Mark My Irrigation System with Flags

Do you have a lawn care company? Are you preparing for an overseeding job, slice seeding or lawn aeration? Do you have an electric dog fence or an automatic underground irrigation system?  If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this article is for you.  

Flagging your irrigation or electric dog fences can save you a lot of money and trouble in the long run by preventing damage to them. 

Aeration tines can go as deep as 3 inches into the ground.  We want to make sure these obstacles are marked so they are not damaged by equipment.  If a lawn company does not know they are there, there's a good chance their equipment will accidentally damage your system.

How to Mark Sprinkler Heads for Over Seeding with Auto Irrigation System:

1. Purchase irrigation marking flags online or at your local hardware store
2. Switch to Manual Mode on automatic irrigation control panel
3. Set each zone to run for 2 minutes
4. When you are done setting each zone manually to 2 minutes each, set your irrigation system to Run mode.  
5. Go outside where you can visibly see sprinklers running and mark each irrigation head with a flag. 

Pro tip: this can be a wet job so make sure you have clothes on that you don't mind getting soaked :)

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