Sprinkler repair and irrigation service in Tavares, FL

Common sprinkler repairs in Tavares

• Broken or buried headsCracked by a mower or a car tire, or sunk below the grass so they spray sideways. Replaced and raised to grade.
• Spray in the wrong placeWater hitting the driveway, the road or the seawall instead of the lawn. Nozzles swapped and arcs reset.
• ValvesA zone stuck on, or one that never opens. We test the solenoid, the diaphragm and the wire run back to the controller.
• Leaking pipeA wet spot that never dries or a fountain in the yard. The broken section dug out and replaced.
• Controllers and rain sensorsTimers reprogrammed or swapped, and the rain sensor tested so it actually skips a cycle after a storm.

Watering days for city water and lake pumps

Tavares doesn’t set its own schedule. It follows the Phase III water shortage order (No. 2026-017) from the St. Johns River Water Management District: odd-numbered addresses on Saturday and even-numbered addresses on Sunday for homes. No irrigation between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The order covers private wells and pumps that draw from the lake, so a lakefront system on a pump runs on the same day as one on city water. Details are on the district’s watering page.

Florida law requires a working rain sensor or shutoff on automatic sprinkler systems, and a dead one wastes the one watering you’re allowed. We test it on every visit. With a single day, set the zones for one deep early-morning soak rather than several short runs, so the water gets below the top inch of sand.

Can a landscaper fix your sprinklers?

Yes, and it often makes sense for the same people who plant your beds and lay your sod to handle the irrigation, because every new bed or lawn changes where water needs to go. We repair heads, nozzles, valves, pipe and controllers, add zones, and install full systems.

Adding zones or installing a new system

Beds and lawn shouldn’t share a zone. Shrubs do better on drip or micro-spray, turf on rotors or sprays, and mixing them means one is always over- or under-watered. When we install new beds or sod, we split zones and move heads to match.

For a house with no system, or one beyond saving, we lay out a new one from the measured lot: heads, pipe, valves and a controller set to your watering day.

What goes to a plumber or pump contractor

In Florida, backflow preventers and any tie-in to the drinking-water supply are a licensed plumber’s job. We don’t install, repair or certify backflow devices, and our work begins downstream of them. A lake pump or well pump that won’t prime or run belongs with a pump contractor; we handle everything after the pump.

What sprinkler repair costs

Until the zones have been run, nobody can honestly price a sprinkler repair. Swapping a nozzle is a minute’s work, while a broken pipe under a paver walk is an afternoon. We run every zone, find the fault, and give you the price before we start. If we already mow for you, the repair rides on the same invoice.

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