Recent content by Derek C

I went and got the heat cord and insulation. I’ll attach some pictures of the cord placement and insulation placement (sorry for poor lighting). I would appreciate some feedback since this is the first time I’ve done this!

From what I can gather, the whole irrigation system was put in this year, since the previous winter, as the previous owner was remodeling getting ready to sell. I ended up getting the heat tape and insulation for this snow at least, but I will definitely try tapping the pipe. Thanks for the tip!

I've attached a picture of the setup. The white PVC leads to a couple manifolds for the sprinklers. I flushed the lines by stopping the right-most valve. I may be totally wrong here, but don't I need to drain the copper pipe preceding that first valve? I thought that pipe would lead to a...

Hey everyone! My situation is this: my wife and I recently bought a house in Denver, CO. The first snow of the year is coming up, with temperatures expected to reach a low of 16. In preparation for this, I borrowed an air compressor from my dad and we flushed the sprinkler lines. However, we...