Lawn sprinkler service in Fenton, MISprinklers, handled. Every season.

Misty's Irrigation starts up, blows out, repairs and installs lawn sprinkler systems around Fenton, from lake lots in Linden and Holly to newer neighborhoods in Grand Blanc, Hartland and Howell.

A lakefront lawn we look after, relit for sunrise

Right now

The sprinkler year around Fenton

  • Spring startups
  • Watering season
  • Fall blowouts

Blowout season.

Get the water out before the ground freezes. A missed blowout shows up in spring as cracked pipes and a split backflow device.

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What a few bad heads do to a lawn.

Most brown patches are not a run time problem. Switch between before and after a tune-up and watch where the water goes.

  • Hover or tap a pink head to see what is wrong with it.
  • The lawn color and the three numbers come from where the water lands.
Sprinkler repair
Illustration. The numbers come from this drawing.
  • 0%of the lawn watered evenly
  • 0%too dry
  • 0%of the water on pavement
  1. Knocked sideways. Watering the driveway, not the lawn.
  2. Clogged nozzle. Falls short, so the middle goes brown.
  3. Sunk head. The turf grew over it and blocks the spray.
  4. Broken head. No spray, just a puddle and a water bill.

Troubleshoot

What is your system doing?

Pick the symptom. See what it usually is, what you can safely check yourself, and what the visit fixes.

What is the system doing?

A zone will not shut off

What it usually is
Almost always a valve held open by grit under its diaphragm, or a valve that has worn out. Less often, a controller stuck on.
Check this first
Turn the controller off. If water still runs, close the irrigation shutoff (usually in the basement where the line leaves the house). That stops the water bill while you wait.
What we do
We find the valve, clean or rebuild it, or replace it, then run the zone to prove it shuts off.
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A zone will not turn on

What it usually is
A failed solenoid on the valve, a wire cut or corroded between the valve and the controller, or a controller station that has quit.
Check this first
Run the zone by hand from the controller. If nothing happens and other zones work, it is the valve, the wire or that station.
What we do
We test the station and the wire, trace the break, and replace the solenoid, the splice or the valve.
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Water shooting up, or a puddle

What it usually is
A broken head or the short pipe under it. A mower, a tire or a hard frost cracks them. The rest of that zone usually runs weak too.
Check this first
Note which zone it is and turn that zone off. A photo by text helps us bring the right part.
What we do
We replace the head and the riser under it, set it level with the turf and aim it.
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Brown patches in a watered lawn

What it usually is
Coverage. A head near the patch is tilted, sunk under the grass, clogged or the wrong nozzle, so the water never reaches the spot.
Check this first
Run that zone and watch the heads around the patch. Look for one that does not pop up, sprays sideways or falls short.
What we do
We raise, clean, re-nozzle and aim heads until each one reaches the next. More run time is rarely the answer.
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Weak spray on every head

What it usually is
A shutoff not fully open, a hidden leak in the line, or too many heads on one zone for the water you have.
Check this first
Make sure the irrigation shutoff is fully open. Look for a soggy stripe or a sinking spot in the lawn.
What we do
We check pressure, walk the line for the leak and fix it, or split the zone if it was overloaded.
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Orange stains on the house or walk

What it usually is
Iron in well water. It oxidizes wherever the spray dries, on siding, concrete and fences, and builds up every summer.
Check this first
Do the stains line up with where the sprinklers hit? If the house is on a well, that is the cause.
What we do
We install a Rid-O-Rust treatment system so the iron stops staining, and aim heads off the house.
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The Misty's Irrigation car, wrapped in flowers and pink, with the shop dog lying in front of it
The service car and the shop dog, who supervises.

Who we are

A family business that answers the phone.

Misty's Irrigation is a family business run by Misty and Mike Lutz out of Fenton. When you call, you get one of us, not a call center.

We are licensed and insured, we show up when we say, and we explain what we find before we fix it. That is not us talking: it is what the reviews say most.

  • 5.0Google rating
  • 40reviews
  • 6towns served
More about us

Reviews

In their own words.

Word for word from Google. Promptness and fair pricing are what people mention most.

5.0

From 40 reviews on Google.

What people mention most

  • Promptness6
  • Reasonable pricing5
  • Sprinkler repair3
  • Winterization3
  • Leak repair2
  • Hardworking staff2
Read them on Google

Misty’s Irrigation came out to repair and inspect our lawn irrigation system and did a great job. Very knowledgeable, professional, and just great people to work with. It’s always nice being able to support a local Fenton business, especially when they provide this kind of service. Highly recommend!

