Sprinkler winterization protects your irrigation system from freeze damage over the winter. Pro-Mow purges all of the water from the system with compressed air, deactivates the controller, and removes the backflow preventer and leaves it with you. The best time to winterize is before the first frost.
Reviewed by Brian Gepford, General Manager of Pro-Mow, Inc.
An irrigation system spends the growing season full of water. When temperatures drop below freezing, any water left in the pipes freezes and expands. That can crack, break or even burst the lines, and water trapped in sprinkler heads can damage them the same way. None of it is visible until spring, when the system is turned back on and leaks, dead zones and broken heads show up all at once.
The repairs are expensive, and they also leave your lawn and plants without water until the system is working again. Winterizing is a small cost compared with replacing pipes and heads.
Purging with compressed air pushes the water out of the entire system, so you can be confident the pipes are completely cleared before freezing weather arrives. Having professionals do it is the safest and easiest way to make sure nothing is left behind to freeze.
Plan to winterize before the first frost. Once nights start dropping toward freezing, a system that is still full of water is at risk. Scheduling early in the fall gives you a comfortable margin.
Winterization is the last of three seasonal services:
Design, installation and repairs are handled by our sister company, Superior Sprinkler Systems, which has worked on irrigation across Loudoun County since 1991. It is run by the same family from the same Dulles address as Pro-Mow.
Before the first frost. Scheduling early in the fall gives the most protection.
Water left in the pipes can freeze, expand and crack or burst the lines, and water in the heads can damage them too. That means costly repairs in the spring and no water for the lawn until the system is fixed.
We purge the lines with compressed air, which clears water from the entire system, including low spots and sprinkler heads.
It is removed and left with you over the winter. We put it back during the spring start-up.
You can, but the safest and easiest way is to have professionals do it, so you can be sure the pipes are completely cleared of water before it freezes.
Related services: Sprinkler Spring Start-Up, Monthly Sprinkler Maintenance, Fall Lawn Services.
Call 703-957-4880 for a free estimate. Get on the winterization schedule before the first frost.