Winterizing Your
Irrigation System
Every year, before the first freeze, the ritual of irrigation "blow out" becomes the priority for all irrigation systems that are in the Park City area and surrounding regions where the frost level extends below the depth of the installed piping.
Even if you have drained some water out of the system, the remaining water can freeze, expand and crack the PVC piping (rigid, white pipe), usually from fitting to fitting. Polyethylene pipe (flexible, black pipe) is used in many freezing climates. Although polyethylene pipe is more flexible and can expand under pressure, water left inside could freeze and rupture the pipe walls. Freezing water in the backflow assembly will damage the internal components and could possibly crack the brass body.
To minimize the risk of freeze damage to your irrigation system, you’ll need to "winterize" your irrigation system
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TO SIGN UP FOR IRRIGATION BLOWOUT
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CALL DIRECT TO THE SPRINKLER BARN
435-649-0169
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