Zone names and which valve hits the front bed — so spring is not a scavenger hunt with a flashlight.
On every controller upgrade
“He labeled every zone before he left.”— Harwich yard, spring start
Irrigation · Cape Cod
Zones that still match the Cape fog, not a timer
INTELLIGENT IRRIGATION INC maps beds, turf, and drip so Harwich yards drink on schedule — then we leave the controller labeled so the next season starts quiet.
What we leave
Two notes we still leave on the controller door
Blow-out date and manifold PSI — so the next freeze is tracked on paper, not guessed from a wet basement.
On every winterize
Solutions
A mapped zone vs a hose on a stake
Cape weather swings from fog to dry wind. A stake with a hose wastes water. A mapped zone hits the bed that needs it.
Hose on a stake
- One stream for the whole yard
- No winter blow-out plan
- Controller guesswork next spring
- Wet sidewalks, dry beds
Mapped Intelligent zones
- Beds, turf, and drip split by need
- Spring start and fall winterize on paper
- Controller labeled before we leave
- Pressure checked at the manifold
What we still take
Controllers, heads, and the drip that still hits the bed
Five kinds of irrigation work. If a head is geysering, start with the leak. If the lawn browns in stripes, start with the zone map.
01
New system layout
We map Harwich lots into zones that match beds, turf, and drip — then install pipe that survives a Cape winter.
02
Spring start & winterize
Open valves in spring, blow out laterals before a freeze. Dates go on the ticket so you are not guessing in October.
03
Leak hunt & repair
Wet spots, hissing valves, and the lateral that only weeps after a long run — we find that before we open a patio.
04
Smart controller upgrade
Replace a dead dial with a controller that still respects Cape weather — labeled so the next season starts clean.
Before we dig
What Harwich yards ask before we open a trench
Do you still take a same-week leak?
If a head is geysering or a zone will not shut off, leave the number — Robert will say if the truck can leave Bakers Drive Ext that week.
Spring start or full remap — which first?
If valves still open and close, we start the season. If zones brown in stripes every July, we remap before we add heads.
Will you winterize before the first hard freeze?
Yes. Blow-out dates go on the ticket. Cape freezes crack laterals that sat full overnight.
Recent tickets
What a Bakers Drive ticket usually covers
Zone count, PSI, blow-out date
Three numbers we still write before we leave: how many valves actually run, pressure at the manifold, and when the system gets blown out for winter.
Leave a Harwich digit. Robert rings back.
Send a phone. The zone slip thanks you on this site — then Robert calls from Bakers Drive Ext.
Send a zone slip