We find every freeze crack at startup, so zones come back without surprise leaks.
Check valves and pressure regulated heads tame the pressure swings on hillside zones.
Modifications cut water use on older systems without a full replacement.
One cracked fitting takes minutes, while chasing several freeze breaks across a hillside or retrofitting check valves through a zone takes longer. Steep terrain and rocky digging slow things further. We quote Larkspur repairs once the breaks are located, and list optional upgrades on their own lines so you choose what to add.
When a hillside zone shuts off, water in the pipe drains out the lowest head, flooding that spot and wasting water. Check valves inside the heads hold water in the line so the next cycle starts full.
A thorough fall blowout, done before early freezes, prevents most cracked pipe and valves. We book those visits in September here.
Repairs often lead to moving heads away from decks and siding or switching beds to drip. Our Larkspur irrigation and drainage services can do both during the same visit.
We run each zone, watch for geysers and weak heads, and check pressure top to bottom on slopes.
Our crew repairs cracked pipe, fittings, valves, and heads, and adds check valves where needed.
We fine tune arcs and run times and recommend modifications that save water.
