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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
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I had sprinklers put in last year and the guy that put them in didn't fully get to winterize the system. He said he only got 1/2 done as he did it too late and things were already starting to freeze. He then said don't worry if anything is damaged he would fix under warranty. Now guess what, I can't get ahold of him. I think he is out of business (I wonder why) We live in Canada so yes things freeze pretty bad, I'm just wondering what kind of damage I can expect and how would I fix it? Would each head need to be replaced? How bad would the damage be? The ground is still frozen up here so a few more weeks before I can try it out. How will I be able to tell if there is damage and where the damage is? |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
Greetings from Saskatchewan.,
I bought a house in the fall of 1996 with underground sprinklers and didn't know enough to blow them out before freeze up. I lucked out and only had a few pipes burst right at the sprinkler manifold as it was above ground and outside. The water drained out of the sprinkler heads and went into the pipes which didn't break. Do you have any pipes outside that are above ground that you can see right now?. Are they broken? If not you may have gotten lucky like I did. Only thing you can do right now is wait till spring and turn them on...make sure the frost is out of the ground before turning the valve on.......look for boils of water comming up in the yard grab a shovel .....dig up the area and patch the break if there are any. If your sprinklers pop up and start working fine, consider yourself lucky. BTW they sell the splicing stuff at Home Depot. I'd also continue searching for your contractor...... Hope that was of some help....Jim "Habsfan" wrote in message news Help all. I had sprinklers put in last year and the guy that put them in didn't fully get to winterize the system. He said he only got 1/2 done as he did it too late and things were already starting to freeze. He then said don't worry if anything is damaged he would fix under warranty. Now guess what, I can't get ahold of him. I think he is out of business (I wonder why) We live in Canada so yes things freeze pretty bad, I'm just wondering what kind of damage I can expect and how would I fix it? Would each head need to be replaced? How bad would the damage be? The ground is still frozen up here so a few more weeks before I can try it out. How will I be able to tell if there is damage and where the damage is? |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
Good day from Calgary!
I do have a pipe outside that I will inspect today as well as the manifold is in ground but I can take the cover off and inspect. From your comment below, if I had a break in the pipe do you thin the head wouldn't pop up at all? Are the heads my concern or the pipe which is down underground? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:48:30 -0600, "Jim" jim.morris wrote: Greetings from Saskatchewan., I bought a house in the fall of 1996 with underground sprinklers and didn't know enough to blow them out before freeze up. I lucked out and only had a few pipes burst right at the sprinkler manifold as it was above ground and outside. The water drained out of the sprinkler heads and went into the pipes which didn't break. Do you have any pipes outside that are above ground that you can see right now?. Are they broken? If not you may have gotten lucky like I did. Only thing you can do right now is wait till spring and turn them on...make sure the frost is out of the ground before turning the valve on.......look for boils of water comming up in the yard grab a shovel ....dig up the area and patch the break if there are any. If your sprinklers pop up and start working fine, consider yourself lucky. BTW they sell the splicing stuff at Home Depot. I'd also continue searching for your contractor...... Hope that was of some help....Jim |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
Depending on the size of the break in the line...if there is a break it will
affect the head popping up. Since the head relies on water pressure to pop up and a small crack is possibly in the plastic line then the head may come up lazy and not throw the water as far. If they bounce right up and throw water like they did last year I would say you have nothing to worry about.....If the contractor blew "half of the water out" of your system. the water may be only located inside your pipes underground as the heads would drain themselves of the water and then not be affected by the freezing water.... Given the fact that you are from Calgary might be of some help too as you folks get milder winters there....how cold was you coldest cold snap and for how long? Jim "Habsfan" wrote in message ... Good day from Calgary! I do have a pipe outside that I will inspect today as well as the manifold is in ground but I can take the cover off and inspect. From your comment below, if I had a break in the pipe do you thin the head wouldn't pop up at all? Are the heads my concern or the pipe which is down underground? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:48:30 -0600, "Jim" jim.morris wrote: Greetings from Saskatchewan., I bought a house in the fall of 1996 with underground sprinklers and didn't know enough to blow them out before freeze up. I lucked out and only had a few pipes burst right at the sprinkler manifold as it was above ground and outside. The water drained out of the sprinkler heads and went into the pipes which didn't break. Do you have any pipes outside that are above ground that you can see right now?. Are they broken? If not you may have gotten lucky like I did. Only thing you can do right now is wait till spring and turn them on...make sure the frost is out of the ground before turning the valve on.......look for boils of water comming up in the yard grab a shovel ....dig up the area and patch the break if there are any. If your sprinklers pop up and start working fine, consider yourself lucky. BTW they sell the splicing stuff at Home Depot. I'd also continue searching for your contractor...... Hope that was of some help....Jim |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
