Hunter Spray Nozzle Adjustments

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Chris from Smartirrigation.com shows the smart way to adjust Hunter Spray Nozzles, including both the fixed-pattern spray nozzles and the adjustable arc spray nozzles. Chris also warns against tempting shortcuts that can cause costly damage to your sprinklers.
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00:00 Intro
00:22 2 Main Types of Nozzles
00:44 Fixed Pattern
4:00 Variable Pattern Nozzle
5:58 Conclusion

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@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

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@robertcratchet1634 27 күн бұрын

this video was incredibly helpful! thank you for posting!

@K3Bear11 Жыл бұрын

Perfect!! Just what I needed!! Thank You so much!!

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

You bet! Glad it helped!!

@joshuadunn7140 Жыл бұрын

Great information! Thanks for the video

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, thanks

@Ashley-nt1cm 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! My SS-530 spray nozzle flew off and needed replacement. This made it very simple to add the replacement piece.

@SmartIrrigation1 Ай бұрын

Your welcome and I'm glad it helped!!

@thachthao9073 2 ай бұрын

You make it easy to understand. Thank you.

@SmartIrrigation1 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@Haris-rw8fm 11 ай бұрын

very nice video, thank you

@SmartIrrigation1 11 ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

@uzabat 2 ай бұрын

Great vid, thanks!

@SmartIrrigation1 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!!

@joes5096 11 күн бұрын

Right stop with Hunter, should be a slogan 😁

@bmcdonald7712 20 күн бұрын

Excellent Video. Thanks for the great detail. Is it easy to change out a SS fixed pattern nozel for a variable pattern nozel?

@xugefu Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. And thank your very much for the support!

@ayadaldaffaie2034 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful video, Thank you.

@SmartIrrigation1 2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that! You're welcome!

@shoyrushoyru Жыл бұрын

thanks for the how-to on the variable spray ones! i was trying to adjust the radius of mine earlier today and the top of the nozzle was spinning with the screw so i stopped messing with it. ill go back out tomorrow and hold the top of the nozzle in place while i try to adjust the radius screw. hopefully i can get it to stop spraying my front porch by shooting past my garden

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

We're glad our video helped! Let us know how it goes!

@shoyrushoyru Жыл бұрын

I think my sprinkler nozzle adjustment screw was already tightened practically all the way down. I think I need a smaller radius nozzle for it to stop spraying my porch. Oddly enough no matter how much i turned it, even to the point of the screw getting tight enough that it turns the entire nozzle, the water stream never became all splattery or had any real impact on its spray pattern like your fixed sprinkler at 3:44. My nozzle is a 10' nozzle, and its about 8' from the sprinkler to my porch, although the sprinkler manages to spray a couple more feet than its aforementioned 10' onto my porch.

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

Ah, one thing we neglected to mention is that you need to use the filter provided with the spray nozzle, since the screw inside tightens down against that filter. If you are turning the screw and you aren't using a filter, then the screw won't do anything. I'm not sure why there wouldn't be a filter in there, but that might be the issue. Regardless though, you really shouldn't turn down a spray for than a foot or two, so if you need to go smaller, a new nozzle is probably best; there only a few bucks.

@betha3603 Жыл бұрын

So turn the screw all the way loose (left) and pull up to see if there’s a filter??

@manishh7323 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Now I know!

@SmartIrrigation1 11 ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

@JEK 8 ай бұрын

These are so simple to adjust, I've found rainbird he-vans become very difficult to adjust the collar, Hunters have the advantage.

@SmartIrrigation1 8 ай бұрын

We definitely agree with the ease of adjustment on these. There are pros and cons to both (we hope to do a video comparing them soon), so we actually carry both and use different ones in different situations, but yes for easy of adjustment, Hunter definitely has it!

@giorgioalfieri9458 11 ай бұрын

I bought an adjustable teal spray nozzle, and I changed the whole body of the sprinkler too, the body is installed correctly because it pops up normally, but the water just doesn't come out of the nozzle, any advice? Thank you, loved the video😊

@SmartIrrigation1 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's possible that you have the wrong filter in or the filter is clogged. Flush the head with the nozzle off and then install it without a filter and see if thst helps

@user-it8iz8wg9c Жыл бұрын

I have that first teal colored nozzle. I don't want that particular head to spray anymore, what's the easiest way to cap it off? or if I get an adjustable nozzle can I turn it all the way off?

