Protect your irrigation investment from Albuquerque's hard freezes with professional blowout service — every zone blown dry with compressed air before the first hard freeze hits.
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Our professional blowout service removes all water from your irrigation lines before Albuquerque's freezing temperatures arrive.
Draining alone doesn't cut it in Albuquerque — low spots in the lines hold water that gravity never reaches. Our commercial compressor pushes every zone completely dry.
Turning the system back on in spring is its own visit — see our dedicated sprinkler startup service in Albuquerque.
"Mike Ayala was prompt, thorough, and informative — he fixed the leak and got the whole system working better. The cost was exceptionally reasonable."
"I found Ed to be very professional. He kept me posted on arrival times and took care of all my sprinkler system issues promptly. I'll definitely use them again."
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A professional sprinkler blowout takes about 30–45 minutes, and every step exists for one reason: at 5,300 feet, Albuquerque's first hard freeze usually lands between late October and early November — and any water still sitting in your lines when it hits can crack pipes, heads and the backflow preventer. Here is exactly what we do at your home:
We shut off the water at your irrigation main shut-off valve so no new water can enter the system. In most Albuquerque homes this valve sits in a valve box near the backflow preventer or in the garage — and knowing where yours is matters in an emergency, so we show you during the visit.
Next we drain the backflow preventer and open the system's manual drain valves to release standing water. The backflow is the most freeze-vulnerable (and most expensive) part of the whole system — its brass body and internal checks crack easily when trapped water expands, and a cracked backflow is one of the priciest repairs we see every spring (see our repair cost guide).
Then we connect a commercial compressed-air compressor and blow out each zone one at a time, watching every head until only a fine mist comes out — that's how we know the line is truly empty. Zone-by-zone matters: pushing air through the whole system at once leaves water pooled in low spots, and our high-desert freeze-thaw cycles will find it. Home shop compressors rarely move enough air volume to clear a full zone, which is why a DIY blowout so often turns into a spring repair call.
We shut down or set your controller to “off/rain mode” for the winter so it doesn't try to run dry zones — and if you have a smart controller, we leave the schedule saved so spring start-up is one tap, not a reprogramming session.
Before we leave, we tag the system with its start-up notes — anything we noticed (a weak zone, a head to replace, a valve to watch) is written down for the spring visit. When we start your system back up, we're not guessing; we pick up exactly where the season left off.
Prefer to understand the whole process first? Read our step-by-step Albuquerque winterization guide — then book your blowout before the late-October rush fills the calendar.
The sweet spot is mid-September through late October: after your landscape's last real watering need, but safely before the first hard freeze. Waiting until the forecast already shows 25°F nights is a gamble — one cold snap can freeze a system that was never shut off and drained, and by then every calendar in town is full. Book early, and if a surprise freeze beats your appointment, shut off the irrigation supply valve yourself as a stopgap — we'll handle the full blowout when we arrive.
Before the first hard freeze — in Albuquerque that's typically late October to early November. At 5,300 feet, high-desert nights can dip below freezing well before winter officially arrives, so book in September or early October to beat the rush.
Sprinkler winterization typically runs $60 to $150 nationally depending on the number of zones. We quote you a firm price for your system before any work — call (505) 991-4957.
Water left in the lines freezes, expands, and cracks pipes, fittings, and backflow preventers. Typical freeze-damage repairs run $110 to $365, and a burst backflow preventer alone can cost more than a decade of blowouts.
Yes. Albuquerque sees hard freezes every winter, and even buried lines hold water in heads, valves, and the above-ground backflow preventer. A zone-by-zone blowout with a commercial compressor is the only way to get the water out of all of it.
Home air compressors rarely move enough air volume to clear every zone — and any water left behind can still freeze and crack a line. Pros use commercial-grade compressors, clear each zone in order, and shut down the controller and backflow correctly.
For $20 a month your winterization is included, your spring start-up is included, you get priority on the schedule, and everything else we do is 10% off.
See the planDon't wait until the first freeze — protect your irrigation system now with a professional blowout service.