Sprinkler Leak Detection in Arlington, Texas
Quiet leaks in Arlington clay look like rain. We start at the water meter, then open only the wet spot.
North Arlington yards we serve show Mid-Cities dry-zone patterns.
I-30 / Collins when booked north-side
Leak detection starts at the meter and the backflow. If the meter moves with every valve off, the leak is on the main or the house side. If it only moves when a zone is live, we walk that lateral.
We look for winter (rare here) and summer tells: mushrooms in a ring, ants abandoning a wet spot, a sidewalk that never dries, a hiss at a valve. Acoustic listening helps on long mains. A shovel still closes the file.
High bills in a Bedford August are often a stuck valve watering from 2 a.m. until noon. That is a leak in effect. We treat it as one.
Why Arlington lawns fail this way
Arlington is Mid-Cities watering: clay that breaks pipe, St. Augustine and Bermuda that want a soak, North Texas storms that wipe timers, and mowers that take every proud pop-up.
Soil. varied clay
Grass. St. Augustine and Bermuda
Houses. north Arlington pockets Typical failures: mixed-era systems
We restore the parkway or yard when the trench is closed. If Arlington has city sidewalk rules or an HOA standard, we follow it. Utility lines get marked before every cut.
How a visit works
- Meter test All irrigation off. Watch the sweep.
- Zone isolation Open one station at a time.
- Walk the wet Probe, listen, mark.
- Open only the mark Repair, test, restore.
Neighborhoods and zips
Neighborhoods in Arlington: north Arlington pockets. Zip codes: 76006, 76011, 76012. County: Tarrant County.