@betha3603 Жыл бұрын

Similarly, I’d like to turn the spray way down in one spot because it waters the grass directly in front of it so heavily the grass is twice as long there. Also it’s a shady spot. It does not need all that, plus a mole has moved in and loves tunneling the wet ground apparently

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

The teal one is a Rain Bird fixed pattern MPR nozzle and as long as it has the filter basket thing inside (sorry we didn't show that in the video), you can turn it off almost completely by turning the metal distance screw at the very top all the way to the right until water stops coming out. Alternatively you can also get an adjustable nozzle and close it all the way and it will almost completely stop watering, but a little might still come out. The only thing you need to remember is when you are winterizing your system, if your ground freezes over the winter and you need to blow out your lines, you will need to make sure you open up that nozzle to blow all the water out of it when you were doing the blowout. Otherwise it may freeze. That is why, unless you were completely sure that the line you are capping off can be winterized even with the cap in place, sometimes it's easier and safer just to temporarily close the nozzle off, like with the screw

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

If you would like to water an area less, what you want to pay attention to is the precipitation rate of the head that you are using, rather than the distance it's spraying, even if you turn down the distance, the area that is getting watered will still generally be getting the same depth of water. So what you might want to do is for that particular Shady spot to replace the spray nozzle with a rotary nozzle, such as a Hunter MP Rotator or a Rain Bird rvan rotary nozzle. The Rain Bird rvan puts out about 1/3 of the water as a spray nozzle, and MP rotator puts out about a quarter of the water. Give it a shot and see if that works!

@hillelhalevi Жыл бұрын

My distance screws almost always are stuck and I can't adjust the distance on my spray nozzles. This is true even on brand new sprinkler heads. Do you have any advice for this problem?

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

Yes, we've noticed that sometimes that happens, and there isn't really any great solution other than holding the nozzle tight in one hand and having a good screwdriver in the top and being able to turn it hard enough until it kind of breaks free from its Factory seal, and then they're easier to turn. But if you're looking at turning down your distance much, you might just want to look at a smaller nozzle, you can get them all the way down to four or five feet as the full distance through the nozzle. But good luck with turning that adjustment screw, let us know how it goes!

@Noteugenelevy Жыл бұрын

Helpful video, thanks! But actually why not just use the adjustable ones all the time? Just cost?

@SmartIrrigation1 Жыл бұрын

Actually we have found that the fixed pattern nozzles have a more even coverage and they are more reliable in the long run. They need to be set less often because the fixed pattern is less likely to change than a variable . For example if some one steps on a variable nozzle when mowing it could move the arc setting. The fixed pattern also come in certain shapes that the variables don't (like side strips). We talk about these differences between fixed and variable pattern nozzles in more detail in our article located here: smartirrigation.com/spray-nozzle-selection/#fixed_v_adjustable

@JEK Жыл бұрын

most sprinkler pros use fixed pattern, more reliable long term, variable ones seem to have issues after awhile.

@tariqmosharraf 5 ай бұрын

I mistakenly took off the nozzle top while it was not running and gush of water came out. I turned off sprinkler and it went down. Now turning on sprinkler its not popping out and water is coming out. How zi can put the top nozzle back?

@SmartIrrigation1 4 ай бұрын

Ah yes, this is something that can happen by accident. The easiest way to fix this is to see if you can just put the nozzle in the open hole, press it down, and see if you can screw it is as many turns (clockwise) as you can, and then use your fingers to lift it up (hoping it threaded enough) to finish screwing it the rest. I tried typing out other, more complicated ways, but it just didn't work as a comment. It might be something we can make a video for in the future (or, if you join our patreon to support us and we do have a tier where was can provide a personalize trouble shooting video for you!). Hopefully that helps

@shanemb3 3 ай бұрын

I put my finger over the hole so the water pressure made it pop back up. Took some patience but it eventually popped up enough i could pull the rest out by hand.

@SmartIrrigation1 3 ай бұрын

@@shanemb3 This is the way 🥷

@3662mick 9 күн бұрын

Will the Hunter adjustable fit on a Rainbird 1800 series?

@SmartIrrigation1 8 күн бұрын

Yes they are compatible.

@billwest2549 Жыл бұрын

Why on adjustable is the black adjustable for adjusting right side and it’s always locked and cannot turn it, why??

@SmartIrrigation1 11 ай бұрын

Hunter sprayd are right stop so you can't "turn" how for right the spray from the nozzle. As we show in the video, you need to ratchet the actual riser on the spray body. Hopefully that helps!

@billwest2549 11 ай бұрын

@@SmartIrrigation1 thank you I was thinking one adjusts to left side and then turn black part to the right