If you have never heard the term sprinkler blowout before, you may be tempted to picture something very alarming — maybe you’re seeing holes bursting through the underground portions of your irrigation system, seeping wasted water into the ground. Maybe you’re seeing your sprinkler, building and building with pressure until finally, when it can’t hold it anymore, it finally pops, little plastic sprinkler head bits flying everywhere.
Thankfully, though, a sprinkler blowout isn’t nearly as alarming. In fact, sprinkler blowouts are an essential part of winterizing your sprinklers to prevent ice from freezing in your sprinkler system when the temperatures start to dip below zero in the colder months.
The sprinkler blowout process involves disconnecting your sprinkler system from your water and hooking up an air compressor to your sprinklers and using this to blow air through your system, making sure that there is no remaining water anywhere in your system. Assuming that you keep your sprinkler system disconnected from your water supply for the entire winter season, this should guarantee that your irrigation system makes it through the cold months intact and ready to get back to work revitalizing your lawn in the spring.
As an irrigation company, we pride ourselves on being able to help with a number of aspects of a sprinkler system’s life, including seasonal maintenance that can help prevent you from having to repair things later. If you are interested in sprinkler blowout services, please feel free to contact us to start the process of planning out an appointment.