05-08-2025, 08:41 AM
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#6801
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Has anyone had a pump installed for their home irrigation system in Calgary (residential)? Neither of my front lawn zones will fully deploy this year (they did last year). I only program one zone at a time. You have to pull up on one of the sprinkler heads and then they will all deploy. I've had the Landscaper over and the city says the water pressure is normal. I've asked my plumber but he has never seen one installed. Any suggestions?
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05-08-2025, 10:15 AM
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#6802
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Originally Posted by Rautakallio
Has anyone had a pump installed for their home irrigation system in Calgary (residential)? Neither of my front lawn zones will fully deploy this year (they did last year). I only program one zone at a time. You have to pull up on one of the sprinkler heads and then they will all deploy. I've had the Landscaper over and the city says the water pressure is normal. I've asked my plumber but he has never seen one installed. Any suggestions?
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2 guesses of mine:
1) One of the heads has some dirt / gunk built up that prevents it (and the rest of the heads) from easily deploying.
2) A bad connection somewhere in the line causing a leak / loss of pressure.
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05-08-2025, 01:53 PM
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#6803
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
2 guesses of mine:
1) One of the heads has some dirt / gunk built up that prevents it (and the rest of the heads) from easily deploying.
2) A bad connection somewhere in the line causing a leak / loss of pressure.
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When it does come on does it seem to be at the same pressure as last year? A leak would reduce the pressure in the line for sure. It could also be one of the heads has come loose and you are loosing pressure into the ground around a head. Is one area overly wet? I have had heads crack under the ground.
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05-09-2025, 08:19 AM
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#6804
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Franchise Player
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05-09-2025, 08:49 AM
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#6806
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Considering how massively over budget the thing is, if I sold it for a 50% haircut I might have to declare bankruptcy...
Anyway weren't you team green?
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05-09-2025, 09:03 AM
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#6807
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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I'll give you 55% for the place!
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05-09-2025, 11:20 AM
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#6808
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
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Grudgingly, the does look pretty good...
I CAN'T DO IT. IT FEELS LIKE COMPLIMENTING McPissy!1
TEAM BLUE FOREVAHHHH!!
Just no orange!
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05-09-2025, 12:10 PM
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#6809
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evil of fart
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Is there a CP discount to stay there? Dibs on the second week in July.
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05-09-2025, 01:19 PM
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#6810
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Franchise Player
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I honestly might have to AirBNB / VRBO it for a couple dozen days per year to pay for the extra loan funds going into it... based on current rates in the area for similar places on oceanfront, the going rate would be probably around 750 per night.
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05-09-2025, 01:35 PM
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#6811
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Draft Pick
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan2
When it does come on does it seem to be at the same pressure as last year? A leak would reduce the pressure in the line for sure. It could also be one of the heads has come loose and you are loosing pressure into the ground around a head. Is one area overly wet? I have had heads crack under the ground.
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Fully checked and no leaks. Once they get going, yes pressure seems the same. Back yard zone works fine, one section in front will work once in a while, the bigger front zone will not. Heads seem fine. Still looking into a pump.
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05-09-2025, 02:17 PM
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#6812
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I honestly might have to AirBNB / VRBO it for a couple dozen days per year to pay for the extra loan funds going into it... based on current rates in the area for similar places on oceanfront, the going rate would be probably around 750 per night.
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My Sage advice has to worth at least two nights then.
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05-09-2025, 03:05 PM
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#6813
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My face is a bum!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I honestly might have to AirBNB / VRBO it for a couple dozen days per year to pay for the extra loan funds going into it... based on current rates in the area for similar places on oceanfront, the going rate would be probably around 750 per night.
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On the other hand, if you rent it to me for a week I will search for all of your posts on CP every day and personally thank them. That's priceless, really.
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05-09-2025, 03:06 PM
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#6814
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My face is a bum!
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Also, I painted our stucco with elastomeric years ago. I debated between blue and green. I went blue, but often yearn for what green could have been. It looks great!
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05-10-2025, 12:25 PM
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#6815
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Has anyone done an artificial turf install for their home? We're looking at doing that for a new house build, it's a lane house with a small backyard. Just trying to get an idea of the price and if it's something we'd be able to tackle ourselves vs hiring landscapers for
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05-10-2025, 02:30 PM
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#6816
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
On the other hand, if you rent it to me for a week I will search for all of your posts on CP every day and personally thank them. That's priceless, really.
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I made a deal like this once. It did not go well. For either of us. 0/5 Do not recommend and would not do again!
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05-10-2025, 02:32 PM
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#6817
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Has anyone done an artificial turf install for their home? We're looking at doing that for a new house build, it's a lane house with a small backyard. Just trying to get an idea of the price and if it's something we'd be able to tackle ourselves vs hiring landscapers for
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I assume you looked around. There is one on our block that looks terrible. Looks like they just laid out the used turf from McMahon. Newer stuff may be better.
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05-10-2025, 02:33 PM
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#6818
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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On a similar note, has anyone used a lawn service? I would like aeration, de-thatching, oversees and maybe fertilizer, but I could do that myself. Would also like a mowing service if anyone has used any.
Thanks.
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05-10-2025, 04:20 PM
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#6819
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
2 guesses of mine:
1) One of the heads has some dirt / gunk built up that prevents it (and the rest of the heads) from easily deploying.
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It could be as simple as a bad nozzle on one of the heads itself. One of my nozzles was cracked(?) but was visibly spewing more water than it should. It was amazing to see how that cut spray radius of the entire system by like 60%.
A $9 new Hunter MP nozzle and all was well...
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05-11-2025, 11:27 AM
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#6820
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My face is a bum!
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If I have Creeping Bell Flower in my lawn, it's just game over unless I take a skid steer and scrape off a few inches of the whole works, correct?
So just mow it so it can't seed and keep it out of the flower beds and call it fair and square? It does stay green during dry periods better than grass...
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