Timing Your Spring Start: A Guide to Irrigation De-winterization Determining when is a good time to de-winterize your irrigation system depends primarily on local soil temperatures and the passing of the final hard frost. Typically, homeowners in Greater Monroe County should schedule this service between mid-April and early May. Waiting until the ground consistently stays above freezing protects your backflow …
Everything You Need to Know About Backflow What is a backflow? Backflow is the undesirable reversal of water flow from an irrigation system back into a clean, potable water supply. This event occurs when a drop in municipal water pressure creates a vacuum effect, sucking fertilizers, pesticides, and bacteria into your drinking water. Consequently, New York State law requires the …
Understanding Residential Irrigation System Costs Irrigation system costs typically range from $3,000 to $5,000 for a quarter-acre lot, while larger or more complex estates can exceed $15,000. These figures include professional irrigation installation, high-quality components, and mandatory statutory items like backflow prevention devices. Consequently, homeowners should invest in a professional site audit to receive an accurate quote tailored to their …
How Do I Get a Lush Looking Lawn? To get a lush looking lawn, you must hire professional irrigation systems installers who utilize precision hydraulic design and smart weather-sensing technology. Experts recommend an irrigation installation that features head-to-head coverage and matched precipitation rates to ensure uniform water distribution. Consequently, an automated system eliminates dry spots and promotes deep root growth …
To get a great looking lawn, you should hire a professional irrigation installation service that utilizes precision design and smart weather-sensing technology. Experts recommend a custom layout with head-to-head coverage to eliminate dry patches and promote uniform turf growth. Consequently, an efficient irrigation installation ensures your landscape receives the exact amount of water needed while preventing wasteful runoff and high …
The Best Residential Irrigation Installation: How to Fix a Patchy Lawn with Professional Irrigation Installation To fix a patchy lawn, you must combine soil aeration, overseeding, and a professional irrigation installation that provides uniform water distribution. Experts recommend high-efficiency nozzles and smart controllers to ensure every square inch of turf receives deep, consistent moisture. By targeting dry zones with a …
A green lawn doesn’t have to be a gamble. When it comes to the weather, sometimes you win. And sometimes you don’t — like this year. What looked like a wetter-than-normal spring raised hopes for an easy, green summer. But by July, the rain dried up. With 50% less precipitation than average, July rolled into a parched August, and a …
Imagine: a vibrant, healthy lawn and garden, flourishing virtually hands-free. Picture your weekdays and weekends: free from the dirty, wet hassle of wrestling with tangled hoses and uncooperative hose reels, hurrying around the yard hauling and connecting and disconnecting hoses, the endless cycle of moving sprinklers, and the nagging worry of whether you’ve watered enough—or too much. Sprinkler system vs. …
Quality Irrigation: Differences That Make A Difference Irrigation Tech provides the most innovative solutions for your home. We focus on efficient Design, Installation & Warranties to protect your landscape. Our team is fully insured. We also follow all laws regarding permits and utility stakeouts. Furthermore, we use the best materials available. We install durable WiFi controllers for easy management. Our …
Why Your Sprinkler Heads Aren’t Delivering Enough Water A lush, green lawn depends entirely on a reliable irrigation system. However, many homeowners eventually notice dry patches or weak spray patterns. If your sprinkler heads seem to be failing, you must act quickly. Neglected irrigation issues often lead to expensive landscaping repairs and dead grass. As experts in residential irrigation, we …
How to Fix Persistent Wet Areas in Lawn and Landscape Zones A healthy lawn needs the right amount of water. However, too much water in one spot creates a major headache. If you notice soggy patches, you must find the source quickly. Wet areas in lawn zones can ruin your grass and attract pests. As experts in residential irrigation, we …
Why DIY Irrigation Might Cost You More in the Long Run Many homeowners love a good weekend project. You might think installing your own irrigation system will save you a lot of money. However, this task is much more complex than it first appears. While you might save on labor initially, mistakes can become very expensive. Most DIY enthusiasts find …
Enjoy More of Life with a Direct Irrigation System Installing a lawn and landscape watering system will simplify your life immediately. Most homeowners want a beautiful yard without the constant labor. Therefore, an innovative, automatic, direct irrigation system from Irrigation Tech is the perfect solution. We design and install systems that remove the hassle of yard work. Managing hoses and …
Mastering Your Lawn: Water Needs and Common Mistakes Relying on manual watering methods often leads to disappointment. Many homeowners make mistakes like overwatering or underwatering as the weather changes. Unfortunately, these habits waste water and damage your plants. Furthermore, poor watering does not promote a healthy, deep root system. To achieve a lush yard, you must move beyond the Wrong …
How to Take Advantage of Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Tips To optimize your yard, you must combine proper species selection, precise mowing, and a professional irrigation installation that adapts to seasonal water demands. High-quality maintenance involves applying nitrogen-rich fertilizers during active growth phases and utilizing smart controllers to prevent water waste. By following these structured Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Tips, …
The Ultimate Guide to Irrigation Installation and Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Tips How to Take Advantage of Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Tips To grow a healthy yard, you must utilize an automatic irrigation installation that delivers water at the precise rate for your specific soil type. Experts recommend watering during the early morning hours to minimize evaporation and prevent the …
