Services

Sprinkler Repair

• Drip added or replaced
• Zones added or replaced
• Re-zoning from new landscaping
• Update heads
• Adjust for grown landscape

• Rezone for added patios or home additions
• Leaks fixed
• Broken heads replaced
• Broken backflows replaced
• Heads replaced

• Valves repaired or replaced
• Controllers repaired or replaced
• Wiring problems detected and repaired
• Rain sensors added

Backflow Testing

Texas License BP0011837

• Backflow testing
• Backflow certification
• Backflow repair

Texas law requires every irrigation backflow device be tested and checked annually. Properly functioning backflow preventers keep potable water systems healthy and clean.

Do I really need a backflow valve?

You must have a backflow preventer installed on your irrigation system.
In most places this is the law, everywhere else it’s just the smart thing to do. Almost everywhere the local authorities will dictate that certain types of backflow preventers may not be used with irrigation systems because they do not provide adequate protection. In some cases, the authorities will dictate the exact type of backflow preventer you MUST use. You may hear or see the term “Cross-Connection Control” used; this essentially is referring to backflow prevention.

Why do I need a backflow preventer?

Your landscape has all kinds of nasty things in it that will make you sick or worse if you drink them. Thus irrigation water is considered a contaminant (creates a health hazard) rather than just a pollutant (is objectionable in color or odor). What’s in irrigation water? How about toxic chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, etc.) and animal waste? (Not that I want to gross you out, but every day millions of dogs lift their legs in a fond salute to their favorite sprinkler head!) These things can and WILL come back up your irrigation pipes and into your drinking water if you don’t stop them. If you have a well, they can go down your well and into everyone else’s drinking water. If you are on a community water system they could go back up into the pipes and poison your neighbors. The valves that turn on and off your irrigation system are not sufficient to stop backflow. The purpose of the backflow preventer is to protect you when the valve breaks or leaks, which all valves will do eventually. Saving a little money by skipping the backflow preventer will not seem so smart after you spend a small fortune on hospital bills (or funeral expenses) for a poisoned family member or pet!

Call for a backflow test today.

Thank you, Jesse.
(281)-450-1277
License #BP11837