Once you do it a few times it becomes pretty easy, yet is one of the most common questions we get here at Fisk! Thanks for stopping by.

Ahhaha same here 😂

I still watch it every season

Ditto😂😂

Thanks for the comment! We're glad it's of help to you!

im in colorado too...my parents are out of town... and the assholes left me no instruction whatsoever even though they were worried enough to call and tell me to do it... i thought i knew how buz the pressure still isnz abating when i try to drain the plug inside the house. i have that thing cranked clovkwise as muvh as humanly possible...argggggh

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the comment!

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Our pleasure!

Thanks for watching! You'll want to leave the valves set at 45 degrees so half open and half closed.

Once drained, we recommend leaving the ball vales and air cocks at 45 degrees and the valve drain completely open.

Thanks Bob! Unfortunately we don't work in Denver, just Colorado Springs. Check out www.alcc.com/find-a-landscape-professional for a reputable company in Denver.

what the what?

Yes, just shut off the water to the irrigation system not the entire house. This valve will stay in the off position until you recharge your system back up either after the cold snap or next season. After you've drained your system, we recommend blowing it out with a compressor sometime in the fall. Once it is blow out, you don't turn it back on until the spring. Hope that helps!

What does it mean if your sprinkler system doesn't have a drain in the control valve box? I followed all the other steps and no water came out of the drain at the cutoff in my house. Not sure if that is a bad sign? Water did come out of the exterior drains once I turned the screws 45 degrees.

@@makaylanichols666 Thanks for your question. The drain in the valve control box typically looks like a hose bib and is in the green box where your valves would be located. Some have them and some don't. If you didn't get water coming out of the inside of your house it may be because no other valve was open yet on the outside. Now that you have the outside valves open, you could try the inside again. Also, depending on your setup, sometimes most if not all of the water drains outside.

@@makaylanichols666 No water came out of mine either. But when they came & blew out the sprinklers, everything seemed fine. =)

Yes, we recommend blowing out your system after performing the quick drain.

Hi Peter, you can attach onto one of the test cocks or onto the blowout port if you have one. These adapters for your compressor can generally be found at Home Depot or Lowes.

Ashton, thanks for the comment. You can try using a bigger screwdriver or even spray a little lubricant (Silicone spray or something like that) on the test cock to break up any rust that may have developed. If you're talking about the screw cap on the brass elbow, you can use a wrench on that small screw cap to loosen it. Hope that helps!

Correct. This is simply a quick drain of the manifold and backflow for cold snaps. We recommend performing a full blow out of the pipes sometime in the fall.

Also I don’t have anything in my house to turn off

If it is a residential home, it should drain within just a few minutes. Make sure you have opened up all of the drain valves to allow the water to fully drain. If it's still draining after 5 minutes, it could be a faulty irrigation supply valve. It could be a ball valve or gate valve that needs replacing and we'd recommend contacting a plumber.

Hi Zachary. Yes, we are located in Colorado Springs.