So you want an estimate on a sprinkler repair? This is one of the most difficult things to do. Why? Because everything is buried. The items you can see are easy, but it is the things you cannot see that make giving a sprinkler repair estimate challenging.
Irrigation is not like a car, where they are [...]

Irrigation repairs – what can I say, it is a tough subject. First, avoid companies that pay their employees commission. Paying commission to contractors usually inflates the cost. The more they sell you, the more money they make. We are all hourly employed at Bruce Hage Irrigation. This keeps the customer getting what they need, [...]

Time to get your Orlando irrigation system up and running. In a few short weeks, March will be here and that means spring. Don’t wait for spring, it may already be here. It is hot and there is no sign of a freeze. I do not recommend new sod or plants, but I do recommend [...]

Make sure you are not over-watering your lawn. The best way to make sure you are applying the right amount of water is to find the area in your Orlando lawn or landscape that wilts first. You want to see the beginning signs of wilt before you water. So, if you water on [...]

The Daytona 500 is upon us. Please take some time to start up your irrigation system. Wake up your Orlando lawn and landscape, it’s almost time to grow. March 15 is usually the time when warmer weather is here and colder weather is gone. This is also the time when we usually have a back [...]

I know that it just froze this week and that it may freeze again soon. So, keep an eye on your irrigation in Orlando. We do not want it to get away from us. Make sure you run your Orlando irrigation system a little to keep the heads lubricated. Make sure you keep it working [...]

It’s not really water restrictions. It’s just what you need, and no extra water.
We just set our clocks back an hour and now it is time to turn your Orlando irrigation controllers back. Yes, now we’re only watering on the weekends. Here are some of the watering restrictions:

Odd addresses water on Saturday and even addresses [...]

This is how I winterize my Orlando irrigation system:
Simply put, I stop watering so much. Last year I installed a Solar Sync to my irrigation system. The Solar Sync made my Hunter Pro C controller a Smart controller.
The Solar Sync re adjust my runtimes according to the weather. It automatically increases and decreases my runtimes. [...]

There are a few thing you should know about your Orlando sprinkler system as it ages. It gets OLD. It is plastic and rubber. Plastic gets brittle and rubber dry rots. Some systems start having issues after only 5 years old. Some last as long as 20. The biggest difference seems to be the [...]

Good News! There isn’t too much winterizing to do in Central Florida. For the most part, the irrigation system could be used at anytime in Central Florida. It is not uncommon to have temperatures in the 80’s during a Florida Winter.
If we have a severe period of freezing in Orlando, you may want to cover [...]