We are currently down one technician do to a medical issue that may keep him out of play for the remainder of the season. I am currently looking for a replacement to help us finish up the remaining 3 weeks of sprinkler blowouts.
Since we are down a technician, I am having to redo our calendar to reflect the change which will likely change many of the dates we have set currently. For this reason we are going to shut down to all new requests for the remainder of the season so we can concentrate on the ones we currently have. I will have to take the form down because even with areas clearly marked CLOSED on the form we are still getting new requests in those areas. I may not get to removing the form until tomorrow.
We had intended on finishing the Boise 83706 yesterday, but being down a technician threw that out the window. We will finish the 83706 today and then our next area will be the 83713 in which we currently have 82 requests.
Saturday we will only be working a half-day due to a family funeral, and Jesse will be working on his own taking my normal place on Sunday while I take care of some personal business.
Over 1,400 sprinkler blowouts completed so far, which is up 300 from this date last year. We did nearly 1,800 total last year, and will likely hit 2,200 this year by the time we are finished. If we get someone to run our other machine then we could hit 2,300 or more.
Been waiting a few weeks now for 83709. Do you know if it’s starting to get dangerous? I really don’t want my pipes to bust- and I’m not sure how much longer I can wait with the dates continuing to be pushed back.
As I keep telling people over and over again on this blog, in our emails, and on our site, the ground temperature isn’t the same as air temperature. The ground temperature right now in my front yard is 48 degrees 6″ down. Obviously not enough to freeze pipes considering it has to get to 32 degrees or lower and STAY there for a while to damage the piping. I’m not even sure last year the temperature got low enough underground in most places in the area to even do that. Even if it did, poly pipe holds up quite well without damage even if it DID get to freezing that low underground. PVC pipe will not withstand the cold if it gets low enough. Most homes 10-15 years old or a little older have poly pipe in their sprinkler systems. We have blown out sprinklers when it was 13 degrees out with snow on the ground. Snow actually insulates the ground keeping the warmth in. Ever notice when it does snow it doesn’t stick usually? That’s because the ground is still warm. You may cancel if you’d like, or wait it out. If you want to cancel, use this link: https://www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com/cancellation.html