[] Irrigation Review Series [] Part 3 (of 3)
Jump to the summary at the bottom if you can't be bothered to read this essay.
[] Background []
I had a fence contractor install a fence this past winter, and in the process of doing so, they hit one of the sprinkler water lines. They said that they fixed it, and in a way they did, but they kinda did a crap job of it. I only discovered that the fix didn't take after my sprinkler system was turned back on after the winter, and my lawn turned into a soupy bog (as well as getting hit with a ridiculous water bill in the process). So I needed to find a cost-effective solution to the problem. This is the third of three irrigation companies I dealt with to that end.
[] Irrigation Company No. 3 []
After realizing that 405 Irrigation was not going to be able to fix my broken sprinkler line for several weeks, I knew I had to keep searching. So I went on Yelp (again) and came across... some company. I don't remember what they're called now. And I called them to ask them for pricing. The lady who spoke to me on the phone informed me that they don't do irrigation system repairs anymore, but contract the work out to Quality Irrigation. So I contacted Quality Irrigation. And the dude, whose name I forget, so henceforth he shall be called Quality Dude (QD) responded pretty quickly.
The pricing was reasonable enough, I guess? $85 for the first hour (which is cheaper than most others I came across), and $125 or something for the second hour (which is much more expensive than most others I came across). But there was no two hour minimum, so I ultimately made the decision to have the QD come fix the broken sprinkler line, because he said that he didn't expect to have to take more than an hour. He got it done in 55 minutes. Granted, he had a friend, and it probably would have taken longer if it wasn't for said friend, but the work being finished in under an hour meant that I had to pay $85 plus parts or whatever. Which, I feel like the parts were a tad on the expensive side, but it ended up being only $109 (total), which was notably cheaper than the other quotes I had gotten, so whatever, I'll take it, QD, I'll take it.
QD was friendly. He's young (like, younger than me, which is weird, but weird in that I can't wrap my head around how everyone born on September 11, 2001 is now an adult), but he seemed pretty knowledgeable. He showed me what caused the leak and why it happened. And as I previously mentioned, he worked quickly. Also, no leaks anymore. QD checked his work by checking the water meter. I have checked it myself a couple more times since then (and it's been almost two months now) just to make sure that the fix held. And it has. No leak. No ruined lawn. No insanely expensive water bill (as the result of an unintentional event, at least). Quality Dude did a quality job, and he did it for less than everyone else I had asked. And for that, I'm grateful.
[] Summary []
Quality Irrigation seems to live up to its name.
