Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair – 405 203 9419

Oklahoma City Lawn Sprinkler Service.   Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair   Providing Expert Sprinkler Repair and Service since 1993 for all of Central and Western Oklahoma.

Lots of things can go wrong with a sprinkler system.  

Sprinkler Heads get crushed or broken by heavy lawn mowers or cars that may drive in a yard.  Lawnmowers or weed eaters often cut the tops off sprinkler heads or cause damage.  Sprinkler heads may also need adjustment if they are not spraying water in the correct location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkler Controllers may have programming issues, wiring issues, or problems from power surges.  Dead sprinkler controllers are common. 

Sometimes Sprinkler Valves get stuck in the “On” position, or they leak.  They have wiring issues too or the solenoid may need replacement.

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Do you have a problem with your Sprinkler System?  If you live in Oklahoma City and have problems with your sprinkler heads or valves, we can help!  The problem might be your controller, or you have a leak of some kind.

Sprinkler Checkup Oklahoma City Sprinkler Repair

Spring is just around the corner.  A Sprinkler Checkup might be what you need. Sprinkler Repair is a Central focus for Oklahoma Drainage.  We have been providing quality Sprinkler Repair Service since 1993.  During that time, we have completed every type of Sprinkler Repair in Oklahoma City.  Experience is key.  Oklahoma Drainage has completed sprinkler repairs in every major city in Central and Western Oklahoma.  We have visited many small towns too. So, what type of Sprinkler Repair Do you need? Back-Flow-Valve Service, Sprinkler Repair Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair Provides Service for Back-Flow-Valves and all types of Lawn Sprinkler Repair and Service.  We have provided Expert Service for all of Central and Western Oklahoma Since 1993.

Back-Flow-Valves

There are two types of Back-Flow-Valves.

Above Ground

  Below Ground Back-Flow-Valve.

What is a Back-Flow-Valve?

A Back-Flow-Valve is a part of a Lawn Sprinkler System.  Water passes through it from the water source which can be a Water Meter or a Well Pump.  It forces water to travel in only one direction from the source to the sprinkler system.  It can’t travel backward back to the water source which again is a water meter or well pump. A Back-Flow-Valve provides protection to the water source from back pressure and chemical contamination from lawn fertilizer. Most Cities require a Back-Flow-Valve as “Code” for Sprinkler Installation.

Emergency Shut off

Back-Flow-Valves usually have an Emergency Shutoff valve on them that can shut off the water to the lawn sprinkler system but keep the water turned on to the home. Most Back-Flow-Valves have two Emergency Shut off Handles.  Either one will work.  Many times, they are hard to turn, however. If there is a leak or water is shooting up in the air just turn the valve handle and give us a call.

Sprinkler Valve

A valve is an off or on switch for a particular Sprinkler Zone. You might need a Sprinkler Valve replaced.  Maybe it just needs to be adjusted?  We can adjust the solenoid or “Bleed,” the valve itself.  Debris might be stuck in it.

What Is a Sprinkler Valve?

Think of a Sprinkler Valve as an “Off or on” Switch.    The Sprinkler Controller   turns the valves on or off. It Sends a signal through a wire which is underground to the sprinkler valve somewhere in your yard. Once turned on, the valve lets water pass through a sprinkler pipe to a specific group of sprinkler heads called a Sprinkler Zone.  The controller allows water to reach the sprinkler heads for a certain amount of time running through the sprinkler valve.  Once the time is up, it shuts off the sprinkler valve and moves on to the next valve in sequence. Think of it as walking into every room in your house one at a time.  As you enter you turn on the light.  As you leave you turn off the light and move to the next room. You are the controller.  The light switch represents the sprinkler valve.

What causes a Sprinkler Valve to stop working?

Like anything else, a sprinkler valve can wear out.   Sprinkler valves fail in closed position.  It won’t run continuously if it breaks. Sprinkler Valves get stuck while running sometimes.   The water supply must be then turned off to stop the Sprinkler from running. Sprinkler Valves can freeze and break in the winter if the sprinkler system has not been properly drained for winter’s cold. (winterized)

 

Sprinkler Head Adjustment

Many homeowners need sprinkler heads moved to a new location or caped if they are no longer needed.  A sprinkler head might be spraying in the wrong place.   Sprinkler Controllers also cause problems.  Setting the programming might be difficult for the Homeowner.  They can stop working correctly too. Oklahoma Drainage can help with all of these problems and many others.  The problems listed above are the most common. Sprinkler Controller Repair is a service provided by Oklahoma Drainage.  A Sprinkler Controller is the “Brain,” of a Sprinkler System.  They can wear out or stop working.  Power surges in the home can cause damage to a controller. Programming can be difficult for homeowners.  We can help with programming or replace a Sprinkler Module if it is defective.

