Mike's Irrigation

Sprinkler Blowout in Bend - Winterize DIY How to sprinkler blowout your underground pipe system for winter to prevent freeze damage. First thing you want to do is find your main water shut off valve (turn it off) and teeing off to that should be your irrigation system valve. And if you can't find it from there, track it down from the tap out on the outside exterior of the home and you can find it there. There's also a little drain valve back behind or around the irrigation system valve. You will need to drain that into a cup and release any other water pressure from the irrigation tap out to this valve after the blow out. Find your tap out on the outside of the house. There should be a main ball valve where you can hook up your air compressor. You can buy a little fitting that will hook up to any compressor hose if yours doesn’t have one and you can either leave it on or take it off or cover it for the summertime.   After you have hooked up your compressor, open up...

Residential Irrigation in Redmond Oregon for lack of a better term, is basically yard plumbing. There is/are a lot to learn about it from zones to pressure, friction loss, volumes of water and types of systems like pumped or metered. This article will explain what residential irrigation is and if it could benefit your home or even business irrigation needs. The different types of irrigation systems: Pump System The pump is one of the most overlooked features of an irrigation system. It’s responsible for pushing water to the sprinkler heads. The layout of the system cannot be done without thinking of the capacity, power and efficiency of the pump. Each zone carries with it a different pressure point so the pump system must be correct during install. One major mistake most consumers do is purchase an irrigation pump and not a high pressure pump. The difference is mind boggling as a regular over the counter pump can only do one sprinkler head versus a high pressure whic...

Lawn Edgers and Trimmers There are several types of lawn edgers and trimmers from electric to gas powered to push and string. Flower beds, trees, lampposts and mailboxes need the perfect tool for a good looking landscape. Push and string edgers are sometimes used with wide rubber wheels with blades that are easily adjusted to fit any size of lawn. It all depends on the size of the lawn and the plushness of the grass that will make us switch up equipment to better the needs of the exterior. We have all types of edgers on our trucks to ensure the job is with its correct tools. Landscapes have many types of edges from spade cut, strip (rubber, metal or plastic), masonry (cement, stone or brick) to even wood edging (cedar, bender boards or types of timbers). Having the right equipment to challenge each exterior is important to the longevity of the material a client has and will guarantee long term business with us. The lines of edging have two processes. Vertical and horizont...