[hkfan45]

Interesting. However, my sprinkler heads are almost exclusively located against exterior walls (my backyard is walled in - south Texas style) so at most I have 180 degrees of allowable coverage. Would a rotor be good for this?

 

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I currently have rainbird bodies for my sprinkler heads. Will these MP rotator nozzles fit or will I need to buy Hunter bodies? Or should I look at the comparable R-VAN from rainbird that may use my existing bodies?

 

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Can I mix MP rotors with regular fixed spray heads? I have a good number of heads in my backyard and I don't think I need all of them to be rotors.

 

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Hmm. My issue is I probably have 20 heads in a unique shape backyard. The yard includes 1 narrow (4ft wide) path on the side of the yard that connects to a gate to the front yard. No other sprinklers can reach it due to the narrow width and long length of the path. It is not on a separate zone. On the other side of the yard is a narrow strip of grass (8ft wide) where the a/c is located. Currently there are about 8 heads in total on both sides. It doesn't seem like rotors would make sense for the 4ft wide path, but leaving the heads there while using MP rotors on the remaining parts of the lawn sounds like it creates problems. Any solutions?

 

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See pictures for what I'm talking about. I just finished ripping up the old St. Augustine. The flags represent where my heads are. Double flags means two heads side by side. They are 1800 series Rainbirds, which I hate! The one side is roughly 5 feet wide. Given where my heads are now, do people still think MP rotators are a good fit? I'm willing to replace all heads (24 of them in the backyard) if they would work well given my layout.

Thanks!

 

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I figured I would need to switch out the bodies because I would need the pressure regulated ones for MP rotator or R-VAN. Are they not necessary?

 

[hkfan45]

Pressure regulated bodies are not required. Your yard is flat so you won't have downhill heads seeing more pressure. Are you getting the advertised nozzle throw at each head now?

If you have all 1800 bodies in good shape, the cheapest fix is to swap to rvan nozzles. Your yard is basically a bunch of rectangles and at quick glance looks fairly well laid out.

I suggest you get some graph paper, compass, and a long measuring tape or wheel. Map out your yard and head locations. Then figure out which nozzles work best. Plan for a little extra overlap to account for wind, etc.

Thank you. I am leaning this way. I'm assuming I want the strip r-vans for the 5ft wide rectangular path on the side of my house? There are 4 heads there. All strips?

 

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I went ahead and bought an assortment of R-VAN heads, mostly the 13-24 variety since it seems the 8-14 ones have many bad reviews. I also bout some strip ones and one 360 degree for my middle head.

 

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I did not have good luck the first time around. Not sure how to remedy if at all possible.

 

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At what height should my heads be in relation to the dirt? I don't like sunken in heads into the dirt since they always seem to clog and I tend to want my st. augustine to grow med-high length. So, how much above the ground/dirt should the heads be for R-VANS to work well?