Sprinkler Leak Detection in Galveston, TX

Sprinkler Leak Detection in Galveston, Texas

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

Galveston sand will not stand a Katy trench. Island irrigation is corrosion, a high water table, and heads that salt air eats. We shore the cut, spec parts that take Gulf sun, and we do not copy a prairie method onto the East End.

Dedicated day. Tell us if the lot is raised and where the backflow lives.

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 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 Galveston lawns fail this way

Galveston sits in Gulf air. Soil stays wet longer than a west-side prairie lot. Timers rust. Valve boxes never dry. Leaks rarely shoot in the air because the ground is already wet. We use parts that take salt and sun, and we watch the water meter before we dig.

Soil. sand and fill; salt, wind, and a water table that sits high

Grass. Salt-tolerant St. Augustine and mixes, thin island turf

Houses. raised cottages, historic East End, West End beach houses Typical failures: sand will not hold a Katy trench, corrosion, city water pressure, raised cottages

Island work needs extra care. Sand will not hold a Katy-style trench without a wider cut. We do not copy a prairie method onto the East End.

How a visit works

1. Meter test All irrigation off. Watch the sweep.
2. Zone isolation Open one station at a time.
3. Walk the wet Probe, listen, mark.
4. Open only the mark Repair, test, restore.

Neighborhoods and zips

Neighborhoods in Galveston: East End Historic, Denver Court, Stewart Beach, West End, Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach. Zip codes: 77550, 77551, 77554. County: Galveston County.