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When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Vermont

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Vermont sprinkler lines and outdoor spigots need to be shut down and drained before the first hard freeze. Around Burlington that points to early October.

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Utah

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Drain your sprinkler system and shut down outdoor faucets in the weeks before your first hard freeze.

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in South Dakota

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Sprinkler lines and outdoor taps in South Dakota need to be drained in the weeks around the first fall frost, which for much of the state means late…

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Ontario

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

A sprinkler line that still holds water on the first truly cold night can split, and you won’t find out until the system runs in spring.

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Ohio

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Ohio gives you a short fall window for shutting down irrigation and outdoor taps, and it closes around the first frost, not around Thanksgiving.

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Nunavut

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Drain everything outdoors in late summer, and don’t wait for a frost to tell you the time has come.

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Nova Scotia

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Start in October and finish before the nights turn hard. That is the short answer for a sprinkler system in Nova Scotia, and it holds for outdoor faucets…

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Northwest Territories

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

In Northwest Territories, drain sprinkler lines and outdoor faucets between late August and about September 18, the average first fall frost at…

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in North Dakota

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

North Dakota doesn’t leave much margin. The mean daily minimum in the coldest month is 0.2°F at the Fargo reference station, according to NOAA’s…

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Newfoundland and Labrador

When to Winterize Sprinklers and Outdoor Faucets in Minnesota

Drain sprinkler lines and outdoor taps in the weeks before the first hard freeze, which at St. John’s averages out to mid-October.

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