Sprinkler Head Problems

Soaker Sprinkler

• If the soaker sprinkler doesn't reach over the plants around it to water them or the plants have grown taller than the soaker sprinkler, you can add a supplied extender to the sprinkler. Unscrew the spray head from the stem already in place. Screw on an extender stem in its place and then screw the spray head on top of the extender. This should lengthen the sprinkler accordingly, depending on the extender chosen.

Rotor Sprinkler

• Rotor sprinklers rise up from the ground and water the lawn when activated. Sometimes, the rotor sprinkler waters unnecessary areas, such as driveways, sidewalks or walls. You can correct this by adjusting the arc or rotation range of the sprinkler head. Each rotor sprinkler contains several slots or controls on its spray head. You usually adjust them with a supplied tool or a screwdriver, depending on the make. Insert the tool into the arc or rotation range adjustment slot and twist the tool to the left to narrow the range away from the unwanted area and into the grass. Align the edge of the arc with the edge of the lawn.

Impact Sprinkler

• An impact sprinkler can be placed onto or spiked into the ground, depending on the base, and activates when the connected hose is turned on. If the water pressure is too high or too low, the sprinkler head fails to rotate back and forth or oscillate. To determine the water pressure, insert a pitot tube gauge into the stream near the sprinkler nozzle at the top of the spray head. Adjust the water source according to the read out.

Traveling Sprinkler

• A traveling sprinkler moves along a laid-out water hose, which both maps the journey of the sprinkler and feeds it. The sprinkler is propelled by the two arms on top of the base, which swing around and water the lawn. If the two arms aren't adjusted correctly, the sprinkler fails to move. Point the arms up for a broader spray range or point them down for a narrower spray range. Move both arms to the same angle from the ground but point them in opposite directions. If both arms face the same direction, the arms fail to move. Confirm that the two arms don't hit the sprinkler base, because the sprinkler won't move.