We had our usual cold snaps of -40 for a few days, we didn't have our
usual amount of warming periods like we ususally do, which may be a blessing. It seemed that once we got snow in November it seemed like we had snow on the lawns for the entire winter. Another question is when is it safe to turn the system back on? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:10:45 -0600, "Jim" jim.morris wrote: Depending on the size of the break in the line...if there is a break it will affect the head popping up. Since the head relies on water pressure to pop up and a small crack is possibly in the plastic line then the head may come up lazy and not throw the water as far. If they bounce right up and throw water like they did last year I would say you have nothing to worry about.....If the contractor blew "half of the water out" of your system. the water may be only located inside your pipes underground as the heads would drain themselves of the water and then not be affected by the freezing water.... Given the fact that you are from Calgary might be of some help too as you folks get milder winters there....how cold was you coldest cold snap and for how long? Jim |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
Wait entirely until the frost is out of the ground. You can generally tell
when the frost is out of the ground when the puddles in the grass from the snow "run off" dissapears. I'd wait until you see that and then give it another week for good measure... Hope that was of some help....Jim "Habsfan" wrote in message ... We had our usual cold snaps of -40 for a few days, we didn't have our usual amount of warming periods like we ususally do, which may be a blessing. It seemed that once we got snow in November it seemed like we had snow on the lawns for the entire winter. Another question is when is it safe to turn the system back on? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:10:45 -0600, "Jim" jim.morris wrote: Depending on the size of the break in the line...if there is a break it will affect the head popping up. Since the head relies on water pressure to pop up and a small crack is possibly in the plastic line then the head may come up lazy and not throw the water as far. If they bounce right up and throw water like they did last year I would say you have nothing to worry about.....If the contractor blew "half of the water out" of your system. the water may be only located inside your pipes underground as the heads would drain themselves of the water and then not be affected by the freezing water.... Given the fact that you are from Calgary might be of some help too as you folks get milder winters there....how cold was you coldest cold snap and for how long? Jim |
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My sprinklers didn't get winterized, what can I do?
Did you take the brass backflow valve contraption off and store it inside
your home? If you did not and it froze up and ruptured the diaphragm you are in for some big bucks to replace it. It will cost you about $250 to replace. I turn my water supply to the system off the last week in October and blow each zone out with compressed air. I then remove the brass valve, store it, and put baggies over each pipe end and rubber band or tape them up. This is an ABSOLUTE must to do at seasons end!! I live in Illinois. In the Spring reinstall the valve, turn the water on and you're set to go again for another season. My 2 cents worth. "Jim" jim.morris wrote in message ... Depending on the size of the break in the line...if there is a break it will affect the head popping up. Since the head relies on water pressure to pop up and a small crack is possibly in the plastic line then the head may come up lazy and not throw the water as far. If they bounce right up and throw water like they did last year I would say you have nothing to worry about.....If the contractor blew "half of the water out" of your system. the water may be only located inside your pipes underground as the heads would drain themselves of the water and then not be affected by the freezing water.... Given the fact that you are from Calgary might be of some help too as you folks get milder winters there....how cold was you coldest cold snap and for how long? Jim "Habsfan" wrote in message ... Good day from Calgary! I do have a pipe outside that I will inspect today as well as the manifold is in ground but I can take the cover off and inspect. From your comment below, if I had a break in the pipe do you thin the head wouldn't pop up at all? Are the heads my concern or the pipe which is down underground? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:48:30 -0600, "Jim" jim.morris wrote: Greetings from Saskatchewan., I bought a house in the fall of 1996 with underground sprinklers and didn't know enough to blow them out before freeze up. I lucked out and only had a few pipes burst right at the sprinkler manifold as it was above ground and outside. The water drained out of the sprinkler heads and went into the pipes which didn't break. Do you have any pipes outside that are above ground that you can see right now?. Are they broken? If not you may have gotten lucky like I did. Only thing you can do right now is wait till spring and turn them on...make sure the frost is out of the ground before turning the valve on.......look for boils of water comming up in the yard grab a shovel ....dig up the area and patch the break if there are any. If your sprinklers pop up and start working fine, consider yourself lucky. BTW they sell the splicing stuff at Home Depot. I'd also continue searching for your contractor...... Hope that was of some help....Jim |
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