Thanks! Your house is awesome!

Pretty cool! I loved the explanation. We do this commercial and industrial basis but never heard someone with so much patience. And I’ve never ever done the lubrication part. Wow 😯.

HI James, another great video. I miss the videos about your yard, keep them coming.

Your landscaping is gorgeous.

Irregular Wear Pattern Sedimentary deposits have caused the inside ring to wear irregularly, creating a wear pattern on the tube which causes the ring head to jam. Dissolve the sediments on the head. Smooth off the tube with sandpaper finishing up with a 320 grit or better. And regrease for a frictionless release upon activation. Cheers

Great work James!!!!

Very nice video, thanks for your production and sharing. If you have calcium deposits that may be at the root of the problem, perhaps some 0000 steel wool and turtle wax would both remove the friction causing deposits, and apply a lubricating finish to the plastic rod. I came here because I have a brand new 4" Rain Bird sprinkler unit that won't pop up. You certainly have a beautiful landscape, kudos on all of your hard work!

Good idea. That's what I"m going to try tomorrow morning. Thanks.

I had the opposite issue - I changed a fixed head to variable but then it wouldn't pop back down flush on its own. Seems the same solution will work for me - so I'll try it! Thanks!

Well James ,where there's a will ,there is a way .Cool quick fix sure it will require greasing maybe two to three times pa because of the climate there .:)

I’ve put red rubber brake grease in my pop up heads and it fixed 3/4 of the crappy units

Great idea, we will try it

Could there be an issue with the installation level of your sprinkler valves? Don't they need to be at a certain level? Not sure if it needs to be above or below ground though with sprinklers at so many levels, like your yard) in order for pipes to have enough water pressure to pop up the sprinklers.

I love your dog , precious

how did it work after the grease application and what type of grease did you use?

Wow I never knew thanks now I know God Bless y’all

Easy fix hey James.No problems watering the weeds over here in the UK its been raining no stop for days!!

Thank you!

Tks for sharing

Thanks for the video! Also he didn’t run cuz he knows that sprinkler isn’t popping up😂

How long did the grease work?

Maybe the retaining wall heat's from the sun causes grease to dry up faster. A shield could ease.

Magandang gabi James and Necie. Stay safe.

Informative so thanks. Not the problem I am having however. My 6” sprinklers are at the end of the line. I suspect low water pressure or the line could be nicked.

It looks like the shaft expanded. Make sure your water pressure is not over the pressure limit of the sprinkler heads.

Dzięki pozdrowienia z Polski . Thanks jest regards from Poland

That is my problem with my sprinklers I will try it . Thanks

Hey Sir, stay safe and God bless.

Way far and beyond the days of those long stroll from your small apartment to your under construction house. Miss those fun days. Good to see you going strong with more interesting vlogs.

Thanks for the video! If my sprinklers aren’t popping up with my irrigation system but they are (better but not completely) when i manually open the valve via solenoid, what do you think the issue could be?

Looks like the wiper needs replaced. If that is a rainbird pop up spray, you should be able to order the wiper only and replace just that component.

I have noticed you have the lawn growing right up against the walls of your house. Is there a reason for this. In Europe we normally have a 30 cm gap between the house and lawn filled with pebbles, good for drainage, or tiles.

How long did it last? I notice some of my heads retreating into the soil, so I'm going to add 2" risers to those, but the others are sputtering like yours. I've thought of using grease but wondered if it wont get washed away. However, my 4" sprinklers this year have been terrible - a lot of sputtering. I have hard water, and this maybe an annual/biannual thing for me to do now - go around each zone and lubricate the shafts. Please let us know if it lasted a season or a couple months.

This video was very helpful because I am experiencing the exact same problem! First I cleaned my 5 Hunter PGV 100G valves removing the solenoid on each, then cleaned the diaphragm etc. Ran it after same problem on 4 zones water just bubbling from the top of the heads so I will try this. What kind of grease did you use?

What control system are you using? Love the app you have for it.

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I like your working borther

I just grab popups like that and pull them up - then step on it while its squirting and work it up and down a few times with my foot.Yeah, you get wet, wear flip flops, and a divers watch :).

Not enough water pressure that is wht not coming up..pressure very weak

Cool trick. Maybe don't do this though if there is not a backflow preventer on the system. Could end up with grease (or whatever lubricant) in your house water.

I see your using Rachio. I use it as well. Wish there was some features on there.. like a test feature.. because when you are messing with sprinkler heads and go to stop, your fingers get wet and try to stop on your phone is impossible.. This is so true for Drip Systems especially. How did the grease hold up? I am about to go out this very second and replace a few heads. I thought of using Spa and Pool Lube on the head. I think it would last longer than what you did. But very curious to see how well it held up. Please let me know. Great Vid.

Use Petroleum Jelly instead of using grease. Petroleum Jelly will both repel water and lubricate the shaft

Tried this trick with plumbers grease on a bunch of heads and it did nothing. I think my next step is replacing a few of them. It's seems as if I can only get them to pop up if I manually hold one or two up manually and have my wife turn the problem zone on. By me holding one up, it seems to jumpstart and allow the rest in the zone to popup. Idk what the deal is.

I spray my toilet valves with a light silicone lubricant and I get triple the use out of a toilet valve. The companies want you to just buy a new one, so natural they don’t recommend it.

I mean how long did it work mabuhay

How far down is your drop off?

This is a great tip, but be careful about the choice of lubricant. Lubricants based on silicone, perfluorinated PFAE, mineral oils, and synthetic hydrocarbons (SHC or PAO), typically work well with plastics. Lubricants made from esters and polyglycols are not suitable for most plastics. Mixing additives with plastic materials can also lead to an unplanned reaction between the lubricant and plastic.

Very Weird Question: Does WD40 also work? I am asking because that is literally the only thing I have that can lubricate the sprinkler head.

They don't need grease. Just clean it or go buy a new one they are cheap. Sprinklers last 3-5 years depending on your use and weather. They should be checked and cleaned every year and keep DIRT and grass from sitting over them. YOURS are too far down below surface. You don't need them to be that low to avoid the lawnmower. I look mine just a but proud. Yes they are subject to being stepped on but I am not talking way above ground level. Trim grass short as well carefully.

Too short, wanted to see what else is happening around villa Felis .

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5:38 that's what she said

Jeez 6 1/2 minutes to tell me to try grease on the shaft!

If there is a will there is a way. Great idea.

cute old handyman...

Just a quick note. I prefer not to use that type of rain bird sprinklers. Infact I would recommend using Hunter sprinklers because I think they are better quality and built better

Replace the head..15 minutes work

Replace the unit.

Did i miss the Air Quality Monitor

Why didn't you just pull the head up with your fingers then grease the shaft? Then you wouldn't have to go through the trouble of screwing off the top to grease the shaft.

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Temporary fix rubber is no good and need to be replaced cheaper to buy a new head they are $3

If you looked it up on Google, why are we watching your channel?

I can't hardly watch this with your dog on the ledge.