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Troy's 15 day forecast!

We have officially started the 2010 Sprinkler Season today. This morning started off with some frost on the windshields but with temps nearing 80 degrees this Friday we’re ready to say we’re out of the woods. Not that you’ll be needing to water for at least few weeks but it’s safe to turn your sprinklers on and get them ready for summer. Keep an eye on your mailboxes because we’re thinking about timing our postcards to start landing while people are home and thinking about their yards on this hot holiday weekend. Feel free to give us a call anytime now to schedule your spring startup. Even if you want to wait until May it’s not a bad idea to call now so you can have your choice of appointments (if you call mid May the line could be two weeks long).

Speaking of scheduling… we’re trying out a new online scheduler this year. We haven’t put it on the main page yet  because we want to get a dozen appointments or so on it to make sure all the kinks have been worked out. Feel free to use it and leave us feedback so we know if we’re on the right track. We’re still making changes to it but customers have been asking for this for years.  Don’t worry you can’t mess it up and we’ll send you a confirmation email so you know you’re all set.

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Sprinkler Blowouts on the YouTube

Took this video of a sprinkler head getting blown out and it made me think of a very important step that is overlooked by a lot of “blowout professionals.”

In the spring do you ever find sprinkler heads with cracks down the side but can’t figure out why since you know they were blown out the previous fall?  Well there is an extra STEP (pun) you must take on EVERY sprinkler head that is hooked up through the side inlet.  Do you know which heads those are?  We do.

The quick explanation is that the compressed air you’re using takes the quickest way out of the sprinkler head. So if it is hooked up through the side inlet it still leaves half (the bottom half) of the sprinkler head full of water. If you watch the attached video you’ll see that you have to wait until the head is completely blowing air and then you need to STEP on it to get the water out of the bottom half.

And that is why you call Best Irrigation

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Just for fun because there’s snow still on the ground.

If you haven’t yet, check out our facebook page.  We just got our order of Best Irrigation elephant tattoos (don’t worry they’re temporary). 

Since we are running with a new logo this year we are getting all new gear.  The winner of our tattoo competition will receive a BI hat and shirt from the first batch!

Send us a note with your address if you want us to send you some Best Irrigation tattoos.

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