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Winterizing Your Sprinklers in Colorado

By Sprinklers Editor Posted on October 1, 2010 Posted in Sprinkler Systems No Comments Tagged with Blow Out, Cold Winter, Confusion, Curb Stop, Early Birds, Evaporation, Freezes, Garden Hose, Grass, Hot Days, Insulation, Pipes, Risk, Rule Of Thumb, Sprinkler Shut Down, Sprinkler System, Sprinklers, Stop Valve, Stragglers, Vacuum Breaker, Winter Water, Winterize

Here in Colorado it is important to winterize your sprinkler system in the month of October. Some early birds will winterize at the end of September. That does not hurt anything but may have you doing some watering by hand. …

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When Should I Turn on my Sprinkler System?

By Sprinklers Editor Posted on April 26, 2010 Posted in Sprinkler Systems No Comments Tagged with Ambient Air, Automatic Drain, Back Flow, Best Choice, Bonnet, Copper Pipe, Garden Hose, Insulation, Little Rain, Manifold System, Month Of April, Period Of Time, Pipes, Popet, Prevention Device, Screw Driver, Short Period, Underground Sprinkler System, Vacuum Breaker, Water Flow

My customers call me and ask, “Dave, is it safe to turn on my underground sprinkler system now?”. Here in Colorado I have seen temperatures drop below freezing as late as June. Of course that is extremely rare. However it …

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Winterizing Your Sprinklers in Colorado

When Should I Turn on my Sprinkler System?