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LAWN SPRINKLER SPRING TURN ON in Northern Illinois

SPRING IS ALMOST HERE. IT’S TIME TO START CLEANING UP THE MESS LEFT FROM THE WINTER. AFTER THE SNOW HAS MELTED, AND THE LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN GROOMED, IT’S TIME TO TURN YOU'RE LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM BACK ON. THIS IS USUALLY DONE BETWEEN APRIL 15TH, AND MAY 15TH. GRASS GOES DORMANT AT 70 DEGREES, UNLESS IT GETS A REGULAR WATERING. SO DON’T WAIT UNTIL WE ARE HITTING 70 DEGREES REGULARLY. IT IS BEST TO HAVE YOU'RE SYSTEM TURNED ON, SERVICED AND WAITING FOR THE WARM DAYS TO START.

IRRIGATION TURN ON SERVICE IS MORE THAN JUST HOOKING UP THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE, AND SETTING THE CONTROLLER. IF YOU HAVE A QUALITY UNDER GROUND SPRINKLER COMPANY DOING YOUR SERVICE THEY SHOULD:

1. REINSTALL THE RPZ , TURN ON THE WATER, WAIT UNTIL IT STOPS, CHECK THE METER TO SEE IF IT IS STILL TURNING, IF IT IS THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE. IT MUST BE FOUND AND REPAIRED. ANY LEAK AT THIS POINT IS 24 HOURS A DAY AND WILL ADD UP TO A LOT OF MONEY AND A MUD PIT.
2. CHECK EACH ZONE IN THE SYSTEM HEAD BY HEAD, REPLACE, OR ADJUST EACH HEAD AS THEY GO, RAISE OR MOVE ANY HEADS THAT ARE BLOCKED BY OVER GROWN PLANTS, OR TREES. THIS MAY BE NECESSARY DUE TO PLANTS MATURING OR LANDSCAPE CHANGES.
3. CHECK FOR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS, THEY CAN OFTEN BE FROM A POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM (TOO MANY HEADS ON A ZONE), OR A LEAK, IN EITHER CASE THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED. LEAKS AT THIS POINT ARE ONLY WHILE THE SYSTEM IS RUNNING. THEY ARE MUCH HARDER TO FIND. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SEE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN ZONE PERFORMANCE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SMALL LEAK SITUATION.
4. EACH VALVE IN EACH VALVE BOX SHOULD BE INSPECTED WHILE IT IS RUNNING, OFTEN VALVES WONT LEAK UNTIL THEY ARE TURNED ON.
5. R P Z SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED BY A LICENSED PLUMBER WHO HAS R P Z CERTIFICATION IN HIS CREDENTIALS. HE SHOULD SEND PAPER WORK TO THE CITY, AND THE STATE.
6. THEY SHOULD RUN AN OHM TESTER ON EACH ZONE, TO CHECK FOR FAULTY SOLENOIDS, OR SOON TO BE FAULTY SOLENOIDS, AND REPLACE ALL THAT ARE SUSPICIOUS.
7. THEY SHOULD CHECK THE RAIN SENSOR, AND SET A PROGRAM THAT WILL SUIT THE PROPERTIES NEEDS
8. FINALLY THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE

I HAVE SEEN MANY LAWN SPRINKLER COMPANIES THAT ONLY DO HALF OF THE THINGS ON THIS LIST. THEY ARE CHEATING THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE ONE COMPANY THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS ALLSCAPE INC.

YOU CAN REACH THEM AT 847-769-9529 OR LANDSCAPE WEBSITE