Irrigation
Every zone run each month, and reported by zone number
Most irrigation problems on a commercial site are a broken head in a zone nobody walks. We run each zone once a month, watch it work, and fix what we find.
The monthly report lists the zones, what was repaired and what the controller is set to.
Heads, nozzles and valves repaired on the visit
The controller schedule written down
Watering days follow your water provider’s rules
What a check covers
One check, five things looked at
Coverage
Heads turned the right way, and no dry patch or runoff onto walks.
Heads and nozzles
Cracked, tilted or clogged heads fixed or replaced on the spot.
Valves and lines
Leaks found by the wet spot, and repaired or quoted.
The controller
Run times and start times read, and changes logged.
Rain and flow sensors
Tested where the site has them, and reported where it does not.
When a head breaks
What happens when someone reports a leak
- 01
Step 1: The report
Your site contact texts or calls the account desk with where and what.
- 02
Step 2: The visit
The irrigation lead schedules a visit for the next working day and tells your contact when.
- 03
Step 3: The repair
Small fixes are made on the visit. Larger ones are written up and sent for approval first.
- 04
Step 4: The record
The repair appears in that month’s report, by zone.
The year
Irrigation through the Sacramento year
Typical timing for the valley. The proposal sets the dates for your site.
Winter
December to February. Rain does most of the work.
Run times cut back to a winter schedule
Controller rain delay checked
Lines and valves checked after hard freezes
Spring
March to May. The system wakes up.
Every zone run and logged
Broken heads replaced before the heat
Schedule set to the water provider’s days
Summer
June to September. The heaviest watering of the year.
Monthly zone checks continue
Run times adjusted for the heat and logged
Runoff onto walks and lots corrected
Fall
October and November. Time to ease off.
Run times stepped down
Overseeded turf watered on its own schedule
Leaf debris cleared from heads and basins
Scope
Questions about irrigation
Do you promise a lower water bill?
No. We fix leaks and set the schedule you approve, and the report shows what changed. Your bill also follows the weather and the water provider’s rates.
What if our system has no rain sensor?
The audit notes it, and the proposal lists adding one as a separate choice you can accept or leave.
Who sets the watering days?
Your city or water district does. The controller is set to those days and the report records them.
Start with the zones you can’t see
The audit runs every zone once, and the report says what it found.