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UPDATED SUNDAY, MAY 12:

On Wednesday, May 15th - this will mark the end of our THIRD week of sprinkler system start ups. Please note, it takes about 5-6 weeks to properly turn on and go through each zone of every sprinkler system. Some companies move much faster because they turn them on, and if they see water coming out, they move on. We at C N’R thrive on detail and like to spend more time for each start up to be sure all areas are being covered appropriately with water, and all items of the sprinkler system are working in their proper state. Because of paying attention to details, yes, it takes C N’R a bit more time, but in the end, it is worth it for our customers to have confidence things are working good before the “hotter” season arrives. If you have not been quite turned on and gone through quite yet, if you feel you really need the water on, feel free to turn it on, and once we do have a scheduled date for you, we will still go through each zone/sprinkler head on your system.

Remember, last season we did not start until May 8th! Yes, we did not JUST START until May 8th turning on sprinkler systems. This year is WAY ahead of that obviously, but near normal for scheduling (just a bit behind). We say a bit behind because that late March snow and much rain the first half of April, or even most of April, it took longer to get things going service wise even though back in mid-March, it appeared everything was going to be starting WAY earlier than normal. Late March snow erased that “early start” idea completely away, and if you are a snowbird customer, you may not realize that.

One more note of good news, although it is starting to warm up a bit more at the time of this update…as we said above….we have had some pretty darn good beneficial rains this early season which quickly removed us from our drought status. Grass/trees/shrubs, etc, are happy, and most sprinkler systems we have started earlier this spring we have left off from regular watering anyways due to how wet it has been. So, if you see that it is now starting to dry out a bit, this is ok. We need it to dry out. It has been too wet.

Thank you for your patience during the “start up” season, we will get to everyone just as fast as we can.

 Past Updates

UPDATED SUNDAY, MAY 12:

On Wednesday, May 15th - this will mark the end of our THIRD week of sprinkler system start ups. Please note, it takes about 5-6 weeks to properly turn on and go through each zone of every sprinkler system. Some companies move much faster because they turn them on, and if they see water coming out, they move on. We at C N’R thrive on detail and like to spend more time for each start up to be sure all areas are being covered appropriately with water, and all items of the sprinkler system are working in their proper state. Because of paying attention to details, yes, it takes C N’R a bit more time, but in the end, it is worth it for our customers to have confidence things are working good before the “hotter” season arrives. If you have not been quite turned on and gone through quite yet, if you feel you really need the water on, feel free to turn it on, and once we do have a scheduled date for you, we will still go through each zone/sprinkler head on your system.

Remember, last season we did not start until May 8th! Yes, we did not JUST START until May 8th turning on sprinkler systems. This year is WAY ahead of that obviously, but near normal for scheduling (just a bit behind). We say a bit behind because that late March snow and much rain the first half of April, or even most of April, it took longer to get things going service wise even though back in mid-March, it appeared everything was going to be starting WAY earlier than normal. Late March snow erased that “early start” idea completely away, and if you are a snowbird customer, you may not realize that.

One more note of good news, although it is starting to warm up a bit more at the time of this update…as we said above….we have had some pretty darn good beneficial rains this early season which quickly removed us from our drought status. Grass/trees/shrubs, etc, are happy, and most sprinkler systems we have started earlier this spring we have left off from regular watering anyways due to how wet it has been. So, if you see that it is now starting to dry out a bit, this is ok. We need it to dry out. It has been too wet.

Thank you for your patience during the “start up” season, we will get to everyone just as fast as we can.

UPDATED SUNDAY, MAY 5:

We are currently in progress with sprinkler system start ups at the time of this update. C N’R started about 3 weeks ahead of last season’s LATE START. But, when we actually did start during the week of April 22nd this season, this was still about a week later than a “normal spring”. So, yes, way ahead of last year, but still a bit behind from normal due to our late-March snow and melt thereafter.

With the above said, as we eluded to on our 4/18 update (scroll down to read past updates), we have received plenty of moisture since the end of March, and now a month later, we continue to collect moisture (we have been dropped from our drought condition). At this point, there is no emergency with any sprinkler system if this weather continues. This does NOT mean we take some days off from getting all sprinkler systems up and running as we are working Monday through Friday on them until we are totally done. This DOES mean that requesting your system to be turned on ASAP is really not valid with the moisture we have received and we continue to receive.

C N’R will continue to schedule this service weekly (we do not put out a full schedule at once like we do in the fall) - as we do need to consider weather and rainy days for the sprinkler start up, because it is tough to work on sprinkler systems in the rain. And as Mother Nature decides on days we cannot work, then the schedule moves back.

