perform maintenance and go to in emergencies. I know it as the ' main valve' and I'll stick with calling it the sprinkler 'shut off valve' because that is how most owners identify it as.
"Every time my sprinkler system is on my whole house shakes, rattles, and rolls, and at 4:00 am, I would much rather sleep."
