The water has been turned off to our ditch. We do not know if this is temporary or end of season shutdown. It does not coincide with the dates we were given. We are working on gathering more information and will update as soon as possible.
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Our irrigation water will be shut off, Thursday October 27th.
The following information is available on our website:
CRITICAL: After the HOA irrigation water has been turned OFF and the underground system allowed to drain (approx. 24 hrs.) each homeowner must OPEN their main supply valve in order to drain any residual water out of the internal components of their valve.
Water trapped in the valve WILL FREEZE and expand which will cause the valve body to crack. In most cases, this will not be apparent until Spring startup when the cracked valve fails catastrophically and the entire HOA system must be turned off in order for the Homeowner to conduct the repair.
Each Homeowner should have their irrigation system drained and blown out with compressed air in order to prevent the freezing and rupture of their lines, valves, and sprinkler heads.
Several companies in the Grand Valley provide this service. Please schedule them ahead of time because they are very busy during shutdown time and a freeze may occur before they can service your system.
A homeowner may choose to do his/her own system blow out. Most home air compressors can provide enough pressure (~30-70 PSI), however, many cannot provide the volume of air (CFM) required to completely remove the water. CFM requirements are dependent on individual zone demand. All zones including those not in use must be blown out.
If you cannot get your irrigation system blown out before we experience freezing temperatures, see info below….
Close your main valve. Depending on how cold and for how long the temperature remains below freezing, you may need to take additional precautions to prevent the main valve and standpipe from freezing. Many times, a blanket and/or a heavy cardboard box to trap the ground heat in with the main valve will suffice. For additional protection, wrap an electric heating pad snugly around the main valve and protect it from wetness. It ONLY needs to keep the main valve and standpipe above freezing; so the warm or medium setting should be more than plenty.
Open all of the downstream valves and spigots in your system. This will help drain as much water as possible. The idea is to drain the water out of all the above-ground plumbing. Underground valves and lines should be OK provided the ground does not freeze deep.
Remove your primary and secondary sediment screens. Screens in individual sprinkler heads do not necessarily need to be removed unless your sprinkler manufacturer advises doing so.
Drain your pump housing. There will be at least 1 but likely 2 pipe plugs or drain valves on your pump housing. Remove or open these and allow the water to drain out. Once drained, replace/close the plugs or keep them out until the system is blown out.
Remember to OPEN your main valve after the HOA water is off and drained.
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Comstock Estates HOA Residents
You are invited to your October HOA Board Meeting, to be held this Wednesday, October 12th, at 7pm.
The location this month will be at Cavalcade, a venue here in Fruita at 201 E Aspen Ave, the corner of Aspen and Mulberry.
(Fruita Community Center and Civic Center are not available this week for any meetings, though we were previously scheduled there).
Looking forward to seeing those there who can make it.
Comstock Estates HOA Board
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Comstock Estates Residents – National Night Out is TONIGHT, Tuesday, August 2nd, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Prospector Park. Come to the south side of Prospector Park near 725 Galena where you can meet members of the Fruita Police Department, Fire Department, your neighbors, the HOA Board and eat FREE Enstroms ice cream (for Comstock estates residents) National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.
We hope to see a good turn out tonight. Did I mention free Enstroms ice cream?
Jim Jackson
President
Comstock Estates HOA
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Comstock Estates Residents – National Night Out is coming up, next Tuesday, August 2nd, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Prospector Park.
Come to the south side of Prospector Park near 725 Galena where you can meet members of the Fruita Police Department, Fire Department, your neighbors, the HOA Board and eat FREE Enstroms ice cream (for Comstock estates residents) National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.We hope to see a good turn out next Tuesday. Did I mention free Enstroms ice cream?
Jim Jackson
President
Comstock Estates HOA
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Chuck’s sprinklers will be turning the water off on Thursday, May 12th at about 8:00 am for repairs in our neighborhood. It should be back on that same evening.
Water to Comstock Estates was turned off around 5:15 pm today. A homeowner had a broken main-stem on their respective irrigation pump system. Repair service has been called; however, we do not know when to expect repairs to be completed nor when the water will be turned back on.
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Chuck’s sprinklers will be turning the water off on Monday, April 25th at about 8:00 AM for repairs in our neighborhood. It should be back on that same evening.
Jim Jackson
President
Comstock Estates HOA
The next board meeting for Comstock Estates HOA will be Wednesday, April 13th.
The meeting will begin at 7pm and end approximately 8:30pm. This meeting is open to anyone to attend.
The meeting will be held at Fruita Community Center in the meeting room named Plum. If you would like to attend via Zoom, the information is below.
Comstock Estates HOA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Comstock HOA Quarterly Meeting
Time: Apr 13, 2022 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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1. It is very important that all of the valves on the homeowner’s system be CLOSED before water is turned on for the first time. Close the valve on your system before water is turned on April 16 to avoid flooding of your yard when water enters our irrigation system. Too many of us have learned this from experience.
2. Please make any needed repairs ahead of time with the repair company of the homeowner’s choice. Determine whether your system needs repairs between now and Saturday, April 16. This would include any visible problems to your pipes/pumps or any known/existing problems.
3. We ask that all homeowners and tenants bring their home irrigation systems on line as soon as the water becomes available on April 16. Chuck’s Sprinkler Services will perform the opening of the main valve on Saturday, April 16. Check later in the morning (probably after 10 am) to see if your water has arrived by turning your valve on.
4. Questions?