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I always do my own yard work, I grew up doing my parents and
grandparents yards and I was the kid walking the neighborhood with a friend
and a lawnmower cutting grass/ raking leaves.



Except! very recently I bought some plants/shrubs
for the yard, and three of them were too large to go in the back of the
minivan, so I paid for the shop (large shop 8 locations) to deliver- and for them to put em in the ground.



I had my wife let them in on the planting day since I was at work, and
she showed them that the planting spots (where flags were stuck in the
ground)
just happened to also have an irrigation line running in said area. The

shrubs went in, and nothing earth shattering until the next day I got
home from work and noticed that area of the yard was soaked (it is not a large yard).
The area of the planting had standing water, and the periphery was
saturated. On top of that about 20-25 yards away the plastic irrigation
control valve panels were floating in a pool of water which I could not
figure out.



I have never had one issue ever with the system since it was installed
in 2008. In the front of the house I could hear a "humming" noise from
within the garage. I investigated it and found it was coming from the
pipes that control the water to the irrigation lines-they were
humming/vibrating. I shut the water off to the system not knowing what
else to do.



I called the shop and they stated they are not at fault since it is
"hard to see the lines when digging with a shovel and they can be
nicked. "



I have planted all sorts of things myself since the irrigation system
went in, and have never violated a line, but have uncovered them several
times. I have noticed that they are fairly thick rubber and would not
easily be cut. I am upset especially since the company basically said
take a hike.



Regardless, can anyone offer any ideas about how to approach a self repair, in particular what would
cause water to back up not only at the digging site, but also 20 or so
yards away at the irrigation control valves, and what would cause the
humming vibration at the pipes on the front of the house that feed water to the system?



Much obliged! Wish me luck

Thanks a lot for the insight, I appreciate it