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Water-wise Irrigation: Rainwater Catchment Cistern
This new rainwater cistern and pad were just installed at a University Sprinklers irrigation client's home in Abbotsford. The system "harvests" rainwater from the roof of the house, and saves it for irrigation purposes. Each tank holds about 600 gallons, and the...
University Sprinklers, Graf and Sonbuilt Team Up on BC’s Biggest Rainwater Harvesting Project
This Rainwater Harvesting system in the Fraser Valley is the biggest system to date in British Columbia. With nine 1700 gallon Graf Carat Tanks, this system has a total capacity of 15,300 gallons of water, which will be used for irrigation, toilet flushing, car...
Do You Have A Soggy Spot?
Earlier this spring we were called into a site where the homeowner was complaining of a consistent wet / soggy area in her garden. It was determined that the wet area was only present in the summer, not the winter. This seems somewhat counter-intuitive, but to us it...
Before You Call… Check the GFI Plug
Many times we are called to repair landscape lighting systems that are working properly, but have no power because a GFI plug has tripped. Here's a quick check you can perform. This is a GFI plug, also known as a "ground fault circuit interrupter" plug. It is similar...
Challenges We Sprinkler Installers Face
I thought we'd start this blog with some of the funny things we encounter at University Sprinklers that add challenges to our day! Getting to the Root of the Problem Here's a sprinkler head almost completely encased in roots from a nearby tree. We were called in to...
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