Winterizing Irrigation System Rain Bird

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Winterizing irrigation system rain bird. Priming a sprinkler system for the season takes only a few quick steps. Properly winterizing your irrigation system is essential to preventing damaged pipe and back flow devices. Just enter your zip code and get a list of pre screened professionals in your area. In this video i show you how to blow out winterize your own sprinkler system irrigation system using any average compressor.

Manual drain auto drain or blowout. 1 tucson az 85706 1 800 rain bird 520 434 6290 fax homeowner s guide to winterization in a freezing climate it is advisable to winterize the sprinkler system in order to avoid damage. This process removes water from the system to prevent ice build up and broken pipes. To minimize the risk of freeze damage you ll need to winterize your irrigation system.

But you can probably blow it out zone by zone. Please download the rain bird homeowner s guide to winterization for detailed instructions on how to prepare your irrigation system for the winter months. If you re into number crunching and you have the original irrigation layout showing the gallons per minute gpm of each sprinkler head just divide the total gpm of each zone by 7 5. Shut off the water supply to the irrigation system.

Sprinklers that have been properly winterized should contain no water and a cap on the base of the vacuum breaker was probably loosened or removed. After winter is over the system must be de winterized before it can be used. Here s a link to the adapter. If you don t know your system type it is best to use the blowout method.

Replacement backflow preventers http amzn to 2f53gly small compressor for small yards http amzn to 2f3ycb4 this not too hard anyone can do it. To keep rainbird sprinkler systems from freezing during the cold winter months many people winterize the system. Let rain bird help you with a free referral to top local contractors near you who can help select and install the best sprinkler system for your yard. Once spring comes around it s time to recharge the sprinklers and prepare the system for the season.

Just be aware that even the largest home compressor isn t powerful enough to blow out the entire system at once. The main shut off valve for your irrigation system needs to be protected against freezing.