• Irrigation

    Sprinkler System

    Sprinkler System
    Sprinkler System

    Sprinkler systems are huge time savers as well as save you money on water. When someone waters their lawn by hand or sprinkler head they attach to a hose, they use so much more water. That water is wasted. Your grass in your lawn will only absorb so much. In addition to that, your time is valuable. We have only so much time on earth, so it’s important we treasure every minute doing something we value. If you value your lawn that’s great, but a sprinkler system can take care of your lawn without wasting any of your time. For these reasons, you should consider getting a sprinkler system.

    Sprinkler companies can come by your home to give you a free estimate if you are interested. If you have an idea of which system you want you should let them know. They have to develop a design for your specific property because every property is different. It’s important to do your own research and determine which system you like and why. They have so many out there. I would also suggest getting several quotes to ensure you are getting the best price for the system you want. Consider the reputation of the company you pick also.

    Possible Maintenance

    Automatic Lawn Sprinkler
    Automatic Lawn Sprinkler

    Water sprinklers will last you at least a decade with minimal maintenance expenses. The occasional sprinkler head needs to be cleaned or replaced. It is important to note that when temperatures below freezing or hard freezes, you will have to winterize your system. I would definitely have a sprinkler technician do an assessment of your system after every winter to check and make sure no pipes burst or nothing needs to be fixed due to wear and tear with time. Other than that, your sprinkler system will run automatically without your help, sweat, or tears. This is so important, because when you watered the lawn by hand or by moving the hose around it still never did the job. There were parts of your lawn that would die that I call dry patches. You definitely wouldn’t get “Lawn of the Season” in your neighborhood without one of these amazing systems.

    Automatic sprinkler systems make it an easy choice for me. You don’t have to stand outside or forget you left the hose on. Another awesome thing about these systems is a rain sensor. If your lawn receives heavy rains or rains a couple of days in a row, the rain sensor knows it. Your sprinkler system won’t turn on for the next couple of mornings to allow the drenched lawn to drain all that water. I used to have a sprinkler system without this feature. It would turn on even when it was raining. I knew when I got my new system that it had to have that feature. I got the best of the best sprinkler systems, Rain Bird sprinkler system. It’s a serious system that operates automatically and adjusts for your landscape, temperature, and rainfall. The best thing about this system is that it will take into account dips and hills. So if you have a slope in your land, the downward slope would receive less time with the sprinkler than say a flat level property. Technology has sure come around with sprinkler systems. It’s easy to see why every business and homeowner should have one.

  • Septic Tank

    Too Much Water Causes Septic Tank Pumping

    The Problem with Too Much Water

    Septic Tank Pumping
    Septic Tank Pumping

    Water is important for a septic tank to work. It is very crucial for mixing and pumping the solid wastes away from your home. There needs to be a balance between the amount of water and solid waste within our septic tank. If there is an imbalance between the two you will be calling someone for septic tank pumping. Septic services will use water that flushes new water into the system if there is too little water present. It’s similar to when you bring your car in for maintenance. Your car will require fluids to be topped off and replace to perform the normal functions that it should. In this case, keeping an acceptable amount of water to mix and form something like a sludge will allow it to be sucked and pumped out. The water should be a quarter full in the tank, and there are a number of reasons why it should always be maintained that way. Just like cooking requires the correct amount of flour, egg, and oil to make a cake, septic maintenance needs a certain amount of water to allow a proper functioning and maintained the septic tank. It’s amazing the things we take for granted around our home.

    Excess water eats up your septic tank space

    Water is good for septic pumping, but too much is not good. When we need the extra space in our septic tank, the solution is to use the appropriate amount of water needed to create the sludge. The sludge created between feces and water is the substance that will be sucked out when the septic tank is full. Using excess water will always fill up the tank to a point where there might not be space for accommodating extra wastes from our households. You would call a septic company much sooner to have your septic tank pumped. Septic pumping is not a cheap service, so I would use the appropriate amount of water.

    Septic pumping is very crucial though. It is necessary to keep your toilets flushing and removing the waste from your home. Septic pumping aids in the septic tank cleaning and maintenance. So keep the water levels as per the requirements so that space will still remain for the other wastes. This is one of the things you should not need to forget.

    Excess water makes solid wastes float hence clogging of pumping outlets

    The law of buoyancy dictates that solid wastes should float and that is correct. However, when excess water is introduced into the septic tank then it becomes difficult to do the septic pumping. This is because since the outlets are placed at the topmost section of the septic tank. When solid wastes float, it can block the outlets. You will need to call your septic company. With that idea at hand, you need to make sure that you pump out the excess as a means of doing septic maintenance or call your septic company.

    How to avoid too much water running into the septic tank

    The septic service providers will always tell you what is needed to avoid excess water in your septic. Septic companies prefer introducing water themselves when it is time for your next septic pumping. Another way too much water gets into the septic tank is the water from your laundry room. To avoid excess water entering the system, just make sure that laundry waste water is released into the open grassland away from grazing fields. Problem solved!