Sprinkler blowouts in Nampa and Caldwell on Wednesday didn't go as smooth as it should have. We ran into locked gates and valve boxes we couldn't find. For your sprinkler blowouts to run smoothly gates need to be unlocked and valve boxes need to be visible. If you read and find that we will be in your area the next day PLEASE make sure we can move freely around your property. We make every effort to find all valve boxes so that all zones can be blown out, but it can get very difficult when they are covered with bark or rock, or grass has been allowed to grow over the top of them. Keep them clear by weed eating around them each time you mow your grass.
Locked gates and covered valve boxes are the most common obstacles we run into. It not only slows your sprinkler blowouts, it puts us behind on serving our other customers.
We will be working in Meridian and Eagle on Thursday, and Meridian on Friday. If all goes well we will doing sprinkler blowouts in Middleton and Star on Saturday, and if there is time, in Meridian again. We will be back in Boise on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.