Even here in sunny Florida there are times when the temperature will dip
below freezing. Particularly overnight, the area can experience a hard
freeze. While we all know we need to wrap up out plants, most people do
not consider what can happen to their irrigation system during a hard
freeze. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Every irrigation system is required to have a backflow preventer
installed. The backflow preventer is typically found by the water meter close to the house.
A backflow preventer is an important component that protects
the potable city water supply from possible contaminated water. Once
potable water reaches the sprinkler head it is considered contaminated and
back siphonage will allow water to go from the sprinkler head back to the
city water main without this component.
Since this device is the single most expensive part of your irrigation
system, we at Allstar Irrigation recommend that it should be insulated and
heavily taped with a heavy duty UV resistant grade tape to protect it from
freeze damage in the winter and sun damage in the summer. A little time
and a small investment could save you several hundred dollars in damage
and failure.
Speaking of saving, in upcoming blog posts I will show you how to save
water by making small adjustments to your existing sprinkler system, as
well as by the use of energy efficient sprinkler heads. Until then,
remember that the grass is always greener on the other side of the
sprinkler head.
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