Best video yet on Rainbird. You covered all the questions I had! Loved the close-up shots and even explaining what all the three holes are for. Thank you keep up what you’re doing
Thanks DOC, great tutorial! Wife ran over the sprinkler head W/ mower and I wasn't sure how to fix it. Now I know how to fix and adjust. This is the first and only vid of yours that I've seen so far, but I LIKED and SUBSCRIBED. I like the fact that it didn't take you 45 min to explain a 10 min solution. Simple, direct and "STAYED ON TOPIC". Keep up the good work, looking forward to watching your other stuff.
WOW! Thanks Doc. I have watched several videos on this procedure and still with no positive results. Your demonstration did not leave anything to assumptions and explained all the steps clearly. Good on you!
This is a very informative video to me. Thanks for explaining the differences between RainBird and Hunter. Now, I know what I have to do in our yard. Thanks
I have did irrigation work with handful of companies;just started new job with a company, and this video explains this procedure better than any of my bosses at these companies.Good job!well done!
Thank U so much for this video. My husband and I always dig right down to the bottom and then screw it out. Did not know it can be done from just under the sod. You make it look so easy and thanks for explaining the adjustments also. God bless you for sharing
Thank you for the excellent video!! You gave me a lot more knowledge than I had and I appreciate the details you provided. I am going out to do a Hunter replacement with confidence now.
Thx Doc for great info on many subjects which most of us need help on. Very impressed with your knowledge and the way you communicate the subject matter to us all..
Mr. William! Great Video! You got me thinking straight right off, “on the left” is the starting point and visually explained it, and continue through out this Video! I purchased one of this model for the first time! I was lost as hell the whole time trying to make it work with constant failure! Your video stands alone when it comes to explaining how it is done!
After removing the old one, put the outer housing in first until tight. Then screw in the inner assembly with the left stop in the correct orientation. Then you don't have to worry about a tight connection to supply line and the orientation at the same time. Removing the outer housing is easy.
Whew! Just in time! We are having a very dry spell when my garden sprinkler crapped out. Thanks for the video and easy replacement, my marijuana crop is back on track to be a “Killa Krop”!
Thank you Doc! I have always been intimidated when it comes to sprinkler heads, and because of your video I don't have to throw money at my problems again.
Thank you, Doc ... thanks to you that last sprinkler head that I could not get adjusted is working properly! Those detailed ... even repeated instruction are most helpful!
Your instructions were definitely of help. Thanks. I was able to set the left and right stops with no issues. The only thing was that when I tried to reduce the Spray Distance with the screw, it did absolutely nothing that I was able to discern. The instructions on the unit ( CP 5000 NP ) said "Turn the screw to reduce the throw as much as 25%." Since the screw can be turned clockwise or counterclockwise, those instructions were useless.
You are real expert in sprinkler operation and replacement. And your explanation is very clear, short and simple. Every man with little understanding can learn from you. There are people out there who make things complicate and untouchable. This short videos saves money and time for many people.
Okay I just watched this very good video AND I should not have left my last comment, “ a ten minute video on how to change a sprinkler head in five minutes.” It is a good tutorial.
Thanks!! Very clear instructions means l outstanding step by step instructions and no body done the job to made me understanding like you did may the God bless you
I love your lawn and the great advice you give on how others can get theirs to look like that! Can you do a video on switching out a sprinkler head with an NP50 rotor ( I think that’s what they’re called). Instead of a steady spray pattern, they have a rotating finger-like watering pattern?
you can change the left stop point by turning it past the stop point. it has a slip clutch. otherwise you would have to adjust you left stop point by adjusting the thread tension. Your way works too. But when you adjust hundreds a day that slip clutch is nice.
Oh man this is a wonderful video I am a widow now and since my husbands gone a couple of them have broken off. I wish you could come on over and fix all mine
thanks for the video! Both brands are the same size / length / diameter that they work this easy!! a) which do you like better? Hunter or rainbird? b) what's your rule of thumb of where the dirt should come up to on the rotor? top of the ring? bottom of ring?
FYI, if you need to make a left hand adjustment after the fact, you can rotate the head (when popped up) all the way clockwise to the left hand position. Makes it much easier when already installed.
Just so you know, Rainbird, Hunter and Orbitz canisters all fit each other. I have changed many and just undo the top cap and plunk in the new head. Unless the bottom is damaged, save your time cutting sod and just replace the innards.
That makes so much sense! So why havent you or someone else made a youtube video on this technique? All the ones I have seen tell you to dig up the sod ...
I have both heads as well and this video answers everything. Why doesn’t the butterfly key work in Rainbird? Why can’t I get the heads to rotate in the opposite direction? Thanks Doc!
