Santa Ana Outdoor Plumbing Repair and Services

Whether you use water to clean the exterior of your facilities or to water your plants, outdoor plumbing can waste so much precious water.

To conserve water outdoors, here are some helpful tips:

• Don't over-water landscaping; your side yard is not a golf course.
• You don’t have to concern yourself with a bad bounce.
• Water your lawn or garden early in the morning or late in the evening; the hotter the air, the faster the rate of evaporation leaving the roots without the full benefit of the watering.
• Adjust sprinklers so they don't water the sidewalk or street.
• Equip all hoses with shut-off nozzles, your thumb could really use a break not to mention the consistency a nozzle brings to your watering skills.
• Use drip irrigation systems, this may be the best way to make sure your garden is getting the most bang for your buck as the roots will be the beneficiary of a much greater percentage of the water allocated for them.
• Plant drought-tolerant or low-water-use plants and grasses. Southern California is a desert climate. This is not the tropics, so we have to remember that natural rainfall is rare in our area and indigenous vegetation will thrive on low water availability.
• Use shrubs and ground cover to reduce the amount of grass. Good old green plush green grass is for the golf courses, again, if your short game needs work, install synthetic turf.
• Place mulch around plants to reduce evaporation and discourage weeds. This is a natural way to deal with a natural problem.
• Set your mower blades one notch higher, since longer grass means less evaporation. Or tell your gardener to do so.
• Use a pool cover to cut down on water evaporation. Not only will you conserve water, but you will also create a solar heating and heat-conserving system with a nice cover. It’s a win-win!
• Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
• Use a broom rather than a hose to clean sidewalks, driveways, loading docks, and parking lots.

Call our Santa Ana plumbers at (714) 699-9936 or send us a message online for services to meet any outdoor plumbing need.