First: shut off the water
- Turn the controller to Off. If the water stops, a zone was running and the break is on that zone’s line or a head. It only leaks while the zone runs, so leave the controller off until it is fixed.
- Still running? Close the sprinkler shutoff. Water that keeps flowing with the controller off means a valve is stuck open or the main line is broken. Many homes have a separate shutoff on the line that feeds the valves.
- No sprinkler shutoff? Close the main water shutoff to the house.
- On a private well? Switch the pump off at its breaker.
- Then call us. Tell us your address and what you see.
Fowler: what to know about leaks
Fowler’s watering rules, in short: odd Tue/Sat, even Wed/Sun on the fall schedule; never Mon/Thu/Fri. A broken line or a valve that won’t close ignores the schedule completely, so stop the water first, then call.
Next: call ACRE
Once the water is off, call or text (559) 203-7881 with your Fowler address and what you found. We’ll get you on the schedule as fast as we can. Our Fresno location is open Sunday through Thursday 5 AM–9 PM and Friday 5 AM–6 PM, and closed Saturday. We serve Fowler from there, about 12.8 miles away.
If nobody picks up, leave a message with your address. With the water off, nothing gets worse while you wait for the repair.
Two kinds of break
There are two pipes in every sprinkler system. Before the valves is the main line, which always holds full pressure. After the valves are the zone lines, which only fill when a zone runs.
A geyser that stops when you switch the timer off came from a zone line or a head. Water that keeps coming no matter what the timer says is the main line or a valve that is stuck open, and it will not stop on its own.
Zone stuck on?
When a zone won’t stop, the valve is the usual culprit: grit under the diaphragm, a tear in it, or a solenoid that won’t seat. Some valves have a flow-control handle on top; turning it fully clockwise can shut the zone. If not, close the sprinkler shutoff and leave it closed until the valve is repaired.
Our valve won’t shut off guide walks through it.
Fowler at a glance
Fowler shares the Fresno area’s semi-arid San Joaquin Valley climate, with long, hot, dry summers, mild winters and about 11 inches of rain a year, so sprinklers carry most of the watering load.
The 2020 census counted 2,133 housing units in Fowler, and about 61.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. That works out to about 842 housing units per square mile.
Fowler was formerly called Fowler’s Switch, and its first post office opened in 1882.
The city is named for rancher Thomas Fowler, an early-1870s California state senator.
What the repair involves
On site we locate the leak, open a small hole right at it, replace the broken pipe or fitting, and pressure-test before we backfill. A valve that sticks gets cleaned, rebuilt or replaced. Every zone runs before we leave. See sprinkler pipe repair in Fowler and valve repair in Fowler.
Nearby communities
Nearby: Emergency sprinkler repair in Malaga (4.5 mi), Emergency sprinkler repair in Del Rey (5.3 mi), Emergency sprinkler repair in Selma (5.9 mi). Distances are straight-line from the center of Fowler.
Who supplies water in Fowler
On the City’s fall schedule, odd-numbered addresses water Tuesday and Saturday and even-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Sunday, at any time of day. There is no watering on Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays.
See the full Fowler watering schedule.
Written by ACRE Landscape Inc, Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 30, 2026.