Irrigation System Maintenance Services

Regular professional irrigation maintenance is the single most cost-effective way to ensure your sprinkler system operates efficiently, conserves water, protects your lawn investment, and avoids expensive emergency repairs throughout Idaho's demanding growing season. Our comprehensive irrigation maintenance service combines spring startup, mid-season optimization, and fall winterization to keep your system running at peak performance year after year. Most Idaho homeowners view their sprinkler systems as "set it and forget it" - turn them on in spring, let them run all summer, shut them off in fall.

This approach leads to 30-50% water waste through mis-aimed heads, leaking valves, incorrect run times, and undetected problems that damage lawns and drive up utility bills. Professional maintenance prevents these costly issues while extending system lifespan from typical 12-15 years to 20-25+ years. Our spring startup service (March-April) prepares your system for the irrigation season after Idaho's harsh winters that can crack pipes, damage valves, and shift sprinkler heads.

We methodically turn on water supply and pressurize the system slowly, check every zone for leaks or freeze damage, inspect and test all sprinkler heads for proper operation, adjust heads damaged by snow, frost heave, or winter equipment, replace broken or worn components, clean clogged nozzles and filters, test and repair valve operation, inspect controller and wiring for winter damage, program seasonal watering schedules appropriate for spring, and provide detailed report of all findings and repairs. Spring startup catches 80-90% of winter damage before it wastes water or damages lawns. Mid-season service (June-July) addresses problems that develop during use and optimizes system performance during peak water demand when Idaho's heat stresses lawns.

We run complete system test checking all zones, identify coverage gaps or overwatering areas, adjust head aims as plantings mature and block coverage, replace heads damaged by mowers or traffic, optimize run times for summer heat and plant needs, check water pressure and adjust if needed, clean filters and flush lines, inspect for new leaks or valve problems, and verify controller programming matches current conditions. Mid-season service identifies problems before they cause permanent lawn damage requiring expensive renovation. Fall winterization (October) is absolutely critical in Idaho where ground freezes and temperatures drop below 20°F - proper winterization prevents 90% of winter damage saving hundreds in spring repairs.