Irrigation Guides for DFW Homeowners

What days am I allowed to water?

Every city we serve in Tarrant County buys water through the Tarrant Regional Water District, and all of those prohibit irrigation between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. year-round. Decatur, in Wise County, runs its own utility and sets its own rules. The day-of-week rules are where they differ — Fort Worth assigns two days by the last digit of your address, Southlake allows watering only between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m., and Euless publishes no assigned-day schedule at all. The full schedule for all twelve cities is here.

When should I winterize my sprinkler system?

Before the first hard freeze, which in North Texas usually arrives in late November but can come earlier with about two days’ notice. Turning the controller off is not winterizing — the backflow preventer sits above ground with water standing in it, and that is the part that splits. What to do before and after a freeze.

One zone has dry patches but the heads are running. Why?

Usually coverage rather than the head itself. The common causes are heads spaced too far apart for the nozzle fitted to them, mismatched nozzle types on the same zone, pressure lost to a leak somewhere else in the line, or clogged screens. It is worth measuring before replacing anything, because swapping a head that was never the problem just moves the dry patch. How we diagnose a zone.

Does Texas require a licensed irrigator?

Yes. Texas requires a licensed irrigator for the installation, repair and maintenance of irrigation systems, largely because a badly connected system can push untreated water back into the public supply. Ask any contractor for their license number before they touch your backflow device. Ours is LI#0030401. More on how we work.

Will you work on a system you didn’t install?

Most of our repair work is on other people’s systems. We service all the major brands — Hunter, Rain Bird, Toro and Irritrol — and we will work with whatever controller is already on the wall rather than insisting on replacing it.

How do you price a repair?

Estimates are free and we do not charge a trip fee. We diagnose first, tell you what failed and roughly how long it should take, and you decide before any work starts. If the job turns out bigger than expected we stop and talk it through rather than carrying on and surprising you. Ask for a quote.