Sprinkler Blowouts For Halloween 2025

🎃 Halloween in Sprinkler Blowout Land 🎃

Yesterday went smoothly in Sprinkler Blowout Land — no ghosts in the machines, just the usual locked gates and a couple of systems that will need new main and drain valves before startup in the spring.

Since it’s Halloween today, the timing feels fitting. Those new lead-free valves are scary enough on their own — they’ll drain a wallet faster than a vampire drains a vein. Manufacturers caught on to the demand faster than a witch on a broomstick and raised prices accordingly.

We replace around 40 of these each season, more than anyone else in the Treasure Valley, so we’ve got it down to a science. No tricks here — just treats in the form of working sprinkler systems and happy customers. 👻

Halloween tends to bring out the “creative thinkers” — and I don’t mean the kind who carve pumpkins. One of my last personal blowout routes about five or six years ago was in Nampa, and it turned into something straight out of a Halloween special. Within an hour, I had two different run-ins with guys who were clearly missing a few bricks from their load and thought it’d be a good idea to threaten me.

In one case, the guy called me “Homey” and reached behind his back like he had a gun. I calmly advised him that it would be a very bad life choice — let’s just say I made my point clear, and he decided to find somewhere else to be.

Hopefully, this year stays quiet, and my guys don’t have to deal with anything spooky besides the occasional fog machine or plastic skeleton. Sheila has outdone herself with our front-yard setup again — everything from lights, a larger-than-life skeleton, and a movie that seems to appear out of thin air. Bring the kiddos by tonight for some goodies and a cool show — it’s all treats, no tricks (we hope). 👻

🎃 The team will be dressed up today as “Sprinkler Blowout Technicians.” 🎃
It’s a rare costume that requires a compressor, hose reel, and a faint smell of wet grass to pull off convincingly. I’m sure they wouldn’t object to a piece of candy (or ten) along the way—especially if it helps them keep their energy up while they’re out saving sprinklers one system at a time.

Here are the routes for today:

Ben with “Leroy” in Boise 83709

South Ironwood Avenue
West Giants Drive
South Red Sunset Place
South Moon Land Avenue
West Spring River Drive
South Plumbdale Avenue
South Apsley Way
West Murchison Street
West Tevoit Street
West Mardia Street
West Winton Street
West Gisborne Street
San Bruno Avenue
West Morela Drive
West Petunia Drive
West Brownstone Drive
West Trestlewood Street
Bodley Drive

Challis with “Orange Julius” in Meridian 83646

North Barron Way
East Anton Street
East Moskee Street
North Weston Way
North Tipton Avenue
East Tuweep Street
East Kaibab Trail Drive
North Tempest Way
North Heritage View Avenue
East Star Drive
North Supai Avenue
North Park Crossing Avenue
East Territory Street
North Quenzer Way
North Colbourne Way

Eddie with “Purple Rain” in Boise 83713

North Eagle Road
West Meadowdale Drive
West Paint Street
North Wellspring Avenue
North Borrego Way
West Rochester Street
Waterloo Avenue North
West Fig Court
North Porsche Way
North Jaguar Avenue
North Tattenham Way
West Goldenrod Avenue
West Patrina Drive
Fiddler Drive
North Lena Avenue
West Violet Court
West Pattie Court
West Secretariat Court
North Mirth Place