Winterize Self Draining Sprinkler System

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Winterize self draining sprinkler system.

Winterization of lawn sprinkler systems is necessary in cold climate areas where ice can cause damage to sprinklers valves piping backflow preventers and other system components. The shut off valve for your sprinkler system should be located in an area that is unable to freeze over. Turn off the water supply by closing the main valve in the sprinkler valve box. The pressure is too high and the volume is too low to do a thorough job and you can explode your pipes.

Get your self draining underground sprinkling system ready for winter. Even if you have drained the system with a manual valve method or automatic drain valves it is possible that some water may remain in valves and sprinklers. This should have been done when the system was originally installed. The main shut off valve for your irrigation system needs to be protected against freezing.

Make sure it is wrapped with insulation foam insulation tape and a plastic bag to protect it from harsh winter temperatures and prevent it from freezing. As for doing a self winterizing i keep reading online that it s not ok to use a home air compressor to drain an irrigation system. 2 points 8 years ago. For more home repair how tos home improvement help technology tips garden hints re.

I texted the person who installed my system he said i have a self draining system and all i need to do is find a filter with a bell valve inside the valve box. Imo just see if someone from the company or who installed it can take 30 minutes out of their day to. After completing this step all you need to do is drain the water already inside the system. Turn the water supply off at the main water valve to prevent more water from entering the system.

Shut off the water supply to the irrigation system. How to drain winterize your sprinkler system find the manual drain valves located downstream of each zone valve. Proper care and maintenance in the fall prevents heartache over cracked pipes ruined seals and broken valves in the spring. By necessity the shut off valve for your sprinkler system needs to be located in a place where it can t freeze up.

When the time to winterize your irrigation system rolls around you ll need to shut off the water at the main valve before doing anything else. Ryan will show you how to drain your sprinkler system so that you do not have to worry if there are a few nights that drop below freezing and so that you ca. Open all the drain valves for each zone and leave them open until all the remaining water drains from the pipes.