Exactly what I’ve been looking for! I too have struggled with the various other types of sprinklers. Did not know these existed. I made sure to use your link to get you the commission. Thank you!
Thank you so, so much. I’ve spent 2 summers trying to figure out the right sprinklers for my small rectangular yard and small square yard. The Melnor worked perfectly. Thank you
Thank you, I will definitely try this sprinkler. I have a tree in the center of the lawn and I don't want the water to hit the tree. I will setup two sprinklers, one on each side of the tree, facing away from the tree, each sprinkler covering just over 180 degrees. This way, I should cover the lawn around the tree, but not the tree itself.
Plenty of thoughts on this because I've been playing with a customized watering arrangement for a row of crepe myrtles. -Look into a gray water system from the washing machine. If you use a detergent like Ecos, that's 20-30 gal of perfectly good water (per load of laundry!) you'd otherwise just send down the drain. Depending on your set-up you can send it to a rain barrel to save for later or use right away. -Try a soaker hose or make a drip line. If it's especially hot and/or arid, you're losing a lot of the water to evaporation before it hits the ground. I made my own drip lines by simply drilling 1/8" holes every 12" in old hoses. -Create a branching network of Y fittings. They usually have a ball valve, which means you can adjust the flow to balance the output to your needs (e.g., my setup with the trees does this to the smaller trees get less water in the same amount of time). -Get a bulk pack of hose repair kits (see eBay, for example). Make several custom lengths to your liking out of a 50' for way less than individual hoses. -Bleach that fence, hit it with the pressure water, and then water-seal it. The over-spray won't get wicked up into the wood; instead, it will run down to the ground.
Nice. Do you have a pressure regulator on your hose bib? When I've tried to connect multiple pieces, I get good pressure on the 1st run then weak water at the next. I live on the center lot of a cul de sac. So I have 2 triangle yards divided by a walkway up to the house and a large oak tree smack dab In the middle of the right triangle. So difficult to find the right tool for the job
Thanks for the info on these they work perfect for our situation! We hooked up about a dozen in series & lucky that they can be shut off individually yet water will still go through since our water pressure isn't enough to feed all at once. I do have a question would it be sufficient to just blow out with air for the winter leaving both ends open & all valves fully open? Hoping we don't have to pull them all out....
Be prepared to get wet. I set up this sprinkler on a narrow side garden bed on a slope, and Oh Boy, I got soaked. Next time, I will get a hose with a shut-off value so I do not need to run to the faucet to turn off the water. Also, I did not get the spike far enough into the ground, and the sprinkler came out of the ground.
Kinda a silly question - Why is there a need to have an "adjustable flow valve," when adjusting the water pressure on this spigot serves the same purpose - does it not?
