Long Lake, MN · Hennepin County
Sunshine Sprinkler Systems serves Long Lake, MN with sprinkler installation, repair, spring startup, winterization, and commercial irrigation. Long Lake is a small, established city on the south shore of Long Lake — a 284-acre lake in western Hennepin County. The city covers under a square mile and is home to around 725 housing units, with a median construction year of 1970. It is a compact, well-established community where replacement and upgrade installs are as common as new work.
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Long Lake is a small, walkable city surrounded by the namesake lake to the north and neighboring communities of Wayzata, Orono, and Minnetonka Beach. Most properties are established homes from the 1960s and 1970s, which means older irrigation systems that may be reaching the end of their service life, or homes that have never had irrigation and are ready for a first install. We handle both.
The city operates its own municipal water utility, which serves the residential base of about 1,900 residents. Water hardness in the area reflects broader west Hennepin County conditions from glacial aquifer sources. We account for local water chemistry when selecting components and nozzles at every install.
Lot sizes in Long Lake are modest by west metro standards — the city is dense for its area — which means most irrigation designs are efficient zone plans for established lawns. Jon comes out for every estimate, measures the property, checks water pressure, and provides a written quote before he leaves. No obligation, no surprises.
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With many homes and irrigation systems from the 1980s and 1990s, Long Lake has a meaningful base of older systems that need regular service. Broken heads, aging valve manifolds, and outdated controllers are common repair calls. We carry Hunter, Toro, and Rain Bird parts on every truck and service all makes and models. Most repairs are completed in a single visit.
We offer spring startup service throughout Long Lake each season. We turn the water on, run every zone, inspect heads for winter damage, verify pressure, and check controller programming. For older systems, startup is also a good opportunity to catch components approaching end of life before they fail mid-season.
Before the ground freezes, every irrigation system needs a compressed-air blowout to remove water from the lines. Water left in pipes will expand, crack fittings, and damage heads over winter. We schedule fall blowouts throughout Long Lake each season. Call early — our fall schedule fills fast throughout the west metro.
Commercial Irrigation
Long Lake's commercial strip along Highway 12 includes retail, service businesses, and light commercial properties with maintained landscaping. The Long Lake City Hall and public parks along the lakefront corridor represent city-managed green space. The LMCIT and other institutional properties in the area also maintain professional grounds.
We provide commercial irrigation installation and service for business properties, city facilities, HOA common areas, and institutional grounds throughout Long Lake and the neighboring communities of Wayzata, Orono, and Minnetonka Beach.
Request Commercial ServiceWhy Sunshine Sprinkler Systems
We have been installing and servicing irrigation systems in the Twin Cities west metro since the mid-1980s. We know the older neighborhoods and aging system infrastructure that defines communities like Long Lake.
Jon personally designs every new installation and comes out for every estimate. For upgrade and replacement projects in established neighborhoods, having an experienced eye at the design stage makes a real difference.
Jon, his son Sam, and Jolene run this business. When you call, Jolene picks up. When we come to measure, it is Jon. When install day comes, it is Jon and Sam on your property.
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Long Lake operates its own municipal water utility. As of our most recent research, the city does not have a standing mandatory watering restriction ordinance for residential irrigation. Drought-triggered voluntary or temporary restrictions may be issued during periods of dry weather, consistent with how many small Hennepin County cities handle seasonal water conservation.
We recommend confirming the current watering policy with the City of Long Lake directly before programming your irrigation controller for the season. For customers who want to conserve water proactively — and reduce their utility bill — a smart controller with weather-based scheduling is the most effective tool regardless of whether a restriction is in place. We install and program smart controllers on every system we put in.
Call Jolene and she will get Jon scheduled for a free on-site estimate. We come out, check your water pressure, measure the yard, and give you a written quote before we leave.
763-498-6533Jolene answers Monday through Friday
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