Understanding Why Underground Irrigation Systems Leak Why Underground Irrigation Systems Leak is primarily due to mechanical wear, accidental damage from yard work, or material degradation caused by environmental freeze-thaw cycles. Common culprits include cracked PVC pipes, malfunctioning solenoid valves, and punctured lateral lines that lose pressure over time. Consequently, homeowners must perform seasonal maintenance to identify these issues before they …
How Best to Improve Irrigation Efficiency To Improve Irrigation Efficiency, you must integrate smart WiFi controllers, utilize pressure-regulated sprinkler heads, and transition to drip irrigation for non-turf zones. These upgrades allow for site-specific water application based on real-time evapotranspiration data and local soil intake rates. By eliminating over-spray and optimizing hydraulic pressure, homeowners can reduce water waste by up to …
How to Maximize System Installation Expansion Replacement A successful System Installation Expansion Replacement requires a strategic design that accounts for hydraulic pressure, soil composition, and future landscape growth. Homeowners must utilize professional vibratory plows to minimize turf disruption and install smart controllers to optimize water application rates. By integrating these high-efficiency components during the irrigation installation process, you ensure 100% …
What Does it Cost to Install a Landscape Irrigation System? The short answer is ‘it depends’. It depends on the size and shape and grade of the property, as well as the location of trees and configuration of plantings, turf areas, hardscapes, and pools; the water source that will be used to supply the irrigation system; and whether or not …
Why Do Most Landscape Irrigation Systems Need Backflow Prevention Devices? When you turn on a faucet, the last thing you expect is to see worms swimming around in your bathtub. Yet, according to an article by Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano in the Irrigation & Green Industry Magazine, that happened to a Michigan homeowner who was sprinkling their lawn when a water …
Types of Automatic Irrigation Systems The best way to ensure that your lawn is lush and green all spring, summer, and fall is to install an automatic lawn irrigation system. An automatic lawn irrigation system is fed from property’s water supply – or a nearby lake, pond, or well, and is operated by computerized controller that you can ‘set and forget,’ …
Automatic Landscape Irrigation Save Work, Worry, and Water! A lush, green lawn boosts the curb appeal of any property—but achieving that look takes a serious commitment and a lot of physical effort, especially when it comes to watering. Property owners can automate the watering process to save work, worry, and water with an automatic landscape irrigation system. Automated irrigation systems follow a …
Water stays inside your irrigation lines after the sprinklers stop running. Before freezing weather arrives, that water needs to be removed so it cannot freeze, expand and damage the system. A sprinkler blowout uses compressed air to move water out of sprinkler and drip irrigation lines. This checklist explains what you can prepare, what your technician will handle and what …
Before the first freeze, your irrigation system needs more than a change to its watering schedule. Water left inside pipes, valves, sprinkler heads and drip lines can freeze and cause damage, even after you turn the controller off. Preparing early gives you time to spot leaks, arrange winterization and plan separate watering for any new plants that still need care. …
Many homeowners keep a healthy yard with a hose and sprinkler, so installing an irrigation system is a choice, not a requirement. The decision comes down to the time watering takes, how much of the yard needs attention, and whether you can keep up during hot, dry stretches. A system may be useful when hand watering becomes a chore or …
Cold weather is closing in, and water still sitting in your sprinkler lines won’t survive a hard freeze quietly. It cracks valves, splits lines, and damages heads, and none of it shows up until spring, when it’s a repair bill instead of something that could’ve been prevented. We clear every zone on your property before the ground freezes, so your …
A lawn irrigation system looks simple from the outside and a few sprinkler heads popping up out of the grass, a timer in the garage, done. But the systems that actually work well, the ones that leave you with even, green coverage instead of soggy patches next to brown, crispy corners, are the ones that were planned properly before a …
A sprinkler timer only works as well as the person programming it. Even the best irrigation controller on the market will overwater your lawn, underwater your flower beds, or run at the wrong time of day if the settings inside it aren’t dialed in correctly. If you’ve ever stared at a control panel full of buttons and dials wondering where …
The size of an irrigation pump comes down to two numbers: how many gallons per minute (GPM) your system’s largest zone demands, and how much pressure (PSI) it takes to push water from the source to the last sprinkler head. For most properties in the Finger Lakes Region, those two numbers determine whether you need a booster pump, a submersible …
The 5 most common sprinkler system problems are clogged or broken heads, low water pressure, zone failures, controller and scheduling errors, and underground pipe leaks. Most show up as visible lawn symptoms first: brown patches, soggy spots, or zones that go quiet while others run normally. Here’s how to read what you’re seeing and figure out where to look. Why …
Every customer wants to know: When will my irrigation system installation begin? It’s a fair question. We build our installation schedule months in advance and use decades of experience to inform the custom-built software tool that helps us estimate how long each installation will take to complete. We then place the job into a calendar schedule and hope for the …
Sprinklers can push a water bill up, but it’s rarely the system itself causing it. Usually it’s a leak, a head pointed the wrong way, or a watering schedule nobody’s adjusted since spring. Monroe County Water Authority charges $4.39 per 1,000 gallons for the first 125,000 gallons each month, and a leak running quietly for a few weeks adds up …