Hello,

A friend had a sprinkler system installed a few years back and it works fine.
BUT, one section receives less sun and is severely overwatered. We'd like to
disable that one sprinkler head which happens to be at the end of the yard.
The company that installed it is long gone and there is no diagram of the
layout.

Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket over
the head)?

The system is a Rainbird 1800. Any advice appreciated.

....Bob

BobMcC814 wrote:
A friend had a sprinkler system installed a few years back and it works fine.
BUT, one section receives less sun and is severely overwatered. We'd like to
disable that one sprinkler head which happens to be at the end of the yard.
The company that installed it is long gone and there is no diagram of the
layout.

Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket over
the head)?

You can move and expand these systems, and they're not really touchy the
way that HVAC would be, so I would assume yes. Another idea would be a
low-flow washer such as for shower heads.

"BobMcC814" wrote in message
...
Hello,

A friend had a sprinkler system installed a few years back and it works
fine.
BUT, one section receives less sun and is severely overwatered. We'd like
to
disable that one sprinkler head which happens to be at the end of the
yard.
The company that installed it is long gone and there is no diagram of the
layout.

Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on
type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket
over
the head)?

The system is a Rainbird 1800. Any advice appreciated.

...Bob

A quick look at Rainbird's website, And it seems the 1800 series came with
only three types of nozzles.. Plastic MPR Nozzles, VAN Series Nozzles, and
U-Series Nozzles... ( http://tinyurl.com/3y4re ) All which seem to have a
stainless steel screw ( according to associated PDF manuals ) in the middle
of the nozzle that adjusts flow and radius...

I hate to be the one to say it, but have these screws been cranked down to
slow or completely stop the flow rate from the nozzle??

Check out the link above and try to identify exactly what kind of nozzle you
are dealing with and repost... At that point a professional or homeowner
with personal knowledge of the exact system/nozzle may be able to offer a
remedy.

Grim

To answer your specific question, yes you can plug it up and shut it off by
installing a screw in fitting. You just need to know the size of the supply
pipe.

--James-

BobMcC814 wrote:
Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket over
the head)?

The system is a Rainbird 1800. Any advice appreciated.

...Bob

Just unscrew the sprinkler head and screw on a cap. It will probably
1/2".

Don

BobMcC814 wrote:
Hello,

A friend had a sprinkler system installed a few years back and it works fine.
BUT, one section receives less sun and is severely overwatered. We'd like to
disable that one sprinkler head which happens to be at the end of the yard.
The company that installed it is long gone and there is no diagram of the
layout.

Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket over
the head)?

The system is a Rainbird 1800. Any advice appreciated.

...Bob



The nozzle can be changed or adjusted to produce less spray, or just
take off the head and cap the pipe. Putting on a head that gives less
water would be preferable, probably. If you change the head on one
sprinkler, the rest of the zone might need adjustment.

Don wrote in message ...
BobMcC814 wrote:
Is it possible (as a neighbor told us) to cap the nozzle with a screw-on type
fitting? If not, what are the alternatives (other than an inverted bucket over
the head)?

The system is a Rainbird 1800. Any advice appreciated.

...Bob

Just unscrew the sprinkler head and screw on a cap. It will probably
1/2".

Don


Capping it off is certainly an easy way to do it, but if you're in a
freezing climate and need to blow the system out each fall, you'll
have to uncap that head during the blow-out. Otherwise water will fill
that section of pipe, freeze, and crack the pvc.

Bobby