Irrigation Winterization in Matthews, Weddington, Ballantyne, NC & Neighboring Communities
Your irrigation system will be shut down properly to avoid frost damage in the winter.
During winter, the freezing temperatures can cause water to freeze and expand, potentially bursting the pipes of your irrigation system. That's why it's important to ensure your system is prepped and ready for the winter! Here at Carolina Turf Lawn and Landscape, we offer our irrigation winterization service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Matthews, Weddington, Ballantyne, NC, and neighboring areas.
Our winterization process is thorough and involves various steps to ensure your irrigation system is properly shut down. It's best to schedule this service before the first frost so no water is left within the pipes before temperatures drop to freezing. We also offer an irrigation startup service that you can schedule in the spring to reactivate your system and get it running again. This way, your grass and plants can receive much-needed water again!
Our Irrigation Winterization Process
When you sign up for our irrigation winterization service, we follow a thorough process that ensures your irrigation system is properly shut down for the winter season. Our professionals will make sure every step is done right to prevent your system from getting damaged. Here is a general outline of our irrigation winterization process:
- Shut down the water supply: Our crew will turn off the main water supply to your irrigation system to stop water from entering the pipes. This step will also help us perform the following steps more efficiently.
- Bleed-out system: The next step for our irrigation winterization process is to remove all water from inside the pipes. We'll use the proper equipment for this step to efficiently and completely get rid of any water that could freeze during winter and damage the system.
- Insulate the backflow device: Our process includes covering the backflow prevention device of your irrigation system to protect it from freezing temperatures.
- Insulate valve boxes: We will also insulate the valve boxes of your irrigation system as part of our irrigation winterization process. This will protect the valves of your system and ensure everything continues to run properly when it is ready to be used again in the spring.
- Shut down power: Our last step is to shut down the power of your irrigation system. This will ensure the system will not turn on over the winter season and get damaged.
When should you have your irrigation system winterized?
We recommend having your irrigation system winterized in late fall before the first frost of the winter season. It's best to have your system shut down before this time to ensure it is well prepared for the winter season and there is no water inside that will freeze, expand, and burst the pipes. We also recommend calling us early to schedule your irrigation winterization so we can save you a spot on our calendar!
Reactivate your irrigation system in the spring with our irrigation startup service.
After the winter season, you should have your irrigation system reactivated in the spring. Our team offers an irrigation startup service that will safely turn your irrigation system back on for the new season and reverse the winterization process. This means your irrigation system will be operating again and delivering water to your grass and plants. During our startup process, we will slowly charge up the main line and each irrigation zone. Sprinkler heads will also be adjusted and initial timers will be set to allow the system to release water to your lawn and plants!
Call our team today to enroll in our irrigation winterization service!
To ensure your irrigation system is in top shape for the spring, it should be winterized properly before the winter season to prevent frost damage! That's what we're here for. Our team at Carolina Turf Lawn and Landscape offers our irrigation winterization service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Matthews, NC, and surrounding areas, like Weddington and Ballantyne. Call us today at (704) 649-0430 to enroll in our irrigation winterization service!
