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A Wet Check is a seasonal full-system inspection — every zone is run through a complete cycle, every head is walked and adjusted, every valve box is checked, and you get a written condition report. A spring turn-on, which most other irrigation companies offer, is a one-time annual service where the system is pressurized after winter and given a single inspection. Wet Checks happen four times a year — once each season — so problems get caught four times as often, and the controller gets retuned for every season instead of just one.

Wet Checks are priced at $15 per zone per visit, with four seasonal visits per year. A 6-zone system pays $90 per visit ($360 per year). A 10-zone system pays $150 per visit ($600 per year). A 16-zone system pays $240 per visit ($960 per year). The flat per-zone rate applies no matter the complexity. There is no contract — subscribers can cancel anytime with no penalty.

Every Wet Check visit includes running every zone through a full cycle; walking the property during each zone to watch spray pattern, radius, and overlap; adjusting every head for proper aim; checking pressure at the point of connection; testing the rain sensor; inspecting every valve box for leaks, cracks, and debris; checking the backflow preventer; verifying the controller program matches the current season; watching for wet spots, dry spots, runoff, and overspray onto hardscape; making minor adjustments on the spot at no extra charge; and delivering a written condition report. See the 12-point checklist above for full detail.

No contract. The Wet Check plan runs visit to visit and can be cancelled anytime with no penalty or termination fee. The reason Landon doesn't use contracts is that if the service isn't worth the money, you shouldn't be locked in — and if it is worth the money, you won't want to cancel.

Yes. Wet Check subscribers receive priority scheduling ahead of non-subscribers for any repair visits needed between seasonal visits. Small adjustments and minor fixes found during a regular Wet Check visit — head tweaks, nozzle swaps, controller reprogramming — are handled during the visit at no extra charge. Larger repairs that require parts are still quoted and approved before any work begins, at the same $75 per hour labor rate.

Yes. A one-time full inspection is available at a per-visit rate — call (817) 993-9306 for pricing on your specific system. But the math usually favors the seasonal plan for anyone who plans to own the property more than a year or two, because catching one small problem early more than pays for the year of visits. The ROI calculator below shows the math for your specific system size.

The winter Wet Check is specifically focused on freeze prep — checking insulation on exposed components, confirming the system is shut down properly, and verifying the backflow preventer is protected before the first hard freeze. In a hard freeze year, this alone can prevent several hundred to several thousand dollars in cracked pipe and burst valve damage. North Texas gets 2 to 6 hard freeze events per winter, so this matters.

Four visits a year, one each season — spring (system wake-up and freeze-damage audit), summer (heat and water-restriction tuning), fall (pre-freeze leak hunt), and winter (full winterization). If you need to skip or move a visit, there's no penalty — the next season picks up where we left off. If you need a longer pause, just let Landon know and the plan resumes whenever you're ready.

A text message within 30 minutes of leaving your property summarizing what I checked, what I adjusted, and anything I flagged for follow-up. If anything needs repair, you get a written quote — specific parts, specific labor hours, specific total — that you can approve or decline at your own pace. No pressure to approve repairs during the visit. At the end of the year you get a short email summary of all four seasonal visits, so you have a paper trail for your records or for when the property changes hands.

Yes, always. NRH has a permanent two-days-per-week watering schedule (since 2014), with no watering between 10 AM and 6 PM on any day or when it's raining. The city also enters drought-contingency stages when reservoir levels drop. Every Wet Check visit includes verifying your controller schedule matches current restrictions — if the city moves to Stage 1 or Stage 2 restrictions, I'll adjust your program that visit and text you what changed. You never get a city letter about a watering violation for anything under my watch.

Honestly, probably not for the first two years of a new system's life. New installs rarely have component failures in years 1-2, and the value in those years is mostly seasonal schedule optimization. Wet Checks start paying off around year 3-4 when components begin aging and intermittent problems start appearing. For new systems, a better first step is one annual audit in spring ($75 diagnostic hour) to verify install quality and optimize the summer schedule. Move to seasonal Wet Checks once the system hits the 3-4 year mark.

That's actually the norm — most visits happen with the homeowner at work. All I need is access to the controller (usually in the garage, a closet, or on an exterior wall) and access to the valve boxes and backflow. If your controller is accessible from outside the house or via a smart controller app, I don't need inside access at all. If I do need to get into the garage, we set up a keypad code or garage door opener arrangement at signup. I send a text on my way over so you always know when I'm there, and again when I'm leaving.