Sprinkler Leak Detection in Richmond, TX

Sprinkler Leak Detection in Richmond, Texas

Quiet leaks in Richmond clay look like rain. We start at the water meter, then open only the wet spot.

Richmond is south of Fulshear. Older in-town pipe and newer sections fail for different reasons.

US 90 and FM 359 south. We group Richmond with Rosenberg.

We start at the meter and the backflow. If the meter moves with the irrigation shut off, the leak is on the main or it is a house plumbing problem and we say so. If it only moves when a station is open, we walk that lateral.

August bills in Cross Creek are often a valve that never closed and watered from 2 a.m. until noon. That is a leak in effect. We treat it as one, then rebuild the valve.

Why Richmond lawns fail this way

Older laterals are brittle. New sections are builder nozzles. We say which one we opened.

Soil. Fort Bend clay, older town lots and newer sections

Grass. St. Augustine, some mixed shade

Houses. Richmond in-town and the southwest suburbs Typical failures: older pipe, newer HOA heads, sidewalk heave

In-town sidewalks get the cut closed and the sod matched.

How a visit works

1. Walk the yard We run every zone in Fulshear. A dry strip, a mist, and a head that never comes up are three different repairs.
2. Find the fault Heads, valves, underground pipe, and the low-voltage wire. Fort Bend gumbo heaves shallow fittings and sheds a long spray into the curb.
3. Repair We replace the part that failed. Spray heads stay with spray heads. Rotors stay with rotors.
4. Set the timer Night watering, rest between cycles, rain sensor on. Noon misting is not a program.

Neighborhoods and zips

Neighborhoods in Richmond: Richmond, US 90. Zip codes: 77469, 77406. County: Fort Bend County.