Investing in landscape lighting is a great way to illuminate the best features of your home and help secure your yard at nighttime. When fixtures begin to flicker or fail, uneven coverage may occur.
IDL Company’s commercial and residential sprinkler winterization services are considered by most as the best in Kansas City.
For homes that have sprinkler systems installed, whether the piping is above or below ground, having winterization finished before it gets too cold is essential to keeping the system in good working order. It can be a powerful bit of preventative maintenance that can not only protect the sprinkler system but the landscaping and even the home itself. We’re going to take a deeper look at just what sprinkler winterization is, why it’s important, what the process actually entails, and what can happen if it’s not done properly by an experienced irrigation contractor.
Sprinkler winterization service is the post-season maintenance to your sprinkler system to get it ready for winters potentially damaging temperatures. Once temperatures are consistently below 32 F, there is the possibility that the water in the lines will freeze. Since water cannot be compressed and expands when frozen, there is a good chance that when that leftover water freezes that it will cause extensive damage to the sprinkler system.
If you have previously had our irrigation professionals come out to service your sprinkler system, we will reach out to you to ensure you have winterization done before any hard freezes. When your sprinkler experts come out for service, they will first determine if your system needs to be drained or forcefully purged with compressed air. Many systems that have built-in drains can be drained, but having them purged is a much more effective way of preventing damage.
Your sprinkler contractor will open a series of valves on your system, and once the water has stopped draining they will attach hoses that carry pressurized air. Then they will push compressed air into the system to force most of the remaining water out of the system before it can be frozen. This ensures that the lines and spray heads are as empty as possible, and at the lowest risk for any potential freeze damage. They will then usually leave some valves open to allow for the continued draining and evaporation of any remaining moisture in the lines.
Homeowners that fail to get appropriate sprinkler winterization service scheduled before the temperatures start to dip below freezing are taking a significant chance of potential damage. Even if they haven’t been used for days or weeks, the water present in a sprinkler system will remain in the lines and can pose a serious risk for freeze damage if not drained or flushed from the system. When temperatures fall, water left in the system can lead to broken spray heads or bursting supply pipes.
While this may sound relatively expensive, that’s not where the damage will stop. When the pipes burst, there is also significant potential for flooding in and around the home, depending on where the pipes are. The best-case scenario is that a pipe bursts far from the home and only causes damage to the landscaping or lawn, along with a spike in the water bill for the home. A worst-case scenario can see a burst pipe closer to, or even inside the home, which can lead to flooding and considerable flood cleanup expenses. This may even include mold remediation in some cases.
Flooding in and around the home can also lead to other problems. If not caught and repaired immediately, this flooding can lead to extensive damage to the area surrounding the home, and even to the home itself. One of the most dangerous possibilities is that the flooding leads to freezing expansion in the foundation of the home, cracking it and leading to repairs that can cost tens of thousands of dollars to repair.
Contact us online or give us a call and talk to a real person! We listen to your needs and goals and schedule service immediately, or schedule a free consultation for a new landscape lighting or irrigation system project!
After we meet with you in person, we will follow up shortly with an estimate or a detailed proposal depending on your project or the services you need. We will be very clear about our pricing and the scope of work to be performed.
We take pride in saying what we will do, and then actually doing what we said. We may not be perfect every single time, we always do it right or make it right. You will see in our reviews that we stand by our products, our services and our work.
Once we complete the work, you can relax knowing that you have received Kansas City’s most professional installation services and top of the line irrigation and landscape lighting products. We will be here to provide the service and maintenance you need on these systems to give you long lasting enjoyment for years to come.
Contact us online or give us a call and talk to a real person! We listen to your needs and goals and schedule service immediately, or schedule a free consultation for a new landscape lighting or irrigation system project!
After we meet with you in person, we will follow up shortly with an estimate or a detailed proposal depending on your project or the services you need. We will be very clear about our pricing and the scope of work to be performed.
We take pride in saying what we will do, and then actually doing what we said. We may not be perfect every single time, we always do it right or make it right. You will see in our reviews that we stand by our products, our services and our work.
Once we complete the work, you can relax knowing that you have received Kansas City’s most professional installation services and top of the line irrigation and landscape lighting products. We will be here to provide the service and maintenance you need on these systems to give you long lasting enjoyment for years to come.
Customized Lighting & Irrigation for Your Own Home!
Smart landscape lighting systems are one of the newest ways that the internet of things, the IoT, is enabling homeowners to beautify their homes exactly how they want, with only a minimum amount of effort.
Smart irrigation systems combine the usefulness of the IoT with the ease of automatic configuration and the benefits of saving money every day that the system is operational. When your smart irrigation system is installed, it will synchronize with the cloud service so that it can create a customized watering program for your lawn and surrounding landscaping. Each day your control unit will interface with the cloud service, and create a watering program based on that day’s weather forecast.
With Smart Irrigation, Drainage & Lighting Solutions from IDL Company
IDL Company
1001 Industrial Drive Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone: (816) 540-9180
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