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What an awful video . He looks at it and talks but we don’t see a thing that he is referring to . Didn’t help. Point the top of the sprinkler head towards the camera. What a waste .
This is fine and dandy, buit it's a lot more difficult when the drip line is lying in the dirt or behind a bunch of bushes. You can't possible add a post like this for an esisting line
FYI, the "Barbs" on the funny pipe fittings are actually threaded, meaning that you can screw on the funny pipe to the fitting - instead of trying to push them on. Depending on what manufacturer fitting you have. The ones at MY Home Depot have the threaded ones.
I ordered 4 Hunter Pro-Spray 360 degree sprayers, only to realize when I got them today that I still had 3 brand new Rainbird 1800s in my garage from last year's personal obsession with my house's aging irrigation system. It seems like the Hunters are the way to go although I will certainly find a use for these Rainbirds.
And your sure it is the correct nozzle for the head? Might need cleaning or there might be burrs on the inlet that need to be deburred. Should slide in if inserting at given angle
I live in SE Florida and unfortunately everyone here has the “rusty water” problem. These types of nozzles will clog up every few weeks and the best way to clean them is to take them out and dunk them in muriatic acid which instantly dissolves the rust without damaging the plastic. Unfortunately it’s a PITA to deal with this constantly. Any sprinklera like this that are more “forgiving” with rusty water?
I wonder if a filter at the beginning of the system might filter the iron effectively and be less work to clean on a regular basis? I’m not aware of any special heads for heavy iron water.
@@thesprinklerchannel Thank you for the very fast response! A filter would work on particulate matter. The problem is the water has dissolved iron in it, so it’s not possible to filter it out. As the sprinklers get used over time, water evaporates in the heads in the hot Florida sun and leaves minute iron deposits. Every time the sprinklers run and water evaporates, the deposits increase until they clog these very small heads.
@@thesprinklerchannel Do rotary heads do what the name implies, in other words do they rotate? I use the small spray heads in flower beds and take great pains to keep “head spray” off my exterior walls. A rotating head would make a rusty mess ☹️. Sorry for my being such a naysayer.
We have been using our sprinkler valves manually for years, normally I do it by using the bleed valve, but sometimes my wife does and lost in translation she turned something else and now the valve will not let any water out, any ideas on what happened?
Very good tutorial however I would have like to see you do this procedure with a real valve in the ground. Will a defective solenoid cause a zone to keep running at half output when another zone is operating?
@@bookoobeans Turns out the only problem needing an adjustment was the volume screw next to the solenoid. It was wide open. Research told me to have the sprinklers running then close the volume screw just enough to see the spray getting smaller. Stop there, no more adjustment. Zone turns off when next zone activated. Now I have a clean diaphragm and all is good.
You can also just get a flexible line instead of a rigid PVC riser. They sell them at home Depot or Lowe's and they allow a little flex. Your sprinkler bodies shouldn't be that loose in the ground where a mower breaks it.
Two of our zones run across the slipped area from right to left. We have noticed that there are sections remaining dry. Would the angled nozzles be better on these sloped sections?
You could try that as well as the soak and cycle feature on your sprinkler clock, shorter times but then runs through again in order to give it time to soak in.
Thanks for the explanation. I thought this would solve my problem, but I didn't. I have a Rainbird 5000plus that doesn't spin. It comes up when watering, but only sprays in one direction. I can adjust the radius with the screw, it can be turned from right to left and back. I took out the head and cleaned it with water and found no abnormality, put it back, but it does not turn. Water pressure is fine, other heads work fine. What could be the reason?
@@thesprinklerchannel i tested it out with a makita 10volt battery and solenoid worked and sprinkles turned on. I checked that wires have continuity. The unit seems like its turns on, i heard a click at the solenoid, but nothing. I checked with my meter and got no reading. Probably going to replace timer
Not super versed on all the electrical specs. Might be better off asking electrical engineer but I would imagine you’d be safe with a thicker gauge versus a thinner gauge wire. I’m used to just using the standard sprinkler wire and valves
Great video! A couple ?? 1) to move the left stop clockwise - the reverse of what you did - going from 9 to 8 o’clock - you have to turn it counter clockwise 7,6,5….10,9, right? 2) I’ve seen pros twist the head counterclockwise to move the left stop like you did. But while sprinkler is working. I think I read that you shouldn’t do it with water on. Thoughts?
Glad you asked here. Sounds like you may have a FC head / full circle head vs PC-Part circle. It only does 360 and does a continuous spinning around at a slow consistent rate. Hope this answers your question.
"Fuse" reads in zone one and won't turn on. I've unplugged the system; it worked once, but it went back to reading the same for zone one. Can't find fuse to change. Any suggestions?
Depending on the age of the clock, sometimes the motherboards are shot and the clock will need to be replaced. Hard to say without more info but if it’s old I’d try replacing it. Check wire connections before doing that though.
I’m doing the same thing. I have an irritol system. The fuse message means you need to replace that solenoid for zone one. This video and others about replacing them will help. Trace the colored wire to the correct zone and replace it
THIS VIDEO WAS EXTREMELY USELESS! UNLESS YOU SHOW HOW TO DO IT IN A YARD SETTINGS! WHAT'S THE POINT! I COULD NOT GET IT DO ADJUST WHILE THE SPRINKLER WAS RUNNING!!!!!
No, swing pipe is referred to in similar function of sprinkler system but usually is made of schedule 80 with elbow fittings and allows more directions for the head to swing - left right, back and forth, up and down.
