Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Installing a backflow prevention valve can be costly. “To install one if you don’t have one already, it can range from $300 to $700 plus,” said Alex Jones, owner of Jones Sprinkler.

SHREVEPORT, La. - The nights are getting longer and the cold fronts are more frequent. Thus, the ArkLaTex is at the end of the growing season. Now it's time to winterize our lawn's irrigation system.

Fall is the time to get moving and get your house and its equipment winter-ready. If you live in any part of the United States that experiences freezing winters, preparing your lawn sprinkler system ...

With an expected freeze Monday night, here is how to quickly drain your sprinkler system to prevent freeze damage, if you don't have time to blow it out. 1. Locate the main shut-off valve to your ...

One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact code ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — If you have a sprinkler system, now is the time to winterize it before the cold temperatures get to it first. Freezing weather can cause pipes to burst and can cause hundreds of ...

John Peeples used to spend $150 to $225 per month on watering his grass between June and August every year. Twenty years ago he dug a well on his property, connected his sprinkler system to it and his ...