How much should I water?
Getting your watering right is half the battle if you want a nice lawn. Here are some tips and tricks on watering your lawn.
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Most people underestimate how long it takes to really water your lawn adequately.
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From April-October we recommend watering 3-4x a week
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Water between 4am-8am
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If you see "hot spots" water more. Most irrigation installers space the heads out a little too far apart so you may need to water longer to make up for the spacing.
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There are two types of sprinklers. Rotors and spray heads. They both require different run times.
Set fan sprinklers to run 10-20 minutes per zone
Set rotating sprinklers to water 30 minutes - 1 hour per zone
How do I program my irrigation controller?
Click the link to watch the video on how to set how long your irrigation controller waters.
How do I adjust my sprinklers?
Each sprinkler brand is has different adjustment instructions. Here are videos for each brand.
Adjust old style Rain Bird sprinkler
Adjust a Rain Bird spray nozzle
How do you fix a broken sprinkler system?
Here are some videos for the most common irrigation problems:
How to replace an irrigation rotor
How to replace a leaking valve