Your system should change with the weather
A Kissimmee lawn needs very different water in January than in July — but most sprinkler controllers are still running the program set on installation day. The result is the most common pattern in Florida irrigation: overwatering through the cool months (hello, fungus) and underwatering through the heat (hello, brown spots). A seasonal tune-up resets the system for the weather ahead. We walk every zone, realign shifted heads, clear clogged nozzles, check valves for leaks, and reprogram the controller for the coming season and current watering rules. It is the least expensive service we offer and the one that prevents the most expensive problems.
Everything a tune-up inspects
We activate each zone and walk it head by head: arc alignment (mowers and foot traffic shift heads constantly), throw distance, pop-up height (settled heads water the mulch instead of the grass), and nozzle condition. Clogged nozzles get cleaned or replaced on the spot. We open valve boxes and check for weeping valves and corroded splices, verify the rain sensor still triggers, and look over the backflow area. Then the controller gets its seasonal rebuild — run times adjusted for the months ahead, start times in the early morning window, watering days matched to the current county schedule. You receive a short written report of findings and changes.
Spring tune-up: the critical one
After the cooler months, systems need the most attention. Heads shifted during the dormant season. Nozzles collected grit. Programs are still set for winter watering while temperatures climb into the 80s. A spring tune-up catches all of it before the heat arrives — which is precisely when you cannot afford to discover a dead zone. We also verify the rain sensor survived the off-season and that the controller's seasonal-adjust setting is ready to ramp up.
Fall tune-up: the money-saver
As growth slows in fall, lawns need less water — but systems keep delivering summer volumes unless someone dials them back. Excess fall watering feeds fungal disease (brown patch loves warm, wet nights) and wastes money for months. The fall tune-up reduces run times to match slowing growth, confirms drainage is handling the rainy-season tail, and sets the controller for the cool-season schedule. Homeowners are often surprised how much their fall water bill drops after this single visit.
What we find on first-time tune-ups
The first professional tune-up on a long-neglected system is always revealing. Controllers running programs set years ago for yards that have changed. Heads buried under accumulated mulch, watering the bed edging instead of the grass. Nozzles half-clogged with grit, throwing a fraction of their rated output. Rain sensors disconnected or painted over. Valve boxes hidden under landscaping. None of this is unusual — it is simply what happens when a system runs for years without professional eyes on it. The first tune-up corrects all of it, and subsequent tune-ups are quicker because the system starts from a known-good state. That first visit is where the transformation happens.
How it works
Full zone walk-through. Every zone runs while we inspect each head's alignment, height, and spray pattern. On-the-spot corrections. Minor adjustments, nozzle cleaning, and small fixes happen during the visit. Valve and leak check. Manifold, valve boxes, and visible lines inspected for developing problems. Controller reprogramming. Run times, start times, and watering days rebuilt for the season ahead. Written report. Condition summary plus any recommended repairs with fixed pricing.
What it costs
Seasonal tune-ups in Kissimmee typically run $125-$300 depending on system size and zone count. Most residential systems land in the middle of the range. Prices vary by property — quoted in writing before the visit. It is our lowest-cost service, and the water savings alone usually cover it within a season.
An hour now saves a season later
Nearly every major irrigation repair we perform started as something a tune-up would have caught — the weeping valve that became a flooded zone, the misaligned heads that browned a lawn section into resodding. If your controller has not been touched since installation, your system is watering wrong for today's weather. Send the form and get on the schedule.
Make it a habit, not an event
The homeowners with the best-performing irrigation systems share one habit: they get the system serviced on a schedule, not when something breaks. Twice a year — spring and fall — the system gets walked, adjusted, and reprogrammed, and it simply never develops the problems that plague neglected systems. The total annual cost is less than a single emergency repair visit, and the water savings alone usually cover it. If you have never had a professional tune-up, start with one: you will see the difference within weeks, and you will have a baseline for every season after.