Winter irrigation damage usually doesn’t happen all at once. It starts during a hard freeze, sits unnoticed for months, and ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is warning homeowners to check their sprinkler systems after a recent increase in thefts targeting backflow valves, a piece of ...

Due to historical engineering decisions made many decades ago, a great many irrigation systems rely on solenoid valves that operate on 24 volts AC. This can be inconvenient if you’re trying to ...

The purpose of irrigation systems is obvious: Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural California neighborhood in August ...

For many properties, irrigation systems operate in the background. They are turned on in the spring, adjusted when needed and inspected when something stops working. While this hands-off approach may ...