![]() Wednesday: There is a 40% chance of snow showers mainly after noon. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42, calm winds to 6 mph and low around 21. The predicted low is 15 degrees, which would be the lowest temperature since March 15. The high will be 38 degrees in the morning before temperatures fall below freezing by 5 p.m. Winds will be 6 to 16 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Monday: There is a 90% chance of precipitation with daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible with another 2 to 4 inches possible at night. Tighten the inlet drain valve inside your house and turn on the sprinkler or main water supply to refill the system. ![]() Should you wish to recharge the system, simply close your petcocks and open up your valves completely.This will prevent any water left from freezing and cracking the ball joint. Once the system has been drained, turn all ball valves and petcocks on the outside of your house to a 45-degree angle.Either place a bucket under this valve or connect a garden hose to it and direct it to the drain in the floor of your basement. Turn this off and open up the inlet drain valve, which will be located between the main shut-off valve and the pipe leading outside to your backflow device.Locate the sprinkler or main shut-off valve to your sprinkler system, which is usually in the basement. ![]()
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