Sprinkler systems offer a reliable, efficient, and low-effort way to water your landscape in summer. While they’re excellent at helping you care for your lawn, it doesn’t mean they themselves don’t need their own maintenance. Once the cold weather rolls in, you must protect the system as it is vulnerable to freezing and other cold damage. At Ace Plumbing Heating … Read More
How Often Should the Lawn be Watered During the Summer
How Often Should the Lawn be Watered During the Summer? Learn about irrigation or sprinkler systems. Contact Ace Plumbing in Sacramento.
Sprinklers vs Irrigation Systems
Maybe you are considering sprinklers vs irrigation systems. Which one would be best for you? Let’s find out more about these systems!
How to Choose a Garden Irrigation System
Tips on how to choose and install a water irrigation system when you want to choose a watering system for your garden.
Getting Your Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems Ready for Spring
As the cold days of winter slowly start to melt away, lawn and garden enthusiasts know the time to get their sprinkler and irrigation systems ready in the greater Sacramento area is fast approaching. However, firing up your system takes a little more effort than just opening a valve and setting a timer. Here we’ll discuss a few easy steps … Read More
Off-Season Watering in California
Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean you’re done caring for your lawn. It’s one of the few downsides to the mild autumns and winters in California — it seems like lawn care never ends. But different seasons bring different lawn care needs, and something as simple as watering your lawn needs to be approached differently at this time … Read More
5 Ways to Save Water This Summer
With summer fast approaching, water use in California is about to take a sharp climb. Hot weather often means more showers, more watering of lawns and gardens, and more parties (which lead to more dishes and cleaning). How can you do your part to help the environment, and help yourself save gallons and dollars alike? Minimize and Time Watering We … Read More
Winterizing Your Home Sprinkler System
Winterizing Your Home Sprinkler System As summer turns to autumn, homeowners around central California are turning their attention to all the things that need to be done to prepare their homes for the colder months ahead. Even though you won’t usually run out of fingers and toes counting the number of freezing days in Sacramento, they can and do happen. … Read More
Are You Watering Your Lawn Properly?
We all want a lawn that’s the envy of the block. That means plenty of maintenance: seeding, fertilizing, feeding, raking, and — given the dry California climate — usually plenty of watering, even as summer turns to fall. If you’re worried that you’re watering incorrectly, sprinkler and irrigation installation from Ace Plumbing could be in order. Common Lawn Watering Errors … Read More
Should I Repair or Replace a Sprinkler System?
No plumbing system is meant to last forever, but installing a new one may be more expensive than repairs. Although fixing a sprinkling system is certainly possible in most cases, there are certain points where you start to throw good money after bad in keeping a difficult sprinkler system going. Here’s how to decide if you should repair your sprinkling … Read More