[kolbasz]

If I am doing maintenance, is it worth installing a swing joint to get away from the static install straight to the pipe?

I have impact heads, 2 need replaced and one needs to be raised. Just curious if this is necessary or worth it if I am already in the ground doing work

 

[Ware]

I would probably just use funny pipe...

 

[Spammage]

The Hunter swing joints do work well if needed, but I only used them where the heads needed to be moved a little.

 

[kolbasz]

I would probably just use funny pipe...

Does funny pipe need crimped or just force over the berbed pipe?

 

[Ware]

Does funny pipe need crimped or just force over the berbed pipe?

You just push it onto the barbed fittings. :thumbsup:

 

[kolbasz]

So you assume the purpose of the funny pipe and swing pipe is to avoid this.





Only question, since it it a 180° spray at the edge of the sidewalk, which way would I take it?

 

[Colonel K0rn]

If it was me, I'd install a Hunter SJ swing joint.

https://youtu.be/2MAn1cX0pqA

 

[kolbasz]

If it was me, I'd install a Hunter SJ swing joint.

Hey, I watched this last night. It is what prompted the question.

 

[Colonel K0rn]

If it was me, I'd install a Hunter SJ swing joint.

Hey, I watched this last night. It is what prompted the question.

LOL, well, good! I'll probably put them on my system when I install it.

 

[Greendoc]

I would probably just use funny pipe...

That picture is missing the MXF street el threaded onto the barbXM el attached to the tubing. I consider not having the street el a half done installation. It allows movement and adjustment to the pop up head.

 

[Ware]

That picture is missing the MXF street el threaded onto the barbXM el attached to the tubing. I consider not having the street el a half done installation. It allows movement and adjustment to the pop up head.

Sorry, not my photo - looks like it was originally posted by someone at Lawnsite. :thumbup:

 

[Greendoc]

I know it was not you. Refer to my warning to @SCGrassMan about "pros" that do mediocre work that is industry standard. The video of the Hunter SJ is the correct way to do it. The street el only costs another $0.25-30 a piece. Not using it is lazy and arrogant. Too many out there that think it is not needed. Without the el, the pop up goes wherever the tension in the tubing takes it. It can be very hard to set a pop up level with the ground and in the position desired.

 

[alpine0000]

I would probably just use funny pipe...

+1

 

[kolbasz]

I know it was not you. Refer to my warning to @SCGrassMan about "pros" that do mediocre work that is industry standard. The video of the Hunter SJ is the correct way to do it. The street el only costs another $0.25-30 a piece. Not using it is lazy and arrogant. Too many out there that think it is not needed. Without the el, the pop up goes wherever the tension in the tubing takes it. It can be very hard to set a pop up level with the ground and in the position desired.

If no street El is lazy, consider my head screwed directly to a t on top of the main pipe.

Home Depot had funny pipe and nothing else, so in the pinch that's all I replaced as I needed to get the system put together so it could function.

 

[SCGrassMan]

I know it was not you. Refer to my warning to @SCGrassMan about "pros" that do mediocre work that is industry standard. The video of the Hunter SJ is the correct way to do it. The street el only costs another $0.25-30 a piece. Not using it is lazy and arrogant. Too many out there that think it is not needed. Without the el, the pop up goes wherever the tension in the tubing takes it. It can be very hard to set a pop up level with the ground and in the position desired.

Believe it or not, my guy actually used the correct flex pipes, as best I can tell. What he did not do, however, was set any of the heads level and plumb. When I asked him to, he said they would "settle over time".

All I can say is that when *I* start doing these, it is going to be done correctly.

 

[SCGrassMan]

Ugh... after watching that video I'm thinking he didn't actually. GDI.

 

[kolbasz]

I know it was not you. Refer to my warning to @SCGrassMan about "pros" that do mediocre work that is industry standard. The video of the Hunter SJ is the correct way to do it. The street el only costs another $0.25-30 a piece. Not using it is lazy and arrogant. Too many out there that think it is not needed. Without the el, the pop up goes wherever the tension in the tubing takes it. It can be very hard to set a pop up level with the ground and in the position desired.

Believe it or not, my guy actually used the correct flex pipes, as best I can tell. What he did not do, however, was set any of the heads level and plumb. When I asked him to, he said they would "settle over time".

All I can say is that when *I* start doing these, it is going to be done correctly.

this raises a question. Where should a head be?

I have maxipaws on my main system and then popups on the tree lawn area.

The maxipaw makes sense to be level with ground/soil level.

But a popup, should it be above or at grade? Or is the nature of the popup that it is below grade and it is supposed to pop up through the dirt? the one I repaired is definitely slightly above grade and I know it will be an issue if I go back to 1.5". At least I assume it will be, so maybe once I get things figured out a bit, I will be doing a bunch of fixing and replacing, maybe adding swing joints or funny pipe. need to wait a few weeks so the wife doesnt think I am nuts since I did spend an afternoon fixing 4 heads. But in my defense, I had to run to HD for parts since my local Ace only had heads. So that made it seem longer than it probably was.

 

[Greendoc]

For me, I want a pop up flush with the soil or even a 1/4" below it. Otherwise my mower will find the top of that head and shred it.

 

[Movingshrub]

If I am doing maintenance, is it worth installing a swing joint to get away from the static install straight to the pipe?

I have impact heads, 2 need replaced and one needs to be raised. Just curious if this is necessary or worth it if I am already in the ground doing work

I'd use one of the two options, whether that's the Hunter swing joint or the Rainbird funny pipe. Both give you some flexibility during the install or if you need to shift/raise heads due to ground settling.

 

[kolbasz]

I saw at lowes they have both pre-made swing pipe setups (rainbird) and standard funny pipe in smaller like 24" sections to let you make your own. I am guessing the 50' is over kill, so I would either need the make my own with the smaller pipe or the pre-made stuff they have. any reason for one over the other?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rain-Bird-6-in-Preassembled-Flex-Pipe-Swing-Joint/4564746