I like the Rain Bird tool better than the Hunter tool, it's much sturdier. The new Rain Bird 5004PLPC has a slip clutch which makes it easier to make the left side arc adjustment, but the new Hunter PGP ULTRA, if you set it for 360 degrees it will run a continuous circle without turning back and forth, whereas with Rain Bird you have to buy the 5004PLFC and it only does a full circle. I've learned more about lawn irrigation in the last three months than most people will ever know.
Funk sometimes falls down and clogs the filter with this method. I just screw it in all messy, pull the spring loaded portion up and gently hold it up with vice grips, take off the spray head and filter, and then blow it out by turning it on. Then I go out there and put the filter and head back on. Remove vice grips and done.
Can you help me change out the blue gauge part on the Rainbird? I have new ones that have a different gauge fitted and need to switch them so they are the same as the others.
What does it mean if the stream from all sprinklers is a thin line that only hit a spot at the end of the stream? All lawn below the arch receives no water and is dry.
Ive done it both ways. digging it out or just removing head. youll know if you got anything in the pipe that will clog it right away. Then you have to do it again. YOU CAN ADJUST THE LEFT STOP ON THESE. Turn it to where you want the left stop to be then adjust your right edge
If any dirt gets into the pipe, just raise the center pole and use the orbit tool to hold it up, then remove the head and turn your zone on. This will blow out the dirt on the line. You must use the orbit tool to keep the center up so you can rethread the head afterwards
@@HowTowithDoc I have a yard full of rainbird heads and the left is adjustable by simply rotating past with it running. If it's too far left turn a click or two right, too far right turn click or two left then use the adjustment screw to reset the right edge. It's called fixed because there is no adjustment screw for left edge
Great video! Just bought a house w/ an irrigation system and need to update a few heads. Just what I needed. Also, I like your hat. Any info on where you purchased it?
Your video was clear and concise; however, if there is water at the bottom of the hole does it mean the other part (don't know the name of it) that goes into the sprinkler line (black plastic) is also broken>>
I just installed a new rain bird. Worked great but when I turned system off water keep coming out of hole where the plus and minus are. I couldn’t get it to stop. Had to remove completely and put old broken on back in to stop water.
I know this is an old video but every time I replace a head this way I end up getting dirt falling into the irrigation line. If you’re replacing with the same head it’s just easier to take the head nut off and replace the guts. Had to replace all my front lawn heads this past summer. Old PGM heads that they don’t make anymore and two of mine don’t turn anymore. There’s the reason for the brown spots. 😣
Great video. as I woman who needs to learn to do this I was jazzed...how hard could it be, Right? Well, first, I think a gorilla put the thing on as I cannot get it unscrewed. I did manage to do what I was not supposed to do and that is remove the inner part with the spring on it so now I have a pipe to unscrew....also, there is water in the big pipe/sleeve thing. I am leaving it for now, but have to get back to it before the sprinklers run again....of course I picked the hottest week of the year to attempt it......
Did it first try! Only thing I noticed is the donut I cut out, that spot gets really wet (I screwed it in til it was tight (not to where you can’t get it off but very snug) and my card has clay in it.. can that take a little while to recover to where it’s not leaking like the rest of my sprinkler heads?
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You”re the first instruction I’ve ever seen that made the whole left/right adjustment clear! Thank you!
Best video yet on Rainbird. You covered all the questions I had! Loved the close-up shots and even explaining what all the three holes are for. Thank you keep up what you’re doing
Thanks!! Exactly what I needed. And the brand-name videos didn't explain it. Great job explaining all parts in a clear, concise manner.
Thanks DOC, great tutorial! Wife ran over the sprinkler head W/ mower and I wasn't sure how to fix it. Now I know how to fix and adjust. This is the first and only vid of yours that I've seen so far, but I LIKED and SUBSCRIBED. I like the fact that it didn't take you 45 min to explain a 10 min solution. Simple, direct and "STAYED ON TOPIC". Keep up the good work, looking forward to watching your other stuff.
Thank you! Finally a clear video that explains everything.
Finally!!! A video that clearly explains how to replace a sprinkler and make adjustments! Whew! Great Job! Thank you!
WOW! Thanks Doc. I have watched several videos on this procedure and still with no positive results.
Your demonstration did not leave anything to assumptions and explained all the steps clearly. Good on you!
This is a very informative video to me. Thanks for explaining the differences between RainBird and Hunter. Now, I know what I have to do in our yard. Thanks
I have did irrigation work with handful of companies;just started new job with a company, and this video explains this procedure better than any of my bosses at these companies.Good job!well done!
