Rain Bird® Rotary Nozzle Review!

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Rain Bird® Rotary Nozzle Review!

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We love the Rain Bird brand and recently changed most of our sprinkler heads to Rain Bird rotary heads. Here's a quick tip video about how to install and set ranges for your Rain Bird Rotary sprinkler head nozzles.
You can buy different models that spray 90°, 180°, and 360° patterns. The first is great for corners, the second for straight edges, and the last for the middle of larger areas.
We mount ours on high risers in ornamental beds so as to get better coverage.
As for the distance they will cover, that is highly dependent on both water volume and pressure. We use 1" mains, and our water pressure is about 60 PSI. This allows us to set the spray "throw" as low as 3' and as high as 7-8'.
Sure, you can get a pro to install your sprinkler system, but why? Now, you can JUST DO IT YOURSELF!

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@Carvel65 5 жыл бұрын

This video is helpful, and brief enough for me: I don't need video longer than this.

@BattleShipRon 6 жыл бұрын

By the time I was born, both my grandfathers had passed. I am officially adopting you as my YT grandfather. I'll be 63 this Halloween, just so you know I haven't made this decision willy nilly.

@mrBDeye 4 жыл бұрын

Haha. You are 4 years older than Jay.

@e.a.p3174 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a professional and Rainbird gave me their MPR nozzle for free so I tested them at my house, after 2 weeks the rotors stopped turning. I've been using the Hunter MPR nozzle for 10 years, and they last forever. Now if you are really clever I found that the Rainbird 45PSI pressure regulated body works even better than the Hunter 40 PSI body for the Hunter MPR nozzle. Of course if you are professional you would only install pressure regulated popups.

@DirtFarmerJay 3 жыл бұрын

E.A Abe Preisinger, Thanks for watching and commenting. Indeed matching precipitation rates is important and gives the best results. We are planning an additional video on this topic and would like to use your insights and give you credit. Is that agreeable?

@tmaddrummer 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber Jay! I think you've sold me on the rotary nozzle which I will soon upgrade to from the old style spray nozzles. Thanks Jay!

@DirtFarmerJay 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and commenting tmaddrummer. (I'm "a mad bass player") Best DFJ

@dannysanchez6625 3 жыл бұрын

I think rainbird are good. It's still a rotor, run time of 45 minutes total. Out in Salt Lake county, they work great.

@DirtFarmerJay 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Danny. We are in Utah too! We don't often get comments from other Utahns. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie.

@rfrankin1215 4 жыл бұрын

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@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Robert Rankin - sorry to have missed your comment from 90 days ago - hence my delayed response. I think I got it at Walmart. I found this link for you: www.walmart.com/ip/Men-s-Ford-Washed-Denim-Baseball-Hat-with-Distressed-Logo/155861079. Hope that helps and thanks for watching our channel! Best, DFJ

@tedmcnair9709 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice to see it operating and distance of throw covered.....

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Ted McNair - sorry to have missed your comment - thus the delay in responding. The distance ranges are highly dependent on both sufficient water volume and pressure. In our situation, we have 1" mains running to the array of sprinklers and we have 60 lbs. of pressure. We can set the spray as short as 3' or as far as 7-8'. I hope that helps! Best Regards, DFJ

@FirstThird Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you

@DirtFarmerJay Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help, Chase.

@jeff95519 5 жыл бұрын

If you already have rainbird sprinklers can you just change out the nozzles?

@DirtFarmerJay 5 жыл бұрын

Jeff, these rotary heads use a specific carrier base with a smaller diameter pop-up section and smaller threaded section that is specific to these types of heads. Said another way, it's a two-part product that requires both the specified carrier base and the rotary sprinkler head. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and writing! Best, DFJ

@WatchDragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@DirtFarmerJay I have 1802VANs in my hard, these fit on them, the head just sticks up a little more when its down.

@BabySwimmerMaxwell 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you very much!

@heroknaderi 4 жыл бұрын

Love using these it lets me put more heads per zone

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin, Thanks for watching and writing, It really "makes my day" to hear that we have produced a video that helped someone! Best to you! DFJ

@OGRH 4 жыл бұрын

It lets you put more heads per zone because it’s Shiesty with the water! The only reason I would use one of these is if I was looking to put less water down as a factor on the amount of time I was watering with different style heads

@brucebeamon5460 4 жыл бұрын

I wish you would have cover the range for the length of how far and how short these spay

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Bruce Beamon - thanks for the feedback! The distance ranges are highly dependent on both sufficient water volume and pressure. In our situation, we have 1" mains running to the array of sprinklers and we have 60 lbs. of pressure. We can set the spray as short as 3' or as far as 7-8'. I hope that helps! I'll add this info to the video description for future viewers to reference. Best, DFJ

@pbrooks4040 2 жыл бұрын

so there’s no arc adjustment?

