If you leave water sitting in your sprinkler system over winter, freezing temperatures will turn that water into ice, which expands and cracks pipes, valves, and other expensive components. Come ...

A hard freeze is forecast for Fort Collins, threatening sprinkler systems and plants. Learn how to quick drain your system.

DENVER — The 9NEWS Weather Impact team is tracking the potential for the first hard freeze this week for Colorado's Front Range, including the Denver metro area. The forecast low temperature in Denver ...

DENVER — A cold air mass is set to bring frigid temperatures to Colorado this weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight temperatures in Denver to be below freezing for several ...

Backflow preventer installation costs between $105 and $1,400, with the average property owner spending $325 per backflow preventer. Backflow preventers are essential in many commercial and some ...

They believe E. Coli from someone’s yard made it from their sprinkler system through the backflow into the main water break. They’re not the only ones in the Inland Northwest to make it a requirement.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Bloomberg Creative / Getty Images At the first sign of spring, you might be tempted to turn your sprinkler system on so ...

HOUSTON — It’s one of the P’s that you’re told to protect whenever the Houston area gets a hard freeze – pipes. (If you don't know the other P's, they're pets, plants and people!) Chato Woodard with ...

Vacuum breaker/backflow preventer of home sprinkler system. No matter when you choose to turn on your home sprinkler system this spring in Colorado, you can save money doing it yourself by following ...

It's tempting to turn on your home sprinkler system now given our warm, dry winter and early spring. Here's what experts say ...