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Adequate water

Experts recommend giving your lawn an inch of water per week during the growing season (March to September) and more during hot and dry spells. Additionally, watering is also necessary during especially warm or dry winters. Here is a good test of whether you have watered your lawn adequately: push the blade of a screwdriver into the ground. You should be able to easily sink three to four inches of the screwdriver immediately after watering the lawn. Test the yard in multiple places to ensure that the sprinkler system is applying adequate water evenly to all areas.

Winterizing

In freezing weather, water left behind in the sprinkler system’s pipes can freeze and cause the pipes to burst. Fixing burst pipes is an expensive repair. Even though freezing is less of a risk in the metro-Atlanta area than it is in more extreme, northern climates, experts recommend winterizing your system each season.

Common problems

Clogged nozzles on sprinkler heads. From time to time, retracting sprinkler head nozzles become clogged with dirt or other debris. You should periodically inspect the operation of your system to ensure the proper function of all nozzles.

Sprinkler zones that do not turn off properly.  Either a malfunctioning timer or a stuck valve usually causes this problem.  Try unplugging the electricity to the timer.  If the sprinkler goes off, the problem is most likely with the timer.  If it stays on, the problem is most likely a stuck valve.  

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