Reeves Backflow & Irrigation

Brad

This story begins with scheduling the removal of an old sweet gum tree from my front yard. I needed to find an irrigation company to come out soon after the tree was removed to activate my system this Spring and make sure there were no issues caused by the tree removal - timing was a big deal.

After getting bids from several companies and trying to get on someone's schedule, I was contacted by Reeves Irrigation with an offer to activate my system that worked when I needed it to be accomplished - and for a VERY reasonable price.

I had some exchanges with Tyler (the owner) and learned that while this was his second year out on his own, he had previous irrigation experience with other employers. Since I was just after an activation and to make sure the zone where the tree was didn't have any damage, I decided to take a chance on his company - I'm glad I did!

He showed up on time, did a full inspection of the system and noted a few heads that were leaking (which I already knew about from my activation last year). I also made him aware of a leaking pipe underground near the curb that would need to be addressed and fixed at some point as well. ""Some point"" turned out to be during his visit as he had the necessary materials to fix the issue after he exposed the pipe to discover the lateral crack that it had.

While he was there, I also had him replace the leaking heads from last year - he even made time to relocate one of the heads from a plant bed to the lawn. When finished, he did a zone inspection again to make sure everything was adjusted and operating correctly while making some minor adjustments to a few heads. Before he left, I discussed getting a different controller that could be operated remotely via WiFi. We discussed various options, and I am having him out again in a couple of weeks to put a new (modern) controller in.

In closing let me say that my Hunter irrigation system has been in use for around 20 years or so. Over the past two decades I have used numerous companies to service my irrigation needs. Very few are companies that I wanted to keep as service providers...either due to results, price (or both). Furthermore, when I was lucky enough to find a tech that I felt comfortable with, I was never guaranteed that I would get him again as many switch companies, relocate or just get out of the business altogether.

Two of my former favorite irrigation companies are no longer in the business, and it's been a struggle to find a company to replace them...until now. If you have an irrigation system that needs to be activated or serviced, I highly recommend that you give Reeves Irrigation a shout. Like me, I think you will be very happy that you did!