@noophe5747 Жыл бұрын
beautiful work my man, we moved into a new house and ive slowly been uncovering some of these popups amongst the grass! this helped a great deal after finding them all to have them working more smoothly (after some digging!)
@fixitjohn Жыл бұрын
I hope you like your new home. Thanks for watching.
@screaminscott 3 жыл бұрын
I have used petroleum jelly with good results. But honestly I don't remember exactly how long it lasts. The advantage is you don't need to remove the assembly. The disadvantage is that it feels mildly inappropriate ;) Another method to trim the edge as shown above, would be to rub the gasket on some fine sandpaper on a flat surface.
@fixitjohn 3 жыл бұрын
I have used sandpaper also.
@utubewillyman 2 жыл бұрын
Probably best to slip a thin rubber casing over it before you apply the lubricant.
@distinguishedguy7195 8 ай бұрын
I did not expect to snigger when trying to sort a sprinkler problem. My hat is off to you sir.
@ericmonse2165 4 жыл бұрын
You can also use plumber's grease on the Black shaft that will make it move smoother
@fixitjohn 4 жыл бұрын
Ok.
@420 3 жыл бұрын
Plumbers grease did nothing for my two problem zones. I have to manually hold one of the heads up and have my wife turn the zone on and that gets them all up and spraying, or I turn the zone off and then on quickly after and it'll get them all up. Not sure if I've got a pressure issue for 2 zones or just corroded heads.
@Professional_ProCraftinator 3 жыл бұрын
What about using a little wet/dry sand paper, before adding grease, to smooth the black shaft part, or on inside of white part, to stop it from snagging up so badly?
@carmencristantiello5176 2 жыл бұрын
by removing that lip you just made it worse. dirt will get in there and lock up the shaft even more. a good head with nozzle is about four or five dollars at a sprinkler supply.
@fixitjohn 2 жыл бұрын
And this one was free and still working. Thanks for your comment.
@kodydybwad2 3 жыл бұрын
Heads cost 1 dollar way easier to replace and when ypu use orbit heads your asking for issues. Spend the extra buck amd get a good head .
@fixitjohn 3 жыл бұрын
Great point
@codybakerousucks3926 3 жыл бұрын
I recommend not even going to Home Depot or Lowe’s at all. I would go to a Ewing irrigation store or a local Irrigation store. They have more a variety of sprinkler heads and they are little bit cheaper. I prefer to use Hunter sprinklers because they are more durable and they last longer. They don’t stick as easy as Rain Bird or Toro and Orbit sprinklers. I also recommend using the Hunter MP Rotator because it distributes the water evenly and will save you water on your water bill
@gmcjetpilot 2 ай бұрын
People put sprinklers too low or build up dirt around them after they are installed.
@fixitjohn 2 ай бұрын
It makes it a pain to remove it.
@dennislaston6477 4 жыл бұрын
Sprinkler Butcher, try cleaning the gasket before chopping it apart. You should get pretty good water flowing out the top😂🤣😝
@fixitjohn 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip.
@andrewspiterie 3 жыл бұрын
Can't you just take some 2000 grit wet sand paper or something and work it until it's seats good?
@fixitjohn 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, try it let me know if it works. Thanks for watching.
@juanrenteria9893 Жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I was thinking
@evayu393 Жыл бұрын
Love your 🍍🍍
@fixitjohn Жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch!
@Horsecentstoday Жыл бұрын
What if I have a pop up that I don't want to pop up? Will a heavy rock on top prevent it from popping up?
@fixitjohn Жыл бұрын
Hi John, thank you for your question. It would depend on the size of rock and the pressure in your sprinkler system. I hope that helps.
@Horsecentstoday Жыл бұрын
@@fixitjohn yes I already thought it would depend. But please answer my question. Is it theoretically possible?
@fixitjohn Жыл бұрын
@@Horsecentstoday I am not sure.
@Horsecentstoday Жыл бұрын
@fixitjohn if a person can press a sprinkler head down with a foot. Then a decent rock should achieve the same
@canocano5480 2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@fixitjohn 2 жыл бұрын
It is still working.
@catherineb2595 3 ай бұрын
Total pilot voice. 😂
@fixitjohn 3 ай бұрын
Well did it help.
@catherineb2595 3 ай бұрын
@@fixitjohn don't get me wrong! I love your pilot voice! But I chickened out on the fix when I saw I had to dig down in the dirt. Dang, I'm going g to have to get out the big tool (the checkbook) to get my rouge sprinkler head fixed. 😭
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