Getting Cold

It is going to be a little chilly the next couple of nights and like everyone else, we still have a few days of sprinkler blowouts left. After Tuesday or so the temperatures should return to normal however, we may have a couple of nights in the twenties. Typically this won’t be a problem but to be on the safe side here are a couple of tips for cold weather.

  

1.      Hang a blanket or similar item over the backflow preventer. This is the brass and copper device where the water comes out of the house. This is similar to putting a sheet over flowers or plants to keep frost off. It helps keep warmer air in and colder air away from the metal pipes. The lines under the ground have absolutely no worry about freezing for quite some time yet.

 

2.      Run your system for 30 seconds or so in the early morning before work and in the evening before bedtime. This will flush warmer water into the backflow preventer and require much more time for water to freeze up. If you wish you may also set up a start time for the middle of the night and have only one zone run for one minute but it’s really not necessary.

  

With just a couple minutes of prevention, you can assure a smooth transition into winter. It seems that every year we get a couple of cold days before the end of the season so keep these tips in mind for the future. We will have all our blow outs wrapped up by Thursday or Friday at the latest so if you haven’t heard from us yet, hang tight, you will soon.

 

As always, thanks for your continued business and we will talk to you soon.

  

Roger Berg, CIC

Oasis Sprinkler Systems