Irrigation Controller Repair in North Houston, TX

Irrigation Controller Repair in North Houston, Texas

Storms wipe timers in North Houston. We test the panel, then set night watering with rest between cycles.

North Houston along I-45 and FM 1960 is Spring’s south door. Original pipe, compact lots, and commercial strips next to houses. We repair the home system and the parking-island rotors as two different jobs.

I-45 / Hardy / 1960. We do not treat this as inside-the-Loop Houston.

A sprinkler timer that looks dead is often a blown fuse, a loose common, or a transformer that cooked on a west-facing garage wall. We test first. If the board is gone, we replace it with a panel that holds a program through a blink — battery backup or a Wi-Fi model if you want phone control.

Programming matters as much as hardware. St. Augustine in Spring clay does not want six-minute daily sprays. We set shorter watering cycles so clay can soak it in so runoff does not sheet down the driveway, and we point you at Harris County watering rules when they apply.

Smart controllers help when the rain sensor is honest and the zones are matched. They do not fix a broken head. We say that on the visit.

Why North Houston lawns fail this way

North Houston is Spring-area watering: clay that breaks pipe, St. Augustine that wants a soak, Gulf storms that wipe timers, and mowers that take every proud pop-up.

Soil. Harris clay along I-45, FM 1960, and the Hardy corridor

Grass. St. Augustine, compact lots, some HOA pockets

Houses. 1960s–90s north Houston brick, Greenspoint edge, FM 1960 commercial-residential mix Typical failures: original pipe, storm-fried timers, compact lots, mixed commercial and home systems

We restore the parkway or yard when the trench is closed. If North Houston has city sidewalk rules or an HOA standard, we follow it. Utility lines get marked before every cut.

How a visit works

1. Meter Incoming power, low-voltage output, common continuity.
2. Read the program Start times, run times, odd/even, seasonal adjust.
3. Repair or replace Board, transformer, or a new controller of the same class.
4. Program for Spring Night watering, shorter watering cycles so clay can soak it in, rain sensor enabled.

Neighborhoods and zips

Neighborhoods in North Houston: FM 1960, Greenspoint edge, Willowbrook edge, Aldine north, I-45 feeder. Zip codes: 77090, 77014, 77067, 77032, 77060. County: Harris County.