An in-ground sprinkler system can help you maintain a beautiful, lush lawn and flowers. However, sometimes as your yard matures and changes, trees or other objects can block the spray from your sprinkler heads. When this happens, the easiest thing to do is relocate the head. There are two...
Flag your sprinklersto prevent accidental damage. You may want to reuse your sprinkler heads for your new lawn, or you can convert existing sprinkler locations to adrip irrigation systemfor a more eco-friendly landscape. Call 811at least three days before you dig so a team can come out and ...
K-Rain sprinkler heads have interchangeable nozzles shaped with different angles to alter the distance of the spray. Ideally, the spray from one sprinkler head should overlap the spray area of all adjacent sprinkler heads. The spray should travel far enough to touch the adjacent sprinkler heads. ...
2. Clogged sprinkler heads: You may have a clogged sprinkler head if the head doesn’t rise and there is no water. Dirt, sand and other debris build up in the sprinkler head filters. To clean a filter: Turn off your water, lift the pop-up riser, remove the nozzle and the filter, ...
check that the problem truly exists in the spray head rather than elsewhere in the faucet. To remove the spray head, hold it in place with one hand and twist the cap above the spray head counterclockwise. Lift the cap out of the way and pull firmly down on the spray head to remove ...
Avoid stripping the gears in your Rain Bird 5000 Series Rotor Sprinkler Heads by never turning the turret against the turn. Sean Stefan from Sprinkler Daddy explains in this video tutorial that if you start turning from the left fixed edge to the right, never go back to the left until you...
Dig the tines into the thatch and pull it upward, helping to loosen and remove the buildup. While you rake, you should feel and see the thatch separating from the soil. If you're planning to rent a dethatcher, mark any shallow irrigation lines, sprinkler heads, or buried utility lines ...
Water wisely:Do a sprinkler audit each year and repair or replace broken sprinkler heads. Water deeply, aiming for three 20-minute sessions weekly. Improve drainage:Core aerate your lawn annually to reduce soil compaction and improve drainage. ...
Multi-stream rotors are fascinating to watch but tend to be higher maintenance than the other types of gear-drive sprinkler heads. Most rotors now come with a set of nozzles rather than a single nozzle. Often these nozzles come attached to what is called a nozzle tree. Just remove the ...
2) Using your list of sprinkler heads, mark the 4-inch sewer pipe with the first length and label it with the sprinkler head number. This is your manifold shield. 3) Use the hacksaw to cut the first pipe to length. 4) Use the X-acto saw to cut notches in one end for the drip ...