Sprinkler Blow out question:

Yea I wrapped mine with insulation till I had time to blow them out on Monday.
My60 gal blew them out like a champ.

Anyone blown out their systems already . . . or planning on doing it before the cold hits briefly next week? Talking about lows around 20 Wed into Thurs. But then looks like it will warm back up again?

Haven't decided yet if I'll just blow mine out beforehand and call it a year. Tempted to just drain out the exposed pipes and blow out the one drip line I have that would be most exposed but use the system for a couple more weeks after the cold passes. But the "play it safe" in me says to just blow it all out and break out the manual lawn sprinkler a few times.

Thanks. I knew it was going to cool down a bit but had no idea it was going to get that far below freezing.

Probably blow mine out tomorrow after work and call it a season.

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Originally Posted by Martinjmpr

Thanks for all the advice but at this point my inclination is to either see if I can borrow a bigger compressor or just call the guy I had come out last year. He did mine for $35.

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For $35 why would you even bother to do it yourself.. you?ve already wasted how much time doing it and then posting here when what you did din?t work.

Rachio is great for blowouts.

I can setup a short cycle and soak schedule to give the compressor time to recover and run it a few times until clear while I'm out winterising other stuff. Open the drain valve, pull off the vacuum breaker. Done. I did all my stuff yesterday. Sprinklers, RV, boat, power washer.

I hate blowing them out early as I usually forget to water the south facing lawn and it gets trashed. Once it starts raing more they get turned off. Will go wrap the above ground stuff next and is should be ok for the 3 cold days. If the below freezing continues next week then I will dry er up.

Thanks for the tip on the Rachio. I use to do short manual runs per zone on my old timer.

I winterized both my sprinkler systems and the evaporative cooler today
Gotta go help a family member do theirs tomorrow.

Got mine scheduled for the 17th. If it gets really cold before then, i will shut the feed off & drain the manifold and back flow preventer.

Since it's supposed to warm up again and I'm trying to get my poor front lawn to recover, I'll probably just drain down to the manifold and the inside valve. Then I can just turn on the inside valve after it warms up and I'm good to go again.