Thank U so much for this video. My husband and I always dig right down to the bottom and then screw it out. Did not know it can be done from just under the sod. You make it look so easy and thanks for explaining the adjustments also. God bless you for sharing
Thank you for the excellent video!! You gave me a lot more knowledge than I had and I appreciate the details you provided. I am going out to do a Hunter replacement with confidence now.
Thx Doc for great info on many subjects which most of us need help on. Very impressed with your knowledge and the way you communicate the subject matter to us all..
Thanks!!! Very clear and systematic. I loved how you explained how the rainbird sprinkler head works in the closeup video.
Mr. William! Great Video! You got me thinking straight right off, “on the left” is the starting point and visually explained it, and continue through out this Video! I purchased one of this model for the first time! I was lost as hell the whole time trying to make it work with constant failure! Your video stands alone when it comes to explaining how it is done!
Yes, thanks for making this clear!
Thanks doc, you saved me hundreds of dollars this season. Cheers!
Thank you for your tutorial. Damn. You have a big, beautiful yard.
Thank you for posting this. I replaced my hunter rotary head using your method. Perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice video! Clear instructions. Great hints! Wished I saw this video before adjusting my sprinkler heads. Thank you!
Thanks DOC .. simple and directly to the point.
After removing the old one, put the outer housing in first until tight. Then screw in the inner assembly with the left stop in the correct orientation. Then you don't have to worry about a tight connection to supply line and the orientation at the same time. Removing the outer housing is easy.
Thanks ! Very useful info to replace/adjust Sprinkler head.
Excellent presentation and very clean job! Thank you very much!
Thanks for the info.
Very quick and relaxing job !
Greetings from Romania, Europe 🙏
Whew! Just in time! We are having a very dry spell when my garden sprinkler crapped out. Thanks for the video and easy replacement, my marijuana crop is back on track to be a “Killa Krop”!
Thank you Doc! I have always been intimidated when it comes to sprinkler heads, and because of your video I don't have to throw money at my problems again.
Thank you, Doc ... thanks to you that last sprinkler head that I could not get adjusted is working properly! Those detailed ... even repeated instruction are most helpful!
One of the great joys in life is when/if you get all irrigation heads dialed in. I have 36 heads in my system and it can be maddening.
Great video. Learned what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing
Doc, you saved me $75 today. The sprinkler guys wanted that for a $4 part and 10 minutes time. YOU ARE AWESOME!
Perfectly executed video...Thank you!
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks.
Excellent video. Thanks for making and sharing.
Thanks, the rainbird tool worked with my Orbit sprinkler heads too
Your instructions were definitely of help. Thanks. I was able to set the left and right stops with no issues. The only thing was that when I tried to reduce the Spray Distance with the screw, it did absolutely nothing that I was able to discern. The instructions on the unit ( CP 5000 NP ) said "Turn the screw to reduce the throw as much as 25%." Since the screw can be turned clockwise or counterclockwise, those instructions were useless.
Great instructional video. Thanks!
Very detail explanation. Thanks!
I love you for this video. Thank you for saving me $$ and having someone come and do this. :)
Hell yeah! I keep saying it to my costumers, each time I go to someone's hs for this,I have to charge. I call it easy money.
You are real expert in sprinkler operation and replacement. And your explanation is very clear, short and simple. Every man with little understanding can learn from you. There are people out there who make things complicate and untouchable. This short videos saves money and time for many people.
Okay I just watched this very good video AND I should not have left my last comment, “ a ten minute video on how to change a sprinkler head in five minutes.” It is a good tutorial.
Always learning something new keep making videos
Simplicity itself, thank you.
The problem though is if you get dirt in the line, then you have a problem.
Thanks!! Very clear instructions means l outstanding step by step instructions and no body done the job to made me understanding like you did may the God bless you
Thank you for this video👍 good explanation 🌞
I use a 9 inch spring clamp with soft pads on the clamp end to hold the rotor up while fine tuning the arc and radius.
Very great tips thanks I Also noticed hunter pgp and orbit voyager II use the same tool👍
You make this easy! Thank you!!
I love your lawn and the great advice you give on how others can get theirs to look like that!
Can you do a video on switching out a sprinkler head with an NP50 rotor ( I think that’s what they’re called). Instead of a steady spray pattern, they have a rotating finger-like watering pattern?
Thanks Doc! very helpful.
Great tutorial. Thanks a bunch.
you can change the left stop point by turning it past the stop point. it has a slip clutch. otherwise you would have to adjust you left stop point by adjusting the thread tension.
Your way works too. But when you adjust hundreds a day that slip clutch is nice.
