How To Unstick Sprinkler Heads | Topeka Landscape
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- The most common reason relatively new sprinkler heads won’t go down is that there is dirt or debris caught inside the sprinkler head. Dirt, grass clippings, leaf pieces, and small rocks can become lodged in the small space between the pop-up nozzle and the body of the sprinkler.
How to clean out a sprinkler head yourself…
1. Unscrew the cover from the sprinkler head. Remove the nozzle and spring assembly from the body of the sprinkler head.
2. Clean any debris from the inside of the sprinkler body or on the nozzle mechanism. Rinse the components with water and wipe them down with a rag.
3. Turn the water on to the station controlling the sprinkler head. This will force out any dirt or debris that may be the cause of repeated sticking after reassembly.
4. Reinsert the spring and nozzle mechanism back into the sprinkler head. Screw the cover back onto the sprinkler to secure the nozzle.
One reason in my opinion is most times the cost in time to diagnose/service the head is about the same to just install a new one. For able and willing homeowners definitely service them first. Sprinkler companies will replace as well they should.
It may take more time to open it up and clean the sprinkler (this is debatable) but with 1800 sprinklers being $8 each, you can quickly spend several hundred dollars replacing them all and thats a lot of money and a lot of digging. I'd rather at least try to clean up most of them if they still work and just need to be cleaned. Fixing my irrigation system while also spending $0 sounds great to me!
😂 exactly. Am I seriously expected to dig up 6" sprinkler bodies constantly to fix this?
With the cost of everything these days why would you not recommend servicing or cleaning and instead recommend simply replacing them? That seems very wasteful.
Because of the added hassle?
What is not recommended that you just displayed? Seems like you don't know what you're doing.
Because it isn't a positive fix.