Winter is fast approaching here in Tennessee, and that means it's time to winterize your irrigation system. But, what exactly does it mean to winterizer your irrigation system? Well, irrigation winterization is the process of shutting down your irrigation system and blowing all of the water out of it before the freezing winter weather arrives. If you don't winterize your system, water can freeze in the pipes, causing significant damage to your system. This service needs to be performed before the freezing winter weather sets in, so you should schedule it for either October or November. To ensure that your system is winterized correctly, you should hire professionals to do it!

What is irrigation winterization?

Irrigation winterization is the process of shutting down an irrigation system for the winter season. The first step of this process is to shut off the water supply to your irrigation system so water doesn't continue entering it. Then, compressed air is used to blow out any remaining water in your pipes. After the water has been drained, your irrigation pump needs to be disconnected and drained. Finally, the other parts of your irrigation system need to be secured and shut down.

What happens if you don't winterize your irrigation system?

There are several reasons why you need to have your irrigation system winterized. One reason is that if there were no precautions taken, the water in your pipes could freeze over the course of the winter season, which could cause them to crack or burst. If this happens, you won't notice it at first, but when spring rolls around, your system won't be working and you'll need to invest in costly repairs to get it back up and running so that it can hydrate your grass and plants again. Similarly, water can get trapped in your sprinkler heads and freeze over, causing serious damage to them as well. So, to prevent these issues from occurring, you should have your irrigation system winterized!

When should you schedule irrigation winterization?

Because a winterization service is designed to protect your irrigation system from being damaged due to the freezing weather, it needs to be scheduled before the freezing weather sets in. Here in Tennessee, that means that you should schedule this service in either October or November. During these months, your grass and plants will start to enter dormancy and you won't need to keep them hydrated, so it's safe to shut down your system for the season.

Hire Professionals to Winterize Your Irrigation System

While it may seem like an easy enough task to just shut off your irrigation system for the winter, doing so incorrectly can lead to costly repairs come springtime. Instead of risking this happening, you should hire professionals to winterize your irrigation system. Hiring professionals to winterize your irrigation system ensures that they will follow the correct procedures to ensure the job gets done right. What's more, because professionals do this for a living, they will be able to complete this service quickly and efficiently, which is not something that you could probably do.

After the winter season comes to an end, you should schedule an irrigation startup service to safely bring your system back online in the spring.

Call us today to schedule our irrigation winterization service!

Don't let your irrigation system become damaged due to the freezing temperatures - instead, call us to schedule our irrigation winterization service! At Picture Perfect Landscapes, we will follow a thorough process to winterize your irrigation system, ensuring that it stays protected against freezing temperatures. We offer our winterization service to commercial and residential property owners, as well as HOAs, in Memphis, Midtown Memphis, East Memphis, TN, and nearby areas. Call us today at (901) 246-7656 to schedule our irrigation winterization service!