{"id":5113,"date":"2025-10-22T00:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/?p=5113"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:52:16","slug":"sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-october-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-october-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinkler Blowouts For Wednesday, October 22, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I just found out that one of the HOAs in Star isn\u2019t shutting down their irrigation pumps until today (the 22nd)<\/strong>, and they don\u2019t want anyone doing sprinkler blowouts before Friday the 24th<\/strong>. So, we\u2019re bumping Star to Monday the 27th<\/strong> to give things a little breathing room. We can<\/em> shut the water off at each property, but there\u2019s still pressure behind the valve, and if that water doesn\u2019t drain out after the pressure\u2019s released, it can freeze and make a mess and cost a fortune to fix. It\u2019s better to let the system relax before we go blasting air through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, no sense in rushing it \u2014 patience beats explaining to someone why their sprinkler pump suddenly sounds like a coffee grinder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did a search today for extended forecasts for the Boise area, and it looks like we\u2019re going to have temperatures above freezing until almost Thanksgiving. In mid-November, there\u2019s one night that might dip to 30 degrees, but it\u2019ll take all night to get there \u2014 and then it starts warming back up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s surface temperature. It takes even longer for the freeze level to reach sprinkler piping. And since backflows are easy to drain (instructions are at the bottom of this post), we literally have until mid-December \u2014 maybe later \u2014 if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last January, we even had a guy text me who suddenly remembered he hadn\u2019t gotten his blowout done. We did it with no problem \u2014 the temps were in the teens, there was a little snow on the ground, and everything turned out fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow\u2019s an excellent insulator \u2014 ask an Inuit (you know, what we used to call Eskimos). Meanwhile, all the folks who\u2019ve moved here from warmer climates are bundling up in parkas the second it hits 50 degrees. I\u2019ve actually seen it \u2014 hoods up, gloves on, like they\u2019re prepping for a blizzard. Meanwhile, Idahoans are out there in shorts, grilling dinner, and talking about how pleasant the weather is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe wrapped up everything but one stop out in the Outer Limits<\/em>. His alternator started acting up, and he didn\u2019t want to risk getting stranded on planet Ola \u2014 which, around the office, we refer to as one of the more distant worlds in our solar system. \ud83d\ude80 We\u2019ll circle back and take care of Ola another day, probably when we\u2019re working the far west side of Caldwell. Ben has graciously offered to take that trip when we are ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, we could<\/em> call it quits and say it\u2019s too far, but that\u2019s not how we operate. My old military habits kick in \u2014 no man left behind<\/em>, even if that man lives halfway to Mars. We finish what we start, no matter how far the orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe\u2019s taking today off to get his alternator replaced and will be back in action Friday. (As a reminder, Thursdays are his regular day off \u2014 he works Saturdays instead to make up for it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the routes for today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben With “Leroy” In Meridian 83642<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auckland St
South Astoria Avenue
South Tavistock Avenue
East Angus Hill Drive
East Murchison Street
South Wayland Way
East Brace Court
East Parulo Drive
South Pioneer Trail Way
South Hunter Trail Way
East Lodge Trail Court
South Twilight Mist Way
East Sawtelle Peak Street
East Rockhampton Drive
South Bentwaters Way
East Grayson Street
South Stockport Avenue
South Pemberley Way
South Cadence Avenue
Tarrega Lane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddie With “Purple Rain” In Meridian 83642<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Chateau Avenue
West Delmar Drive
Northwest 9th Place
West Creekbury Drive
South Murlo Way
East Ionia Street
East Ionia Drive
East Sicily Street
East Sicily Court
South Daybreak Avenue
South Cannon Way
South Chesman Avenue
South Springfield Avenue
West Bloomington Drive
South Garibaldi Place
West Tall Prairie Drive
West Buroak Drive
South Tandycroft Avenue
South Redwater Avenue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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