We will definitely keep you posted on progress as more weeks go by. We do expect to be completing sprinkler start ups through the entire month of May. There is plenty of time to go, and we will get around to everyone as fast as possible before June or into very early June.

Please feel free to EMAIL CRAIG with further questions you may have.

UPDATED SUNDAY, APRIL 28:

Please read the past update from April 18th to catch up on what has lead us to this point, and this update.

But, in short, we are now currently now in progress with sprinkler system start ups. This is about 3 weeks ahead of last season’s LATE START. But, when we actually did start during the week of April 22nd, this is even a few days to a week later than a “normal spring”. So, yes, way ahead of last year, but still a bit behind from normal.

With this said, as we eluded to on our previous 4/18 update, we have received plenty of moisture since the end of March, and now a month later, we continue to collect moisture (we have been dropped from our drought condition). At this point, there is no emergency with any sprinkler system if this weather continues. This does NOT mean we take some days off from getting all sprinkler systems up and running as we are working Monday through Friday on them until we are totally done. This DOES mean that requesting your system to be turned on ASAP is really not valid with the moisture we have received and we continue to receive.

C N’R will continue to schedule this service weekly (we do not put out a full schedule at once like we do in the fall) - we do need to consider weather and rainy days for the sprinkler start up, because it is tough to work on sprinkler systems in the rain. And as Mother Nature decides on days we cannot work, then the schedule moves back.

We will definitely keep you posted on progress as the weeks go by. We do expect to be completing sprinkler start ups through the entire month of May. There is plenty of time to go, and we will get around to everyone as fast as possible.

Please feel free to EMAIL CRAIG with further questions you may have.

UPDATED THURSDAY, APRIL 18:

Sprinkler System Start-ups will officially begin the week of April 22nd which will be almost 2 weeks ahead of last year, and about right on schedule for a “normal” season. This means all sprinkler systems should be opened earlier this season than last season, but it is still a 6 week process. So, at this time, even though it is way too early to project when all start-ups will be completed, it is still safe to say it will take all of May to get them done. Also, remember, we do not schedule super far ahead due to weather problems that can develop. For sprinkler winterizations in the fall, we send out a full schedule at the beginning of that season, but during start-ups, it is a week to week scheduling format. Why? Well, because if it is going to be a rainy day working in the mud and rain trying to go through a sprinkler system and solving possible leaks in heads is very difficult to do while it is raining. When it rains all day, a lot of times appointments can get cancelled, and the schedule will delay a bit. In the fall when we are only “blowing out” the lines, even if it is raining, it is a lot easier to work through it.

On another note, let’s briefly talk about moisture. We all know we have been in drought conditions for the past couple of seasons. And then we hardly had any moisture this last winter. When late March came, we had 3 snow events with very high liquid ratios. This was great for drought! Plus the ground was not frozen which helped that melting snow NOT to “run-off” as much. And during April, we get some good rains, and actually on April 15th, we were removed from our drought status and things are becoming “normal” again. With all this moisture, at this time, there is no hurry to have sprinkler systems running regularly when it has been so wet already this season, plus it seems we do have plenty of chances looking ahead through the end of April. Please have patience with the start up process. Our amazing irrigation tech works his tail off for everyone and we cannot get all start-ups done at once.

Stay tuned for more updates to come!

Early April Update:

Sprinkler start-ups were on track to possibly start a bit earlier than “average” this season, and WAY earlier than the past 2 seasons. The last couple years, we have not been able to start sprinkler start ups until May which is pretty late to just “start”! This season, it seemed maybe during the first half of April, we would be able to get started on things, but our late-March snow halted this plan, and here we sit early April wondering when it will be a good time to start? Current thinking is to get out during the week of 4/15 or 4/22 to get things started, such as cleaning out water features and then moving onto starting some sprinkler systems. Barring no huge April snowstorms, we really should be very steady with our sprinkler start up services right around April 22nd, give or take. Stay tuned for more updates to come.


UPDATED MARCH 3RD, 2024:

We have a couple different services we do during the season for sprinkler systems. The first is our sprinkler “start-up” service. Then, as the season goes on, we have an OPTIONAL sprinkler “tune-up” service. And then in the fall is our Winterization process during the month of October.

For now, signing up for these services should be our customers focus just in case we get a head start this season starting systems up. Although things are pointing to an early spring, it is unclear how early we will start opening sprinkler systems.

We do expect our “start-up” season to start sometime in April, and if it is an “on-time” start, usually we can be done with all start ups by early June. The last couple years have been late which changed our “average” schedule plan.

Stay tuned for more updates to come later in March!


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