Are These The BEST Sprinkler Heads? Rain Bird 5000 Plus Rotors Review 

Greetings from California! Thank you for sharing your experiences with the sprinklers. You have helped me save time and money.

I have been running the Rainbird 5004+ for the past 20 years using a bore with high levels of calcium and sand (you've got to love living on a sand plain). I have had to replace around 30% over the years, mainly with gear failure, but the rest are going strong. The replacements were Hunters, they are failing much more quickly and are now being replaced by Rainbird 5004+ again. Cannot speak highly enough of these sprinklers - just wish they were more readily available in shops (I have to buy online)

I have had Rain Birds for 30 years and always thought they worked well. The landscaper who just installed my sod went with Hunters. For some reason these guys seem to like them. Maybe they get a deal on them who knows. Nice job on the video. My lawn just started some fungus issues going on the 4th week since installed. It's a ongoing struggle with KBG but the Fall will show its true colors lol

Great informational video. I love the shut off feature too. I currently have orbit heads but will put these on the wishlist.

Thank you for this informative video! I have 12 zones on my property which contain about 4 heads each. Every summer I am replacing anywhere from 2 to 3 heads because they fail to rotate. I live in Michigan and every year I have a company come out to blow out the lines, so they don't freeze over the winter. The entire system runs on Hunter PGP heads. One thing I have noticed when they blow out the lines is that the pressure being used is 100psi. I am starting to wonder if that high pressure is damaging the heads. My well puts out around 60psi which shouldn't be an issue. I am going to try replacing the bad Hunter heads with these Rainbird 5004 heads to see how they work out, especially with that built-in pressure regulator.

These are some pretty sweet sprinkler heads. I wish I would have done a bit more research before beginning to replace almost all of mine with the Orbit Voyager II. I like the Orbit's but these Rain Birds have some great features. One thing I wish all rotor style sprinkler heads did was allow you to adjust both directions of the arc with the key. In my experience, you can adjust one side of the arc with the key but to adjust one side of the arc with these style sprinkler heads, you have to unscrew the sprinkler from the body. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I have experienced.

Thank you very much for your very helpful and deep explanation for the irrigation system!

Has some nice features. One day I hope to have to make the decision of what irrigation heads I want to use. For now, above ground it is

Please explain what you mean by "Rain Curtain". Will this handle the problem of not watering well closer in to the nozzle?

Thank you for this great information brother! Subscribed!

My installer put in a mix of 5000 and 5004 and I don't know why. My frontyard has a hill and grass immediately around the sprinkler us green but further out has gone dormant. I think i have too much pressure or the head is not high enough. I think switching to 5004 will solve the issue. Any thoughts? Great video!

As always very good information. gracias

Great help but you made a blooper in talking about the check valve. You referred to the sprinkler as a Hunter 5004 series when, of course, your video is focused on the Rainbird 5004 series.

I’m quite possessive over my rain-bird green tool.

Would you recommend these heads for an above ground DIY setup?

Rotors is better than impact popup sprinkler?

Can i use this in above ground system?

Great info

If you have issues with these rotors, a great alternative is the Hunter pgp ultra

Hi, Are they better than k-rain super pro?

leaks around the top too much.