Sprinkler Blowouts: Protect Your Irrigation System Before Colorado Freezes
Colorado temperatures can change fast. One warm fall afternoon can turn into a hard freeze overnight, and any water left inside your sprinkler system can freeze, expand, and damage pipes, valves, sprinkler heads, or your backflow preventer.
A professional sprinkler blowout before winter is one of the simplest ways to protect your irrigation system and avoid an expensive spring repair.
Why Should You Blow Out Your Sprinklers?
Even after shutting off your irrigation system, water can remain trapped inside underground pipes and sprinkler components.
When that water freezes, it expands. That can lead to:
Cracked sprinkler pipes
Broken valves and fittings
Damaged sprinkler heads
Cracked backflow preventers
Costly leaks when the system is turned back on in spring
A sprinkler blowout uses compressed air to push the remaining water out of the irrigation lines before freezing temperatures arrive.
Don’t Forget About Your Backflow Valve
Your backflow preventer is often one of the most exposed—and expensive—parts of your sprinkler system.
Because it is located above ground, it can freeze even when other parts of the irrigation system are protected.
Along with having your system professionally blown out, adding an insulated backflow cover provides another layer of protection during Colorado’s cold winter weather.
Backflow Cover Options
Here are two insulated covers you can purchase online:
Backflow Valve Cover Option #1
View this insulated backflow cover on Amazon
Backflow Valve Cover Option #2
View this insulated backflow cover on Amazon
GhostPrint can also help install and properly position your cover after your sprinkler blowout.
Important: A cover adds protection, but it shouldn’t replace properly winterizing and draining your irrigation system.
When Should You Schedule a Sprinkler Blowout?
In Colorado, we recommend getting your sprinkler system winterized before consistent overnight freezing temperatures arrive.
Waiting until after the first hard freeze can be a gamble—especially for exposed backflow equipment.
Getting it done early means one less thing to worry about when winter weather suddenly rolls in.
Make Winter Easier With GhostPrint
At GhostPrint, we help homeowners prepare their properties for every Colorado season.
Along with sprinkler blowouts, our property services can help you tackle fall cleanup, irrigation needs, landscaping, gutters, winter preparation, snow removal, and more.
Schedule Your Sprinkler Blowout
Protect your sprinkler system now instead of discovering a broken pipe or backflow valve next spring.
Schedule your GhostPrint sprinkler blowout today and ask us about installing an insulated backflow cover while we’re there.
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