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VINTAGE 1960s/1970s Weather-Matic Pop-Up Inground Sprinkler Head
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Күн бұрынOriginally recorded May 8, 2024.
My dad has had an inground sprinkler system at his house since he bought it, the previous owners put it in way before that. This particular head was removed from the system, as it unfortunately is no longer functional. There are many more heads around that I might get as time goes on. They are brass (it appears), and the riser pipes are metal!
Man, they used to know how to build these things! If that system were taken care of over the years, it would still be in service today. I know one head didn't look so great, and a shed was built over another one, so it will never function again.
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@dynatrak 2 ай бұрын
Being a local company, I had to check into it, and they are still around. That’s a nice sprinkler head. Really chooches water!
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
That's great the are still around! I happened to check Home Depot's website and they still make a variety like this. It's green plastic but has those notches in it. Does have a brass nozzle though. I'm definitely going to grab at least one more of these next I'm over there. And it so happens I need to bring my metal detector there also, so that might be a fun treasure hunt.
@Sharkie626 2 ай бұрын
One of my friend's houses in my old neighborhood had a mister head like this! And a couple of stationary ones for one of their misters zones. Those heads though just did the half circle mist. Wouldn't be surprised though if they have since been replaced.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
These were awsome heads. As it turns out I looked online at sprinklers heads at Depot this morning due to a different incident on zone 1 of my system, and they actually still sell sprinklers like this--sort of. They are of course green plastic now, but with a brass head, and they have those same 2 cutouts on the top.
@electricalsmokealarmsandmo1564 2 ай бұрын
That head looks really old. Still works great for its age. Most heads are plastic and get brittle after a number of seasons. As far as the hose reel. There are only two types I found on Amazon. The battery operated one which is a waste of time because you come out to roll the hose up and forget you have to charge the battery. “Saving the landfill”. The other one is retractable, which is nice since it does not use water or a battery, but you can’t replace the hose. The hose is permanently in the unit.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
Yes, has to be from the 60s or 70s for sure. Don't know precisely when. I wish there were an old timer that could tell a bit more about this. Yep, I've seen both of those types. No thanks. I have a replacement, video Saturday.
@dualactionsurgilator 2 ай бұрын
Really neat sprinkler Jay. Cool to see that. My Grandpa had a Toro automatic system. I think it was installed some time in the 70s. I remember seeing the heads when I would mow his lawn for him. The controller was in his basement work room near the water meter.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
Nice. xjoe81x had a vintage system complete with an electro-mechanical timer for the system. That system of course fell into disrepair and was completely replaced. However, he saved the old timer for me, which I still have. I hope there are a few "time capsule" homes that actualyl still have this stuff operational, that would be awesome to see.
@vectorcollector4893 2 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a very similar system. My grandmother and my grandfather used to have. The sprinkler heads were similar, but they were not exactly the same. They would pop out and pop-up just like these. But I don't think they were the same manufacturer, but they were very similar. So that's what kind of brought that memory Into the front of my mind.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
I have 2 other vintage inground heads that are similar but not the same as well, they were from different manufacturers.
@vectorcollector4893 2 ай бұрын
@jaykay18 Sounds about right. That system was completely manual that she had pretty similar to what you described.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
@@vectorcollector4893 Haven't seen a manual system in a very long time, I knew of only one other one, and that one was a "handyman special".
@vectorcollector4893 2 ай бұрын
@jaykay18 Now that I think about it, this one kind of looks like it well, at least it did. At my grandparents.
@antiquesprinklers Ай бұрын
Weathermatic’s been a great company since 1945. With the orifices unclogged this sprinkler will operate indefinitely just like it did from the factory. The body of the sprinkler is bronze, but that smooth surface on top will polish to almost a mirror finish on the weathermatics if you want that. The nozzle is yellow brass. They clean up nicely, too. I did a short history on the company on my channel a few weeks back if you care to take a look. Very cool you have this from your folk’s system.
@jaykay18 Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the info! I will definitely check the video out! I am sure this would polish up real nice, but at the same time I'd hate to ruin that kind of patina...
@antiquesprinklers Ай бұрын
@@jaykay18 I totally get it. Some folks do not like that I try to make some of these antiques look new. Not the valuable ones, but because I’m telling their history I try to make them look more like they would have when they were taken out of the box.
@jaykay18 Ай бұрын
@@antiquesprinklers Absolutely, you have a lot of great content and I will be watching, I have already subscribed! Thanks for finding my video.
@xjoe81x 2 ай бұрын
I thought this was mine or at least the couple I had. I don't remember keeping them.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
I asked you about that a month ago, you said they were in your shed somewhere or gave them to me. I don't remember your giving them to me as I would have definitely made at least a video if not different ones on them. I vaguely seem to remember there were a good 2 or 3 of them.
@kennixox262 Ай бұрын
In the old days, the sprinter valves were on the ground and you had to manually turn it on and off usually with a long handle to turn the valve.
@jaykay18 Ай бұрын
I swear when I was a kid, there was a cartoon where they showed a "key" for the sprinkler as you speak of. While this was sometime in the 1980s, most of what was on TV was recycled 1960s stuff, so that sounds totally legitimate.
@jaydenwhite1166 2 ай бұрын
That is super awesome! It’s interesting to see and hear about old sprinkler systems! You said you have a map somewhere on the computer? Could you show that map some time? I would love to see it! Thank you for the awesome video!
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
I have planned for a long time to tell an old war story about that system, but most of it was included in this video. I do have 2 other videos to be released sometime of more vintage sprinklers.
@odinconnor-randomvideos5267 Ай бұрын
Yes they made a special tool for those cutouts
@jaykay18 Ай бұрын
Post a link to the tool.
@lexmarks567 2 ай бұрын
Dont make em like they used to. If you have a ultra sonic cleaner thats big enough maybe put the head in it and see if it unclogs the holes.
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
I sure do, that was the first thing I thought of, to continue on with my "adventures in ultrasonic cleaning" series from a while back.
@washingandmowing15 2 ай бұрын
Hey.. that look like the head that was at xJoe81x’s house with the abandoned system that got replaced in the front yard! Also looks like the one head in the corner of the side of the driveway by his current zone 7… interesting!
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
Yes, we are looking into the whereabouts of the old heads, if they are even still around. His zone 7 head needed to be replaced, and the head he bought has a similar spray pattern.
@washingandmowing15 2 ай бұрын
@@jaykay18 yeah, I saw that video, I meant on the old system by the edge of the driveway and sidewalk…
@jaykay18 2 ай бұрын
@@washingandmowing15 Yes, I remember those heads there.
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