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.
After the water is off
With the water stopped, reach us at (559) 203-7881 by call or text. Give us the address in Sanger, what broke and what you shut off, and 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 Sanger from there, about 14.6 miles away.
If you reach voicemail, leave your address and what is happening, and we will call you back as soon as we can. Once the water is off, a broken line can usually wait for a scheduled repair without more damage.
Main line or zone line? Why it matters
Your sprinkler main line runs from the water supply to the valves and is under pressure all the time. When it breaks, water runs nonstop until someone shuts it off. The zone lines after each valve only hold water while that zone runs, so a break there floods only during its cycle.
That is why the first step is the controller. If turning it off stops the water, the break is on a zone line. If it doesn’t, it is the main line or a valve stuck open.
If one zone keeps running
One zone running nonstop points at that zone’s valve. A bit of sand under the diaphragm, a split diaphragm or a solenoid that sticks will hold it open. Look on top of the valve: if there is a flow-control handle, screwing it all the way down (clockwise) may close it. If there isn’t, or it doesn’t work, close the sprinkler shutoff.
More in our guide: sprinkler valve won’t shut off.
Leaks and the rules in Sanger
Sanger’s watering rules, in short: Monday/Thursday east of Academy Ave; Wednesday/Sunday (even) or Tuesday/Saturday (odd) elsewhere; never Friday. A broken line or a valve that won’t close ignores the schedule completely, so stop the water first, then call.
What the repair involves
The repair itself is usually straightforward once the water is off: find the exact spot, dig the minimum, splice in new pipe and fittings, or service the valve that stuck. We finish by running the whole system. See sprinkler pipe repair in Sanger and valve repair in Sanger.
Water in Sanger
Addresses east of Academy Avenue water Monday and Thursday. All other even-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Sunday, and odd-numbered addresses Tuesday and Saturday. There is no watering on Fridays, city-wide, and watering is allowed only 3–7 a.m. and 7 p.m.–midnight.
See the full Sanger watering schedule.
Our work in Sanger
Sanger 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 Sanger Depot, built in 1887 next to the Southern Pacific line, became the Sanger Depot Museum in 1977.
Sanger had 26,617 residents at the 2020 census and sits at about 371 feet above sea level. Incorporated in 1911.
The 2020 census counted 7,787 housing units in Sanger, and about 58.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. That works out to about 1,350 housing units per square mile.
Nearby communities
Nearby: Emergency sprinkler repair in Del Rey (4.0 mi), Emergency sprinkler repair in Parlier (6.9 mi), Emergency sprinkler repair in Fowler (8.8 mi). Distances are straight-line from the center of Sanger.
Written by ACRE Landscape Inc, Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 30, 2026.