I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

Any ideas.


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JC from Gnat Flats

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:54:06 GMT, "JC"
wrote:

with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

Any ideas.

Weak springs???

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

On Jun 11, 11:54 am, "JC" wrote:
with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

It's not just pressure, flow rate is critical as well. There's a
great site that has irrigation tutorials. Google and you'll find it.

R

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

JC wrote:

with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw
water by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they
just won't do the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned
them as I always do, I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and
even tried different kinds and I can pee further than these things can
spray. I thought it might be the water well losing pressure but I did
a pressure test and it's right up there at about 40psi. We have really
heavy lime but I see no signs of that being the problem. After all,
there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose. Just when you hook up
those sprinklers it's blah.

Any ideas.


Rotating head? Make? Model? What size and spray pattern are the new
heads? Nozzles come in half circle, quarter, full, etc., as well as
long narrow rectangular pattern. Any chance you switched to wrong
nozzle? With 40 psi, you should get good spray. Have you looked
around for signs of broken or cracked underground pipe - soggy wet
ground, water or sand coming to surface?

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

"Oren" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:54:06 GMT, "JC"
wrote:

with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw
water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't
do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different
kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be
the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up
there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

Any ideas.

Weak springs???

I replaced them. No workie.

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

"RicodJour" wrote in message
...
On Jun 11, 11:54 am, "JC" wrote:
with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw
water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't
do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always
do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different
kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be
the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up
there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that
being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

It's not just pressure, flow rate is critical as well. There's a
great site that has irrigation tutorials. Google and you'll find it.

Thanks

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

RicodJour wrote:

On Jun 11, 11:54 am, "JC" wrote:


with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.



It's not just pressure, flow rate is critical as well. There's a
great site that has irrigation tutorials. Google and you'll find it.

R


He
http://www.irrigationtutorials.com/index.html

I've never had as much trouble as I'm having this year
 

On Jun 11, 10:54*am, "JC" wrote:
with sprinklers for the yard. I have used those sprinklers that throw water
by the little spring mechanism for years. But this year, they just won't do
the job. I've taken them completely apart and cleaned them as I always do,
I've bought new ones (which are now plastic) and even tried different kinds
and I can pee further than these things can spray. I thought it might be the
water well losing pressure but I did a pressure test and it's right up there
at about 40psi. We have really heavy lime but I see no signs of that being
the problem. After all, there is plenty pressure at the end of the hose.
Just when you hook up those sprinklers it's blah.

Any ideas.

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JC from Gnat Flats

I will bet pressure and flow is too low, can you boost it.