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How to Mow Your Lawn with Sprinkler Heads

June 17, 2021 By devenbwm

If you’ve just recently installed an irrigation system this summer, you may have forgotten to ask or do your research about the ins and outs of mowing your lawn with sprinkler heads throughout the property. You might be asking, “Can you mow over sprinkler heads?” and “Do I need to remove my sprinkler heads before I mow?” Have no fear, if you didn’t consider these questions when the technician came to install, we have the answers for you right here, right now. Keep reading for a step by step guide on how to cut your grass without damaging the sprinkler heads.

Turn Off Your Sprinkler System

This one might seem obvious to some, but… you never know. Always better to mention it first just so there’s no confusion. Besides, wet grass will stick to your shoes that much easier- cutting your lawn on the drier side is a better situation for everyone.

Locate Your Sprinkler Heads

There are a few ways to ensure you don’t damage your new sprinkler heads. The most common is to walk around the lawn and clearly mark each sprinkler head with a small brightly colored flag. This is especially important if you don’t have “pop up” sprinkler heads that are on the taller side. Make sure you don’t miss any! If you don’t mind just avoiding the flags then this could be all you need, and you can trim the area around the mover with a weed wacker or plenty of other tools quite easily. 

Do A Dry Run

If you want to go without the flags and skip the after trim, it’s going to require slightly more prep. While the motor is OFF, bring the mower around the lawn and test it’s height clearance (don’t forget to remove the flags).You most likely don’t need to test every single one, because all your sprinkler heads should be around the same height. If you are feeling confident about the height clearance then you should be good to go!

Raise The Blade Height

If you are feeling a piece of the mower hit the top of the sprinkler head, and you don’t want to use the flag method, then it’s time to make some adjustments. Check with the lawn mowers instruction guide or user manual to see how to adjust the height of your blade. This allows for more height clearance. Keep in mind that you won’t get quite as close of a cut and this might require you to cut your grass more often.

Contact Berardi Irrigation

It’s inevitable at some point that you’ll damage a sprinkler head. If this does happen, check out our guide on how to repair your irrigation system, or contact us for any repairs you might need! Give us a call at (781) 828-2029 or contact us here.

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Berardi Irrigation installed a system at my house, and I could not be happier! They are extremely professional, knowledgeable and genuinely care about their customers. They came back today to make sure my system was working properly today and answer any questions I had. Companies like this are a rarity! Six stars!! Continue Reading

Sandra Z.

Berardi Irrigation was very professional and did excellent work too, they installed a completely new sprinkler system for my new house, they came back when I got home from work at 6:30 and spent an hour with me to make sure I knew exactly how to operate my new system. Continue Reading

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