By the time I was born, both my grandfathers had passed. I am officially adopting you as my YT grandfather. I'll be 63 this Halloween, just so you know I haven't made this decision willy nilly.
I'm a professional and Rainbird gave me their MPR nozzle for free so I tested them at my house, after 2 weeks the rotors stopped turning. I've been using the Hunter MPR nozzle for 10 years, and they last forever. Now if you are really clever I found that the Rainbird 45PSI pressure regulated body works even better than the Hunter 40 PSI body for the Hunter MPR nozzle. Of course if you are professional you would only install pressure regulated popups.
E.A Abe Preisinger, Thanks for watching and commenting. Indeed matching precipitation rates is important and gives the best results. We are planning an additional video on this topic and would like to use your insights and give you credit. Is that agreeable?
Robert Rankin - sorry to have missed your comment from 90 days ago - hence my delayed response. I think I got it at Walmart. I found this link for you: www.walmart.com/ip/Men-s-Ford-Washed-Denim-Baseball-Hat-with-Distressed-Logo/155861079. Hope that helps and thanks for watching our channel! Best, DFJ
Do you find these RN rotary nozzles only water far out from sprinkler head and not near the base so around the base is dry? My RVans have dried grass all around the bases. I want to water from 0-15’ in a windy spot where it’s breezy 24/7. Thanks .
What you describe tends to be an issue with all the types of sprinkler devices I've encountered. Spacing between heads needs to be such that each one delivers water to the base of the adjacent head. You'll need to lay them out at the correct distance for the pressure and volume of water you have. I have found that the coarser streams of water that these types deliver tend to stay intact longer and reach further. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ
Jeff, these rotary heads use a specific carrier base with a smaller diameter pop-up section and smaller threaded section that is specific to these types of heads. Said another way, it's a two-part product that requires both the specified carrier base and the rotary sprinkler head. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and writing! Best, DFJ
Ted McNair - sorry to have missed your comment - thus the delay in responding. The distance ranges are highly dependent on both sufficient water volume and pressure. In our situation, we have 1" mains running to the array of sprinklers and we have 60 lbs. of pressure. We can set the spray as short as 3' or as far as 7-8'. I hope that helps! Best Regards, DFJ
It lets you put more heads per zone because it’s Shiesty with the water! The only reason I would use one of these is if I was looking to put less water down as a factor on the amount of time I was watering with different style heads
Bruce Beamon - thanks for the feedback! The distance ranges are highly dependent on both sufficient water volume and pressure. In our situation, we have 1" mains running to the array of sprinklers and we have 60 lbs. of pressure. We can set the spray as short as 3' or as far as 7-8'. I hope that helps! I'll add this info to the video description for future viewers to reference. Best, DFJ
can these be retro fit into the rainbird pop up heads? i have a bunch of old rainbird pop units and if these retro fit into those i may be able to use them for replacing my gear driven head i have now that are getting old and damaged from mower strikes. thanks
Thank you for saying it in English. Duh, distance, not the radius. Distance is clear. Radius is well, not as clear to me. Radius to me means there is some sort of angle to take into consideration. Unscrewing the top screw does increase the distance. But if you unscrew too much, no water will come out. Instructions are not detailed. When you buy it, is it set to the minimum distance or the maximum. You have to play with it and get wet.
Steve, thanks for weighing in. We don't use these for grassy areas, we use them for shrub beds and have had good success. I've not used them for turf irrigation, so I can't speak to that, but it appears you've had some experience with that. Best Regards, DFJ
I got this Rain Bird Rotary Nozzle and it is a waste of money. Just use your regular nozzle and save money. I thought it was a good thing but it does not spray as much as the regular nozzle. It created a dry patch. Don't buy it.
Brad, sorry you've had a poor experience with this product. We've found it to be very additive to our yardscape because of a reasonable water delivery rate, resistance to wind evaporation, and ease of adjustment. We've overlapped them slightly, so adjacent heads spray back to the base of the other heads. Thanks for watching our video and taking time to tell our viewer family your experience. Best, DFJ
Ok so this answers my question I came here for, you can not adjust them without changing the nozzle??? You can only change the direction. That is dumb seems like a step backwards to me. Good video but I have to disagree, dumb product.
Sen87 - thanks for writing. Sorry to have missed your comment from about 2 months ago - hence the delay in response. You can adjust these heads in two ways - where the left starting point of the spray is ( I do this by twisting the head or the riser a bit to the right or left) and the distance the spray streams will reach (using the set screw on the top of the unit). Not sure what you meant about having to change the nozzle to adjust them. Give me a bit more info. Best Regards, DFJ
jim c, thanks for taking time to write, although I don't share your opinion. These work well over several seasons, are moderate in price, and work well for the residential setting. We've had very good success with them. The tall riser is because we use these in large plantings with a variety of low and medium height plantings, as well as trees. These do a good job of getting water over a wide area with medium expense. We water at night when it's still, and it is low humidity where we are, so we don't have problems with fungus or mildew and the like. Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay the rotor nozzle works well with windy conditions but I find time and time again they dont distribute water evenly I think the 42sa works best for most conditions
