Sprinkler Blow out question:

[Gman]

Since it's supposed to warm up again and I'm trying to get my poor front lawn to recover, I'll probably just drain down to the manifold and the inside valve. Then I can just turn on the inside valve after it warms up and I'm good to go again.

[Ramsker]

Since it's supposed to warm up again and I'm trying to get my poor front lawn to recover, I'll probably just drain down to the manifold and the inside valve. Then I can just turn on the inside valve after it warms up and I'm good to go again.

I'm kind of thinking I'll do that same kind of thing. I have one drip line above ground and one zone in front with a section above ground that are susceptible to freezing. Will probably drain out the breaker/pipes & manifold and blow out those 2 zones real quick. Then will start it back up after the cold snap and run the system another couple weeks while it's warm. It's kind of a pain, but probably less than manually watering several times.

Might all be fine covering up the outdoor lines and riding it out . . . but the drawbacks if it freezes far outweigh the work to play it safe.