@dieagopraveen4129 Жыл бұрын

Pls mention model of the carrrier

@wstt4 Жыл бұрын

Do you find these RN rotary nozzles only water far out from sprinkler head and not near the base so around the base is dry? My RVans have dried grass all around the bases. I want to water from 0-15’ in a windy spot where it’s breezy 24/7. Thanks .

@DirtFarmerJay Жыл бұрын

What you describe tends to be an issue with all the types of sprinkler devices I've encountered. Spacing between heads needs to be such that each one delivers water to the base of the adjacent head. You'll need to lay them out at the correct distance for the pressure and volume of water you have. I have found that the coarser streams of water that these types deliver tend to stay intact longer and reach further. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ

@daviddemero4340 3 жыл бұрын

How do you “clock the spray” ? So so the left marker is on the 9:00 o’clock position- without twisting the 4” spray body looser or tighter?

@bobpalmer4740 3 жыл бұрын

can these be retro fit into the rainbird pop up heads? i have a bunch of old rainbird pop units and if these retro fit into those i may be able to use them for replacing my gear driven head i have now that are getting old and damaged from mower strikes. thanks

@DirtFarmerJay 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry my friend. They are two different systems. Thanks for watching and commenting. Best, DFJ

@mrBDeye 4 жыл бұрын

Will this nozzle fit the hunter pro?

@OGRH 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Steve-br7wt Жыл бұрын

These are great if you love dead grass

@DirtFarmerJay Жыл бұрын

Steve, thanks for weighing in. We don't use these for grassy areas, we use them for shrub beds and have had good success. I've not used them for turf irrigation, so I can't speak to that, but it appears you've had some experience with that. Best Regards, DFJ

@fiouable 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying it in English. Duh, distance, not the radius. Distance is clear. Radius is well, not as clear to me. Radius to me means there is some sort of angle to take into consideration. Unscrewing the top screw does increase the distance. But if you unscrew too much, no water will come out. Instructions are not detailed. When you buy it, is it set to the minimum distance or the maximum. You have to play with it and get wet.

@thangknowa2567 4 жыл бұрын

Mine was set about half way. I also prefer "distance" over "radius". I consider radius as degrees of sweep.

@bradanderson9524 5 жыл бұрын

I got this Rain Bird Rotary Nozzle and it is a waste of money. Just use your regular nozzle and save money. I thought it was a good thing but it does not spray as much as the regular nozzle. It created a dry patch. Don't buy it.

@DirtFarmerJay 5 жыл бұрын

Brad, sorry you've had a poor experience with this product. We've found it to be very additive to our yardscape because of a reasonable water delivery rate, resistance to wind evaporation, and ease of adjustment. We've overlapped them slightly, so adjacent heads spray back to the base of the other heads. Thanks for watching our video and taking time to tell our viewer family your experience. Best, DFJ

@richardchenoweth2416 4 жыл бұрын

Install rainbird 5000

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Richard, great product - but higher volume. I like these heads for smaller areas. Besides, they are mesmerizing to watch! Best Regards, DFJ

@sevn8757 4 жыл бұрын

Ok so this answers my question I came here for, you can not adjust them without changing the nozzle??? You can only change the direction. That is dumb seems like a step backwards to me. Good video but I have to disagree, dumb product.

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

Sen87 - thanks for writing. Sorry to have missed your comment from about 2 months ago - hence the delay in response. You can adjust these heads in two ways - where the left starting point of the spray is ( I do this by twisting the head or the riser a bit to the right or left) and the distance the spray streams will reach (using the set screw on the top of the unit). Not sure what you meant about having to change the nozzle to adjust them. Give me a bit more info. Best Regards, DFJ

@jimc4489 4 жыл бұрын

junk nozzle, junk pop up, what's with the 3 ft riser.

@DirtFarmerJay 4 жыл бұрын

jim c, thanks for taking time to write, although I don't share your opinion. These work well over several seasons, are moderate in price, and work well for the residential setting. We've had very good success with them. The tall riser is because we use these in large plantings with a variety of low and medium height plantings, as well as trees. These do a good job of getting water over a wide area with medium expense. We water at night when it's still, and it is low humidity where we are, so we don't have problems with fungus or mildew and the like. Best, DFJ

@jimc4489 4 жыл бұрын

@@DirtFarmerJay the rotor nozzle works well with windy conditions but I find time and time again they dont distribute water evenly I think the 42sa works best for most conditions