Zachary B.Repair and inspection, Google review

Quick to respond to phone message. Scheduled service call and took great care of my sprinkler system, replacing 2 sprinkler heads and checked all of the others. I highly recommended this company for their services

Susan R.Service call, two heads replaced, Google review

Misty’s did some repair work at a fair price. Staff was very pleasant, on time and cleaned up well in addition to excellent communication. Will use them in the future for any sprinkler system needs without it a doubt!

Joe S.Repair work, Google review

Try it

Blow it out, then let winter come.

Run a blowout zone by zone, then drag the season forward. Skip it and see what the frost does to water left in the lines.

Illustration, not to scaleA cut-away of a yard: water pipes from the house to a backflow device, a valve box and three zones of sprinkler heads, with a frost line that moves down as winter comes.FROST LINEBASEMENTPipes 6 to 12 in. downPVBAIRVALVESZONE 1ZONE 2ZONE 3
Water left in the lines 100%
Cracked parts 0

Water is sitting in every pipe, the way it is all summer. Blow it out, or skip it, then drag winter in.

How it works

One call, every zone checked.

  1. Call, text or book

    Tell us what the system is doing, or that it is time for a startup or a blowout. A photo of a broken head by text helps.

  2. We confirm a time

    You get a real person on the phone, a time that works, and a heads up about anything we need, like access to the shutoff.

  3. Every zone, walked

    We run each zone and watch it, so the problem you called about is not the only one we find. You hear what we see before we fix it.

  4. Fixed, set and cleaned up

    Repairs done, heads aimed, the controller set for the season, and the yard left the way we found it.

Lake lots

Watered by the lake, looked after by us.

Fenton, Linden, Holly and Hartland sit among dozens of lakes, and plenty of lawns drink straight from them. We prime the pumps and check the intakes in spring, and drain them in fall.

Lake pump irrigation

A lakefront system we look after, on a spring morning.

Where we work

Fenton, and the towns around it.

Six towns, all within about half an hour of Fenton.

A map of the service area: Fenton in the middle, Linden to the west, Grand Blanc to the north east, Holly to the east, Hartland to the south and Howell to the south west.Lake FentonLake ShannonUS-23I-75M-59I-96FentonLindenGrand BlancHollyHartlandHowellNot to scale.

Watering guide

How long should each zone run?

Pick the heads, the sun, the month and the soil. The calculator gives you minutes per zone, days per week and how to split it on clay.

Open the watering calculator

Questions

What people ask us.

If yours is not here, call or text (810) 423-9513.

When should I book my spring sprinkler startup?

Startups start once the hard freezes are over, usually in the middle of April, and run through May. The earlier you get on the list, the earlier your slot. Call or text (810) 423-9513 or book online any time over the winter and Misty's will add you.

When is the right time to blow out my sprinklers?

Before the ground freezes. Around Fenton that usually means October into early November. Water left in the lines and in the backflow device can freeze, crack and flood the yard at the spring startup. A blowout pushes it out with compressed air, zone by zone.

Do you work on systems you did not install?

Yes. Most of what Misty's does is service and repair, whoever put the system in. If a part is no longer made, we will tell you what fits.

Do you service sprinklers that pull from a lake?

Yes. Lake pump systems need the pump primed and the intake checked in spring, and the pump and lines drained in fall. See lake pump irrigation.

My sprinklers run but the lawn still has brown spots. Why?

Almost always coverage, not run time. A head that is tilted, sunk, clogged or broken leaves a gap, and turning the timer up only floods the rest of the lawn. A tune-up fixes the heads so each one reaches the next. See what a few bad heads do.

What towns do you cover?

Fenton, Linden, Grand Blanc, Holly, Hartland and Howell, and the townships around them. If you are close by and not sure, call and ask.

Can I just turn the system off for the winter?

Turning it off stops new water but does not empty the pipes. What is already in the lines and the backflow device stays there all winter. That is the water that freezes. A winterization is what gets it out.

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Tell us what the system is doing.

Send it here or call. We will call back, ask a couple of questions so the right parts are on the truck, and give you a time.

  • A real person calls you back. Promptness is what reviewers mention most.
  • Fair, clear pricing. That is the second thing they mention.
  • Licensed and insured, family run out of Fenton.
Step 1 of 2 What do you need?
Where does the water come from?
Step 2 of 2 How do we reach you?

We use this to answer you and nothing else. Prefer to talk? Call or text (810) 423-9513.

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