Why not maximize your sprinkler system’s efficiency with a Tune-up from Aquasense. Like any mechanical device, sprinkler systems require maintenance to perform their best. After a year of use a majority of sprinkler systems have issues. Heads are either broken, leaning, out of adjustment or clogged; additionally pipes or valves may have developed leaks. Do your part to conserve water with a Tune-up and maximize your system’s efficiency. In addition to mechanical repairs; landscape foliage as it matures can block sprinkler coverage requiring heads to be raised or moved. Our Sprinkler System Tune Up is designed so when dry weather hits, our customers simply switch their controllers from Off to Run and their system is ready to go! What we can get done in about an hour usually takes the average homeowner half a day, including that trip to Home Depot. Our service is perfect for the busy professional person that knows the working of their system but, whose time is spent more effectively at something else. Our Sprinkler Tune-Up service includes the following:

1. Turn the water back on to the system. Check the system for leaks using the leak detector on your water meter.
2. Adjust arcs, radiuses and positions of sprinkler heads to direct water to intended targets.
3. Un-clog or replace spray nozzles if required.
4. Fix breaks in sprinkler lines and replace broken heads if required.
5. Install a new 9-volt battery in your controller if needed (we test with a voltage meter). In the case of a power outage, the battery saves the watering program in electronic controllers with volatile memory and the time in all other controllers.
6. Diagnose and repair electrical problems. Check functionality of rain sensor, and replace battery on wireless sensor if required.

The cost of the service varies by the size of the system and by how much repair work is required. Typically systems with five zones or less and no major repair work cost $68.00 plus parts for a tune-up; this cost includes the 1st hour of service (1 hour with 1 man, or ½ hour with 2 men). On average we can tune-up about 5 zones per man hour. The first man hour, (or our minimum charge) is $68.00 April 15th through August and the remainder of the year it is $58.00. The extra amount for the 1st hour helps cover transportation costs. Additional labor is billed per person at $52.00 per hour and repair trucks run either a 1 or 2 man crew. Appointments that are scheduled specifically for electrical diagnostic repair, wire tracing or leak dectection are billed at $68.00 per man hour (1 man only). If you schedule a backflow test at the same time as your tune-up get $10.00 off the price of the tune-up April 15th through August only. To keep our hourly charges low we utilize time saving devices, including sprinkler remotes. Remotes enable us to turn zones on and off anywhere on the property. Each of our repair vehicles carries a well-organized extensive array of parts with over 800 different items per truck. If it is a sprinkler system part, we stock it. Included in our inventory are over 100 different interchangeable nozzles for Rain Bird, Hunter, Hit, Weathermatic, Irritrol and Toro spray heads. To get on the schedule simply call or e-mail us.

Note: A sprinkler tune-up from Aquasense qualifies you for a large rebate from your local water district. See the section on rebates in this web site for more details.