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Originally Posted by Gladys Turnip
I have a sprinkler system in the new (south) section of The Villages. I have cement donuts protecting the sprinkler heads. I just bought a trimmer to trim around the cement donuts (this trimmer tool is circular, has teeth, and is hand-driven).
My question is, How deep in the ground are the pipes of the sprinkler system? I ask because the trimmer is fairly deep; could be inserted into the ground up to 3.5 inches, and of course I do not want to damage the pipes that feed the sprinkler heads..
Anybody know? Thanks!
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best advice I can give you after 15 yrs dealing with them is -
you really only needed a weed whacker to keep them available. However the device you have won't get anywhere close to the pipes. What will cause you anguish are lawn companies that use riding mowers. They WILL run over the sprinkler head, donut or not, and that will break your system. typically the horizontal pipe near the 90 degree under the head.
Something that you will find over the years is that your grass will "root up" which means that over time due to the type of maintenance vendors recommend. keeping the lawn at 3 inches (augustine) and 2 1/2 (zoysia) is part of the key. Airation isn't a help, using a tine thatcher is a huge help every other year. also the practice of short cutting every winter doesn't help in either type of turf. It took me 12 lawn companies to finally get the answer some years ago, I've been following it ever since and nothing gets buried and I get jealous neighbors LOL ....
also one other point - fix your own sprinklers it's real easy and always use flex pipe where you can. I never do it at the head, but I will before it on both sides about 6 inches away but now these yards are so small I cut it myself with a ryobi battery mower.