Start Time Programming

“Start Time” programing many times is confusing for homeowners.  The definition of a Start Time is a time that is chosen for the sprinkler system to start watering.  It causes zone 1 to start running.  When zone 1 is finished it automatically stops and zone 2 begins.  When Zone 2 is complete it stops and zone 3 begins.  Simple enough Right!  This continues until the last zone programed available runs. The confusion begins when people think that a time needs to be set to start zone 2 and 3 and so on.  This is not the case.  They follow zone 1 which has the only Start Time programmed into the controller.

Be Careful with Multiple Start Times, just use One at first.

Sprinkler Controllers have a feature providing multiple start times, up to 4 Start Times are usually available.  These additional start times are only used when a person wants to run the entire system more than once in a 24-hour period. For Example, the first Start Time is set at 9Am.  Zone 1 begins to run at 9am.  When Zone 1 is done, say 10 minutes later, Zone 2 begins and runs for 10 minutes, then zone 3 follows and so on.  By 10 am let’s say all the zones have run.  Let’s say 8 hours later you have a second start time at 6 Pm.  Zone 1 comes on and runs and by 7pm all the zones have run again.  So, the controller has 2 start times which have caused the Sprinkler System to run start to finish twice in a 24-hour period.

The Big Problem

Here is the big problem!  Some Homeowners believe the second start time is to start zone 2 running.  They also think that the 3rd start time is to start zone 3 and the 4-start time is to run zone 4.  No!! So, this is how they program the controller.  At 9am they have a start time and zone 1 starts.  The homeowner programs a second start time at 9:10 am to mistakenly start zone 2.  Nope!  It starts zone 1 all over again.  At 9:2o they have a 3rd start time for zone 3.  Nope!  It starts zone 1 for a third time.  Now the controller is stuck in a loop and zone 1 runs constantly and won’t shut off.

If Sprinkler Controller Programming is confusing?  Make sure you only have One Start Time!

“Run Time,” is completed Next.  It determines how long each zone runs.  Zone One 10 Minutes,     Zone Two, 15 Minutes, Zone Three 8 Minutes.  You can set how long you want each zone to run. French Drain Repair and Installation is a Central Focus for Oklahoma Drainage.  We installed our first French Drain and completed our first Sprinkler Repair in Norman in 1993.

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair — Installing – French Drains – Surface Drains – Channel Drains – Sump Pumps.

Providing Expert Sprinkler Repair – Broken Sprinkler Pipes – Sprinkler Head Adjustment – Sprinkler Valve Replacement

We provide Service for Folks in: Norman, Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Moore.

Central and Western Oklahoma is our Service Area since 1993.  

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Oh! we also solve water problems and provide Drainage.

Oklahoma Drainage – We install French Drains, Channel Drains, Surface Drains, Sump Pumps and Sod.

If You live in Oklahoma City and water damaging your foundation, We can install a French Drain for you.

Or,If you live in Norman and have water standing on your driveway, consider a Channel Drain Installation.

If you live in Edmond and have water flooding your basement, a Sump Pump can help.

Or, you live in Moore and have water washing out your flower bed mulch, We can install a Surface Drain for you.

If you live in Yukon and need grass to grow, we can install Sod too!

French Drain Repair and Installation is a Central Focus for Oklahoma Drainage.  We installed our first French Drain and completed our first Sprinkler Repair in Norman in 1993.

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair — Installing – French Drains – Surface Drains – Channel Drains – Sump Pumps.

Providing Expert Sprinkler Repair – Broken Sprinkler Pipes – Sprinkler Head Adjustment – Sprinkler Valve Replacement

We provide Service for Folks in: Norman, Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Moore.

Central and Western Oklahoma is our Service Area since 1993.  

                                                           (405) 203-9419

A “French Drain” Moves “surface water” away from a low-lying problem drainage area. What flows over the ground.  Sub surface water  which runs underground is not considered when a drainage system is being installed.  People only think about what they can see and don’t think much about what they can’t see.

Sub Surface

water is water that is underground and saturated in the soil.  Just like water above ground (Surface Water) moves.  Water under ground moves too and is a very big part of any drainage problem.

