Leak and wet-spot symptoms
A sprinkler leak may be at a head, fitting, valve, or underground line
Leaks are not always obvious while the system is off. Some show up as a geyser from a broken head, while others appear as a soft wet area, low pressure in one zone, or water collecting near a valve box after the schedule runs.
- Wet spots, puddles, or soggy grass after watering
- Broken sprinkler heads that bubble, geyser, or leak at the base
- Cracked pipe, fitting, or lateral line after digging or root movement
- Valve box leaks, seepage, or a zone that will not shut off
- Low pressure or weak spray caused by water escaping before the heads
- Leak checks after winter damage, mower damage, or landscape work
Active leak? First contain the water if safe
If water is running continuously, shut off the irrigation supply or controller if you can do so safely. Then include the leak location, whether the water is still running, and any nearby valve box, sidewalk, driveway, or landscape bed details in the request.
What to check before requesting help
One head or one area?
Note whether the leak appears around a single head, a whole zone, a valve box, or an underground line.
Only when the zone runs?
Mention whether water appears during watering, after the system shuts off, or even when the controller is off.
Any recent damage?
Mowing, edging, utility work, planting, freeze damage, or digging can help narrow the repair location.
Dayton-area leak repair requests
Sprinkler leak repair requests may come from Dayton and nearby suburbs including Kettering, Centerville, Beavercreek, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Miamisburg, Englewood, and nearby Montgomery County neighborhoods.
Need sprinkler leak repair?
Use the main Dayton repair request form and include the leak location, affected zone, whether water is still running, and ZIP or city.