Irritation System
We are battling the challenges of old age as we come out of winter. We had issues going into winter as well you may remember. Our annual start up of the irrigation system did not go smoothly last week and it will be at least another week before we are able to start filling up the system and looking for other issues. With miles and miles of pipe and wire, over 1000 irrigation heads, pumps, motors, controls, and more valves than we can count there are repairs to make every spring. With age, those repairs get more numerous and more complex. We went into winter with just one of our two pumps functioning due to a somewhat anticipated failure of one pump last fall. We got the new pump installed last Friday only to find out that the first section of discharge pipe is leaking just before it goes underground. This is a steel pipe that leaves the pump station and disappears in the bank behind the clubhouse. Its location is another challenge to addre...
