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Replace rotary sprinkler head smanilov 08-27-2006
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Posted by on August 27, 2006, 9:44 pm
I need to replace Rainbird rotary sprinkler heads (R50). The sprinkler
guy said I can do it myself - just unscrew the old one and screw in the
new one.

Do I need to dig around it to the pipe to do it? If not, how can I
make sure when I remove the old one that dirt does not fall into the
hole?

Please, help me with any tips on how to do this.

Thanks!

Steve


Posted by Tony Hwang on August 27, 2006, 10:10 pm
smanilov@gmail.com wrote:
> I need to replace Rainbird rotary sprinkler heads (R50). The sprinkler
> guy said I can do it myself - just unscrew the old one and screw in the
> new one.
>
> Do I need to dig around it to the pipe to do it? If not, how can I
> make sure when I remove the old one that dirt does not fall into the
> hole?
>
> Please, help me with any tips on how to do this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Steve
>
Hi,
Inside the head there is a filter which can be removed y itself.
Like the guy said unscre the old when ground is pretty dry and install
new one. Clean the filter in case dirt got sucked in.

Posted by Tom Kendrick on August 27, 2006, 11:15 pm
Take apart the replacement head by unscrewing the head off the top of
the can. Remove the old can that contacts the surrounding earth. May
take slight digging at the top to grasp the top lip of the can.

Turn on that station (resulting in a geyser of water). Take just the
new can (it's empty inside) and screw it down over the geyser of
water. You may get slightly wet but it beats digging. Turn off the
station.

There should be no dirt inside the can and the geyser purged out any
dirt that fell into the supply pipe. The can should be tall enough so
that no dirt can fall into it now from the surrounding dirt.

Now take the head and everything attached to it that was initially
removed. Insert it into the can and screw it back on. Turn on the
station again and re-aim the spray pattern unless it's a 360-degree
pattern. Done.

On 27 Aug 2006 18:44:03 -0700, smanilov@gmail.com wrote:
> If not, how can I make sure when I remove the old one that dirt does not fall
into the
>hole?

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