Guides for irrigation and sprinkler contractors
Updated 2026-10-08
Ten practical guides and one free calculator for the questions that come up when you run an irrigation business: how many blowouts a crew can do in a day, what goes on the winterization and startup checklists, how to keep backflow tests and tester certifications from lapsing, and how to stop overbooking. Each page gives the whole manual method first. Where Sprinklerly does it faster, it says so and says what it does not do. Sprinklerly is free during early access for contractors who sign up by December 31, 2026, no credit card required.
Free tool
- Sprinkler season days calculator: enter your systems, zones, timings and crews and get crew-days and a finish date. No signup.
Seasonal work
- How many sprinkler blowouts can one crew do in a day?: The formula for crew-days per blowout season, with a free calculator.
- Sprinkler winterization checklist: the zone-by-zone blowout, step by step: The zone-by-zone blowout procedure and how to record it.
- Spring sprinkler startup checklist: what to inspect, in order: Inspect dry, refill slowly, flush, run every zone, record findings.
Backflow compliance
- How to track backflow test due dates for every customer: The columns, the due-date rule, and a monthly routine.
- How to track backflow tester certification expiration dates: A tester register, a reminder schedule and a hard stop.
Scheduling and dispatch
- How to stop overbooking sprinkler service arrival windows: Work out a capacity per window and enforce it at booking.
- How to group sprinkler service calls by neighborhood: A radius-and-day method that cuts drive time.
- What to do when the water is off (or the panel is locked) at a sprinkler service call: Confirm before dispatch, set the fee in writing, record it.
Paperwork
- How to send a certificate of insurance to a customer (irrigation contractor): Who issues a COI, what to keep on file, and what to send.
- Irrigation repair estimate template: lines, prices and what to lock: A copyable layout, a price book, and locked quotes.
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Sprinklerly is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any utility, agency, manufacturer or publisher linked on this page. Names are used only to identify the sources. Rules for backflow testing, licensing and insurance differ by state, utility and customer, so confirm with your own authority; this page is practical guidance, not legal advice. The Sprinklerly features described are those currently shipped in the product.