Creating A Lush and Welcoming Landscape

Sprinkler systems can be huge time savers, allowing you to have a relatively carefree lawn, garden, or landscaping bed if you don't have time to water the plants manually every day. But although the system may not have a lot of moving parts, you can still have trouble if something leaks, clogs, jams, or corrodes within your sprinkler system.

Here are some of the potential reasons why you may need sprinkler or irrigation repair.

1. Tree Roots

Did you know that tree roots can sense water? More specifically, they can hear it, or at least detect its vibrations as it travels through your irrigation system. Trees need water to survive, so naturally their roots will grow towards that water that they sense. This is an amazing natural phenomenon, but it's not always great for your pipes.

When roots find the source of water, they can often get inside the water line and then cause a leak, sometimes even growing into a dense tangle that forms a blockage. As you can imagine, either one of these could spell trouble for your irrigation system.

2. Accidental Digging Mishaps

Buried irrigation lines that aren't clearly marked are often simply a disaster waiting to happen. If you don't know exactly where all the sprinkler lines run, you could end up accidentally digging one up or simply cutting through one completely. Call for repairs, and be sure to mark all your sprinkler system's buried lines so you can avoid this problem in future.

3. Clogs and Sediment

Some areas have more sediment in the water than others, but typically you should have some sort of filter at the start of your sprinkler system to help keep sediment from clogging the lines and sprinklers. You can also flush out your sprinkler system regularly to help remove sediments that settle to the bottom of the lines.

However, if you didn't know about flushing out the system, you may end up with sediment that clogs your lines or jams up your sprinkler heads. These problems can significantly affect the operation of your system until repairs are completed.

4. Sprinkler Corrosion

Iron, bacteria in the water, chemical applications, or other situations can hasten the formation of corrosion such as rust. Because corrosion can deform the surface of the metal in question, it can keep the sprinkler's parts from working together smoothly. If your sprinkler seems jammed, pitted, or rusty-looking, you should call for repairs to help it work better again.

As you can see, sprinklers can suffer from a variety of malfunctions from mechanical blockages to leaks. If your sprinkler needs troubleshooting and repairs, contact a sprinkler repair company such as A Ronnow Lawn Sprinkler, Inc.