Sprinkler repair and irrigation installation in Mount Dora, FL

Heads, nozzles, valves, leaks and timers

• HeadsBroken, sunk, tilted or run over. Replaced and set back to grade so the mower clears them.
• NozzlesClogged with sand, spraying the wrong arc, or mismatched on one zone so part of the lawn floods while the rest stays dry.
• ValvesA zone that won’t come on, or won’t shut off. Usually a solenoid, a torn diaphragm or debris in the valve.
• LeaksA soggy spot, a geyser, or a water bill that jumped. Cracked lateral lines and fittings dug up and replaced.
• Timers and controllersReprogrammed or replaced, with the rain sensor checked.

Setting the timer to Mount Dora’s watering day

Mount Dora is under a Phase III water shortage order from the St. Johns River Water Management District. Homes water one day a week: odd-numbered addresses on Saturday and even-numbered addresses on Sunday. No irrigation between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. If your controller is still running an older schedule, we reset it as part of every repair.

With one day, how you water matters more than how often. In Mount Dora’s sandy soil a deep, early-morning soak of about three-quarters of an inch goes further than several light runs. Florida law also requires a working rain sensor or shutoff on automatic sprinkler systems, so we check that it actually stops the system.

Adding zones when beds and sod change

When new beds or sod go in, the irrigation usually has to change with them. We add zones, move heads, and run drip or micro-spray to beds so shrubs aren’t sharing a zone with the lawn. Turf and beds need different amounts of water, and putting them on the same zone overwaters one or starves the other.

We also install complete systems for homes: heads, lines, valves, zones and the controller, laid out from the measured yard.

Backflow devices and well pumps are another trade

Backflow preventers and any connection to the drinking-water supply are a licensed plumber’s work in Florida. We don’t install, repair or test backflow devices, and our work starts on the irrigation side of them. Well pump problems go to a pump or well contractor.

Every zone run before a price is quoted

We run every zone, walk it and flag what isn’t working, then tell you what it will cost before anything gets fixed. There’s no point guessing a repair price over the phone: a sunken head and a cracked line under the driveway can look the same from the porch.

If we already mow your yard, we’ll often spot a broken head before you do, and the repair goes on the same invoice.

Ready for a number? Use the form or call (352) 383-9213. Mount Dora Lawn Care is run by Golden Lawn Care, the Eustis crew behind this site.