American Fork, Utah
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Sprinkler repair, spring startups, filters and fall blowouts for American Fork yards, set up for the city's pressurized irrigation season, watering days and meters.
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Sprinkler Repair in American Fork
American Fork runs its own pressurized irrigation system for outdoor water. It turns on around April 15 and off around October 15, and the city tells owners to blow out their lines in mid-October. Right now even addresses water Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, odd addresses water Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Saturday is for spot watering only. The city adjusts that schedule in dry years, so we check it each spring.
The city has put meters on its pressurized irrigation connections and is phasing in a tiered rate based on lot size and use. A stuck valve or a broken head that ran all summer used to cost the lawn. On a meter, it starts showing up as money. Fixing a leak in May is a lot cheaper than paying for it until the October shutoff.
The water itself is tough on parts. It is untreated surface water that the city screens, and the city suggests a filter at the home to protect the heads. It is also hard water, so mineral scale builds up in heads and drip emitters over time. We clean or swap clogged parts, add or service the filter, and set run times that fit your soil.
American Fork sits at the foot of Timpanogos where the river comes out of the canyon, so one town runs from soft lakebed silt that ponds and settles on the flats to boulder ground at the canyon mouth, all watered on the city's metered PI schedule.
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The American Fork challenges
Screened surface water still carries grit, and hard water leaves scale behind. Over a few seasons, nozzles spray crooked and drip emitters quit. We flush the lines, clean the filter and replace the heads and emitters that are past saving.
Silt and clay take water slowly. One long run on your watering day puts water down faster than the ground can take it, and the rest heads for the gutter. We split runs into shorter cycles so it soaks in.
A cracked fitting under the lawn can leak for months before it shows. With meters on the connections, that water now has a cost. We pressure test each zone and track down the leaks that hide under sod or behind a retaining wall.
Once the city shuts the water off around October 15, you lose the chance to test the system under pressure. We book blowouts ahead of that date, so leaks get found while there is still water in the line to show them.
The J&H approach
After the water comes on in April, we open the main slowly, run each zone, fix broken heads and leaks, check the filter and set the controller for your watering days instead of every day.
We check that heads reach each other, match nozzles in each zone and set cycle and soak on silt. On sloped spots we add check valves so the low heads do not drain the line and flood the bottom of the yard.
We schedule blowouts in early to mid October, test each zone one last time and then clear the lines with air. Backflow parts and valves get drained so a hard freeze does not crack them over the winter.
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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