Turn Off Irrigation Water in Fall

rough draft

Needs to be done before the first freeze, often late October, 

Turn off five stop-and-waste valves:

• west of rose bush on east berm
• by workshop under a rock
• at SE corner of east garden
• by hydrant south of north garden
• by common house

Leave the east stop-and-waste on the east berm turned on.  The lines from it are below the frost line.

Remove the anti-reflux valve by the workshop and put it inside the workshop.  Make sure you know where to find it next spring.

Open one faucet west on the east berm, three faucets in the east garden, one faucet north of the north garden, to let air into the lines so they drain.

Turn dials to "off" on 2 sprinkler control boxes in the common house inner office and 1 control box in the garage.

Make sure all residents remove any hoses attached to the hose bibs on their units, to let the anti-freeze faucets drain for the winter.

Water can be temporarily turned back on in the either garden (stop-and-wastes and faucets) so long as the person doing it turns it all back off properly the same day.

The underground sprinkler lines have drains that open when water isn't flowing.  Drip lines expand and contract even when freezing.  Blowing the lines out in the fall is a nice touch but not absolutely necessary, especially if money is tight.

Kay, v. 10/26/2023