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Reticulation Hocking
Hocking gardens live and die by their reticulation — and we've completed 31 jobs here, so we know exactly what Hocking systems throw at us. 3 of those were in 2025.
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Call (08) 6263 4644 to book a repair, or book a site assessment for a new system.
Your local Hocking reticulation team
Repairs aren't quoted — you book a repair and our technician diagnoses and fixes on site, with the parts already on the van. New systems are quoted after a paid site assessment, credited in full to your install if you accept the quote within 30 days.
Verge planting and reticulation rules sit with the City of Wanneroo, while watering days come from the Water Corporation sprinkler roster, not the council — worth checking both before any verge retic work. We're about 37 km from our Jandakot base, well inside the daily service runs.
We’re a Water Corporation Waterwise Garden Irrigator and an Irrigation Australia member, every job is backed by our workmanship warranty, and we’re rated 4.7 from 230 Google reviews.
What does Hocking’s soil and water mean for your retic?
Soil — Spearwood sands. Classic Spearwood profile: free-draining sand, limestone beneath. Lawns respond best to two shorter cycles inside the same watering window (both before 9am, or both after 6pm), and sprinkler layouts need decent pressure to cover evenly.
Groundwater & bores. The superficial aquifer here typically supports domestic garden bores — a big running-cost saving over scheme water for lawns. Note bore users now share the standard 2-days-per-week roster and the 1 June - 31 August switch-off.
Rainfall — about 718mm a year. Local average is ~718mm a year, about 79% of it in the May-September wet season (Perth Metro) — reprogram seasonally and switch sprinklers off for the mandatory June-August ban.
Sources: DPIRD-064 Soil Landscape Systems (SLIP) · DWER Perth Groundwater Map / Water Corp groundwater areas (band-level) · BOM station 009225 Perth Metro climate averages · Water Corporation watering roster (verified Jul 2026)
What kind of retic work do we do in Hocking?
Our Hocking history runs 31 jobs deep, and the pattern is clear: controller work, servicing & tune-ups and sprinkler & pop-up repairs lead the list. 12 of those jobs are from the last two years.
From our Hocking job book
Eight microjets and one riser in Hocking
A Hocking system needed eight microjets replaced, along with a riser (the upright pipe a sprinkler sits on), a nozzle and a shrub adapter. The ratio is the interesting part.
Microjets fail far more often than any other emitter on a garden system, because the openings are small enough to be blocked by sediment that passes through every other component without trouble, and they sit close to soil that gets splashed onto them. On a system running off bore water, or one where a pipe repair has let sand into the line, they are the first thing to go.
Our technician located and tested the controller, replaced the failed emitters, then programmed the controller and set it to run automatically. Where microjets are failing in numbers, it is worth asking what is getting into the line rather than only replacing them.
What we actually find in Hocking
We've completed 31 jobs in Hocking. For this pattern check we read the 6 with the fullest, most recent technician notes — a capped sample, deliberately small and not random. 3 of them involved controller and timer faults, against 14% across the 1,781 Perth jobs sampled the same way. It tells our technician what to check first. It is not Hocking's fault rate, and we don't publish it as one.
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Reticulation Repairs in Hocking
Broken pop-ups, a leaking solenoid, dry patches or a controller that’s lost the plot? Our fully-equipped technicians diagnose and fix most Hockingfaults on the spot. Repairs aren’t quoted – call us and we’ll book the visit.
New Systems in Hocking
Putting in a new lawn or upgrading a tired system? We design and install fully automated, waterwise reticulation for Hockinghomes. Book a paid site assessment — credited in full to your install if you accept the quote within 30 days.
Hear From Our Happy Customers...
"Wayne and Robert are very professional with knowing what they are doing. An example is my underground pump well was covered by grass which I can not identify the exact location. Wayne walk around my garden and pointed a spot said “it’s here. It’s about 2cm bowled in from the flat grass surface.” This is not u can learn from book, it’s professional hands on experience. Also they are very friendly and after I said “I’m interested in learning new things”. He explained all the mechanics and different stages of how to approach the issue and with a sufficient text skills about the sprinkler systems. Big thumbs up for the bois!"
"Dylan was great and highly knowledgeable. Had identified the problem in a couple of minutes and my system was up and running within 30mins"
"Justin from Perth Reticulation Experts was so helpful with his work and advice regarding my reticulation. I am really pleased with the service and his professionalism, he was prompt, friendly and timely. I would definitely use Perth Reticulation experts again."
"PRE did a great job and were very responsive to my requirements. I had delays with other services and they were very accommodating and got me set up with part of the job so that I could get some lawn down for my young family to run around on. The end result has been great and I would recommend them to anyone who needs a good quality reticulation job done with friendly employees who know their stuff! Thanks a million guys!"
"Very happy with the work Perth Reticulation did recently for my mum. I would 100% recommend them. Thank you Michelle"
Reticulation Hocking FAQs
Yes, but get the City's approval first. Hocking is in the City of Wanneroo. Irrigation pipes and connections shall be laid beneath the nature strip between 150mm and 300mm deep. Watering days are a separate matter — those come from Water Corporation, not the council.
Generally yes — Hocking sits over accessible groundwater, which is why garden bores are common here. That said, two neighbouring blocks can differ on yield and iron content, so it's an assessment rather than a given. Bores, pumps and bore-fed retic are all work we do.
Hocking sits on Spearwood sands. Water moves through it fast, and the sand can turn water-repellent once it dries out. The most common thing we get booked for in Hocking is controller work, so that's where the technician starts. We aim for around 10mm on each of your two watering days, and decide on site whether that wants one run or two cycles inside the same window.
Hocking is about 37 km from our Jandakot depot and sits on a run our vehicles work weekly, so most repairs here are booked within days, not weeks. Repairs aren't quoted — you book a repair and the technician diagnoses and fixes on site, most faults in the same visit, with the parts already on the van.
Repairs aren't quoted — every system and fault is different, so you book a repair rather than a quote. The technician diagnoses and fixes on site, most faults in the same visit. If a larger job needs parts ordered, we'll tell you the cost before we proceed.