Case Studies

Case Study New Baltimore, MI

Drip Irrigation Zone Installation for New Flower Beds in New Baltimore, MI

After a New Baltimore homeowner completed a new pool and landscape project, portions of the irrigation revamp were still unfinished. Hunter HydroTech completed the system by installing two dedicated drip irrigation zones for the flower beds and addressing sprinkler coverage issues left around the property.

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Case Study Fraser, MI

Fraser Irrigation Backflow Upgrade: Replacing Older AVB Protection With a 1-Inch Wilkins 710 PVB

Hunter HydroTech has encountered older Fraser irrigation systems using atmospheric vacuum breaker arrangements. This Fraser field case explains how one established city-water system was evaluated and updated with a 1-inch Wilkins 710 PVB while accounting for the surrounding irrigation plumbing and mature root-heavy yard.

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Case Study Sterling Heights, MI

Sterling Heights Sprinkler Rebuild After Fiber-Optic Trenching Damage

A fiber-installation crew trenched through the side yard of a Sterling Heights property, damaging sprinkler wiring and piping and striking the valve box with a plow. Hunter HydroTech rebuilt the five-valve box from scratch, replaced wiring and splices, reconstructed damaged piping, and installed seven new 4-inch spray heads.

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Case Study New Baltimore, MI

New Baltimore Drip Zone Installation Using an Existing Controller Wire

Hunter HydroTech added a drip zone in New Baltimore by identifying a usable existing field wire despite mismatched colors, installing a 1-inch Hunter PGV valve, running poly about 30 feet in two directions, and feeding perimeter beds with 1 GPH dripline spaced at 12 inches.

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Case Study St. Clair Shores, MI

St. Clair Shores Patio Revamp Sprinkler Reconstruction

Hunter HydroTech reworked a St. Clair Shores irrigation system around a patio revamp by reconnecting affected lines, adding spray heads and rotors, and upgrading older Maxi-Paw impact rotors to Hunter PGP Ultras.

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Case Study West Bloomfield, MI

West Bloomfield Sprinkler Leak Repair After a Fence Post Punctured a Poly Line

Hunter HydroTech repaired a polyethylene sprinkler line in West Bloomfield after fence installers drove a post through the irrigation piping. The service call also revealed an older 8-zone system with a newer timer, two apparently newer valves, and an AVB in the basement.

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Case Study Macomb, MI

Macomb Pool Construction Irrigation Rebuild: Four Zones Rebuilt Around the New Yard Layout

Pool construction destroyed portions of an existing Macomb irrigation system. Hunter HydroTech rebuilt two rotor zones, one spray zone and one drip zone with new lines, wiring, Hunter PGV valves, nine Hunter PGP Ultra rotors and nine 4-inch Rain Bird 1800-series spray heads while keeping the existing 16-zone Rachio controller.

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Case Study

Dearborn Irrigation Repairs After Sidewalk, Road and Concrete Construction

Hunter HydroTech works with contractors, including Eminent-related projects, to repair irrigation systems damaged during municipal and construction work in Dearborn. Typical repairs include broken lateral lines, damaged sprinkler heads and reconstruction of entire affected zones.

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Case Study St. Clair Shores, MI

St. Clair Shores Irrigation Pump Repair: New Conduit, Pump Wiring, Suction Line & System Repairs

Hunter HydroTech completed extensive pump-fed irrigation repairs in St. Clair Shores, including a roughly 50-foot trench, new conduit and wiring between the pump-start relay and pump, relay/pump wiring work, suction and intake replacement, valve and mainline repairs, zone repairs, and sprinkler-head replacement.

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Case Study Rochester Hills, MI

Rochester Hills Sprinkler Timer Upgrade: Imperial Mechanical Controller to Hunter Hydrawise HPC

Hunter HydroTech upgraded a Rochester Hills sprinkler system from an older Imperial rotary mechanical timer to a Hunter Hydrawise HPC Wi-Fi controller, giving the property a modern platform for irrigation scheduling and service.

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Case Study Bloomfield Hills, MI

Bloomfield Hills Backflow Downleg Repair After a Threaded Plastic Fitting Cracked

Hunter HydroTech repaired a leaking irrigation backflow downleg in Bloomfield Hills after a plastic male-threaded transition cracked where it screwed into a copper female adapter. The repair illustrates why fitting selection and transition placement matter on exposed sprinkler plumbing.

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Case Study Macomb, MI

Macomb Township Spring Start-Up Finds a Non-Firing Sprinkler Valve

During a Macomb Township sprinkler start-up, Hunter HydroTech adjusted and trimmed around sprinkler heads, then diagnosed a zone that would not activate by tracing the irrigation wiring to the non-firing valve and completing the needed repair.

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