So I did my first big “yard repair” the other day. My sprinkler was leaking a lot of water that was flooding the yard. I usually get really upset when I see this in other people’s yards so I figured I shouldn’t be the jerk and fix it right away.
First things first I have to get down to the actually sprinkler connection itself since that is where the water is leaking from. Removing the top layer of sod was relatively easy. The ground was wet and it just ripped up no problem. In the picture above the sod is on the left hand side.
I get to the next layer which was expecting but still really annoying, the small rocks dirt. You can’t really use a small shovel at all because it doesn’t quite puncture the ground. It just gets stopped by small pebbles. I used a flat head screw driver to loosen the dirt and pull it out by hand. Not to bad because the ground was still moist. You can see that in the middle section of the pile of dirt.
Now I have to admit I was surprised by the last layer. This was when I actually got down to the elbow connection. There were some decent size rocks that where a pain to get out. Those rocks are seen at the end of the pile. It was a bit of a task because the rocks were stuck under sprinkler. I did my best to be careful not to ruin the connection and fix the sprinkler.
Two things I learned from this.
Whoever decided to settle in Las Vegas is an idiot. I could dig a hole in a parking lot faster than the one I dug to get to this sprinkler. Although, the ground only 6 inches deep was around 50-60 degrees which would make geothermal cooling an amazing option.
2. Always cut your nails before you dig. Rookie mistake I guess
First things first I have to get down to the actually sprinkler connection itself since that is where the water is leaking from. Removing the top layer of sod was relatively easy. The ground was wet and it just ripped up no problem. In the picture above the sod is on the left hand side.
I get to the next layer which was expecting but still really annoying, the small rocks dirt. You can’t really use a small shovel at all because it doesn’t quite puncture the ground. It just gets stopped by small pebbles. I used a flat head screw driver to loosen the dirt and pull it out by hand. Not to bad because the ground was still moist. You can see that in the middle section of the pile of dirt.
Now I have to admit I was surprised by the last layer. This was when I actually got down to the elbow connection. There were some decent size rocks that where a pain to get out. Those rocks are seen at the end of the pile. It was a bit of a task because the rocks were stuck under sprinkler. I did my best to be careful not to ruin the connection and fix the sprinkler.
Two things I learned from this.
Whoever decided to settle in Las Vegas is an idiot. I could dig a hole in a parking lot faster than the one I dug to get to this sprinkler. Although, the ground only 6 inches deep was around 50-60 degrees which would make geothermal cooling an amazing option.
2. Always cut your nails before you dig. Rookie mistake I guess
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