Water flows over the surface into the area that floods and is a problem.  A big mistake that is made be the casual eye, is that all the water in a swampy problem area got there by running over the surface.  Yes, it probably did, but it also got there by moving there underground as well.  This is called SUB SURFACE WATER MOVEMENT, and it is important to any kind of Drainage System that might be installed.

If your problem water is partially Sub-Surface water, and you install a Drainage System that uses Surface Drains only, then you just wasted a lot of money!

Water can only be drained away that is on the surface.  It goes into the top of the Drain on the Surface.  It’s Name is ” A Surface Drain.”  It Drains Surface Water ONLY!

A French Drain can

drain Surface water and Sub Surface water both.  If water is in the problem area by means of Sub – Surface movement, then it will enter the French Drain Laterally, underground, and be drained away along with the surface water.

 

 

French Drain with very little fall When Installing a Drainage System, what kind of Drainpipe do you use and what size Drainpipe Do you need? For a Drainage System you have 3 Choices of Drainpipe.  You can use ADS, Or Sewer and Drain, or Thick Walled Pvc Pipe. ADS is Black and Flexible.  It is used in a majority of Drainage Systems.  It works well and is the easiest to install.  

 

 

ADS is available in 3 inch , 4 inch, and 6 inch for residential and small business Drainage Applications.

Sewer and Drainpipe 

is white, green, or grey and is thin walled.  It is used for cheap plumbing applications such as sewer lines.  It is also used for inexpensive Drainage Systems. 

A Drainage System using Sewer and Drainpipe

is slightly cheaper than ADS.   It is rigid and harder to install than ADS. The pipe takes more time to install, and more digging is required at the joints or connections.  It is very difficult attaching a rigid Drainpipe to a Curb outlet because the Pipe does not flex at the connection.  The pipe hits the curb outlet at a downward angle and does line up straight with the connection.  Some Drain Installation Companies use a piece of ADS on the end of the Sewer and Drainpipe and then connect it to the curb outlet.  Many times, there is no other way to connect them depending on your downward slope.  

Sewer and Drain is brittle after a short amount of time.  You can break it with a hammer.   Tree roots, many times squeeze the pipe and crack it causing it to leak.   It is not a good long-term solution for anything.

 

Thick-walled PVC is superior to ADS and Sewer and Drain.

  It will last a lifetime.  It won’t crack under normal circumstances.

That being said, It is The most difficult of all to install.  It is not for weekend warriors or your brother-in-law who says he knows what he is doing.  Someone with a lot of experience is needed to install a Thick-Walled PVC Drainage System.

 

Oh, by the way,

40 Schedule or 200 Class PVC is by far the most expensive. If money is no object, then absolutely hire an Expert to install a Thick-walled PVC System.

There are two types of Thick-Walled PVC Pipe available for Drainage Systems, 40 Schedule and 200 class.

Forty Schedule is always the same thickness at a particular size of pipe.

Two Hundred Class gets thicker as the pipe gets bigger.

Forty Schedule is thicker than 200 class in pipes smaller than 2 inch.

Two hundred Class is thicker than 40 schedule in pipes over 2 inch.

Typically 4 inch pipe is most commonly used in a Drainage Systems.  Forty Schedule and 200 Class are both very good in the 4 inch Size.  

The size of Drainpipe you use in your Drainage System is fairly simple.  You can use 3 Inch, 4 Inch, or 6 Inch. 

Sometimes 2 inch can be used on a small single drain but it is easily overwhelmed by too much water.

Four Inch, as stated earlier is the most common size used in a Drainage System. If your system is a Drainage System and not a Flood Prevention System, then 4 Inch Should be fine for most applications.

Lots of Water

If your drainage system must handle a lot of water in a hurry and is designed intercept water to protect property then two 4 inch pipes may be needed or one 6 inch Pipe. 

It can vary. In 2025 we installed a Flood Prevention System that had two 6 inch pipes in the same trench.  Our customer never had water in her garage again. If you can afford larger Drainpipeor more than one Drainpipe in the same trench, your Drainage System should do its job well.

If you connect 5 large Surface Drainsto one small 3 inch pipe, be prepared for poor performance.  I’ve seen a large French Drain connected to a 3 inch pipe.  The water shot out of the exit point like a cannon and the problem drainage area stayed flooded for a long time. I try not to use 3 inch at all for a Drainage System and I am very careful not to attach too large or too many drains to 4 inch.