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Posted by on May 3, 2007, 8:16 am
On May 2, 11:21 pm, "Larry and a Cat named Dub" <hdyman58
N...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> My guess is it snapped off or froze or became very familiar with the weight
> of the car or lawnmower
> They wear around the top collar if you have the pop up ones. If replace a
> couple every year
> Pretty simple job . Even a broken pipe. A trip to look at the parts at your
> local Menards or Lowes you can see how their made. Dig it out with a flower
> spade and vacuum sweeper (Wet dry shop vac) being careful to watch for low
> voltage wire for the controllers
> clean around it good to keep dirt from going inside the pipe plugging up a
> head
> A few dollars worth of tools spud removers sink faucet wrench pipe cutter
> and for anyone who works on plastic pipe routinely a Black and Decker
> Navigator Saw work awesome for cutting plastic pvc sprinkler pipe as well
> as other jobs
> The hunter heads are similar to the orbit ones that Menards sells I suspect
> they are the same except for the label
> Don't be intimidated !easy repair
> For my system I keep a assortment of fittings including a few slip
> compression couplings and sprinkler heads
>
>
>
>
> > Hello.
>
> > I noticed today that water was not coming out full force out of a
> > sprinkler head, and that it appears that water is coming up from the
> > ground surrounding the sprinkler head.
>
> > I'd like to try and repair this myself. If it's a matter of a line
> > connection to the sprinkler, or the sprinkler is cracked or damaged
> > where water is coming out the side or anything like that, I can probably
> > take a shot a fixing it.
>
> > I don't really know anything about these heads other than how to adjust
> > them. For the record, they are Hunter G-Type gear driven sprinklers.
>
> > These are probably 15 years old, and I never had any problems before.
> > Do they crack, wear out or break on their own?
>
> > How long should they last? Do they have a definite lifespan, and should
> > I be thinking of replacing them all (we have 6 zones and 24 heads).
>
> > From what I mentioned above, any ideas as to what is the problem?
>
If they've lasted 15 years, that is exceptional. Usually you get a
fraction of that out of them. After digging it up, if you find that
it's the pipe that's broken, you can get what's needed at any home
center, plumbing supply, or irrigation supply. If it's the head
that's shot, you can either figure out who carries Hunter locally, or
buy them online. I bought some online recently where I got a 6 pack
at a very good price. It's best to keep them all the same
manufacturer, so the nozzles, tools, adjustment are the same.
Make sure you don't let any dirt get into the system. This usually
means loosening up the connection, then letting it drain for awhile
and letting the water go down. You don't want to have connections
open in a hole full of water.
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