Winterizing your irrigation is very important to prevent damage over the cold, long winter that if forgotten or improperly done could lead to extra money spent on repairs.
Homeowners have tried to winterize their system using the compressor found in their garage rather than seeking out a professional. At Barrett Lawn Care, we do not advise this as there are significant differences between a home compressor and our commercial grade machine. Most home owners will have a ¼” hose where at Barrett Lawn Care, Inc. we use a ¾” hose for our compressor. Despite your home compressor and our commercial compressor sharing the same amount of pressure, 80 PSI, the volume will be much different. These differences will determine degree of time and potential damage to an improperly blown out system. It would take minimum 8 hours to blow out your system, your whole Saturday, with the smaller hose. With our commercial grade materials we can successfully complete the task in around 30 minutes. Another downside of do-it-yourselfers is there is no guaranteed removal of all the water from the lines, as there is simply not enough air going through the system to force the water out. If water remains it can cause freeze breaks. Winter damage will require Barrett Lawn Care to dig into your beautiful lawn to find and repair issues as a result of improper blow-outs and winterization.
To avoid headaches and time loss, call Barrett Lawn Care to schedule your winter blow-out and ensure a properly functioning system in spring to give your grass a great start to a green year!