Tighten or slightly loosen it is the proper way if you turn it past the stop u can snap the stop dog in the gears especially in a rainbird
Thanks for the upload, you had me at hello. I had to substitute a thin flat screwdriver for the rain bird tool, all done.
Awesome instructions! Thanks a lot! :-)
I just unscrewed the top and guts and replaced worked great
Oh man this is a wonderful video I am a widow now and since my husbands gone a couple of them have broken off. I wish you could come on over and fix all mine
You are a great teacher!
Thanks for your experience
Nice sprinkler head adjustment tips
thanks for the video! Both brands are the same size / length / diameter that they work this easy!!
a) which do you like better? Hunter or rainbird?
b) what's your rule of thumb of where the dirt should come up to on the rotor? top of the ring? bottom of ring?
Thank you Doc I needed this video
thanks for the video. Well done.
GREAT VIDEO! Thanks so much. You have a great looking yard there!! Thanks again!
Excellent guide. Mine all damaged by the tractor contractor going over it. Where to get a set of pop ups & valves
Thx so much! Just bought our 1st house and noticed like 4 broken sprinklers the morning we came to receive the keys lol
My guy charges $50 to replace a head ... I spent $17 and used your video thanks bro
FIRE your guy!
FYI, if you need to make a left hand adjustment after the fact, you can rotate the head (when popped up) all the way clockwise to the left hand position. Makes it much easier when already installed.
Just so you know, Rainbird, Hunter and Orbitz canisters all fit each other. I have changed many and just undo the top cap and plunk in the new head. Unless the bottom is damaged, save your time cutting sod and just replace the innards.
That makes so much sense! So why havent you or someone else made a youtube video on this technique? All the ones I have seen tell you to dig up the sod ...
great job easy to understand
I have both heads as well and this video answers everything. Why doesn’t the butterfly key work in Rainbird? Why can’t I get the heads to rotate in the opposite direction? Thanks Doc!
I like the Rain Bird tool better than the Hunter tool, it's much sturdier. The new Rain Bird 5004PLPC has a slip clutch which makes it easier to make the left side arc adjustment, but the new Hunter PGP ULTRA, if you set it for 360 degrees it will run a continuous circle without turning back and forth, whereas with Rain Bird you have to buy the 5004PLFC and it only does a full circle. I've learned more about lawn irrigation in the last three months than most people will ever know.
Nice yard!
great video, thanks
Funk sometimes falls down and clogs the filter with this method. I just screw it in all messy, pull the spring loaded portion up and gently hold it up with vice grips, take off the spray head and filter, and then blow it out by turning it on. Then I go out there and put the filter and head back on. Remove vice grips and done.
Thanks, doc✌😎
Can you help me change out the blue gauge part on the Rainbird? I have new ones that have a different gauge fitted and need to switch them so they are the same as the others.
Any suggestions on where to purchase replacement sprinkler heads?
Which model of the rainbird do you use to replace the hunter pgp? I have the hunter pgp ultra 4” pop up. Thank you.
What does it mean if the stream from all sprinklers is a thin line that only hit a spot at the end of the stream? All lawn below the arch receives no water and is dry.
Ive done it both ways. digging it out or just removing head. youll know if you got anything in the pipe that will clog it right away. Then you have to do it again. YOU CAN ADJUST THE LEFT STOP ON THESE. Turn it to where you want the left stop to be then adjust your right edge
The left stop is fixed... and is adjusted by moving the THREADS of the head / the entire unit. On Hunters... it is the opposite.
If any dirt gets into the pipe, just raise the center pole and use the orbit tool to hold it up, then remove the head and turn your zone on. This will blow out the dirt on the line. You must use the orbit tool to keep the center up so you can rethread the head afterwards
@@HowTowithDoc I have a yard full of rainbird heads and the left is adjustable by simply rotating past with it running. If it's too far left turn a click or two right, too far right turn click or two left then use the adjustment screw to reset the right edge. It's called fixed because there is no adjustment screw for left edge
it is the PRO S SPRAY 6" . it leaks at the white part and does not go high enough . Maybe lack of pressure? Thanks
hunter pgp-adj was the old one and the RainBird 4S2A+
Whats the GPM and range of the throw.
Awesome vid
Thanks!
Great video! Just bought a house w/ an irrigation system and need to update a few heads. Just what I needed. Also, I like your hat. Any info on where you purchased it?
Columbia usually has similar hats.
You really know how to take the food off the sprinkler guy's table. Good job
Your video was clear and concise; however, if there is water at the bottom of the hole does it mean the other part (don't know the name of it) that goes into the sprinkler line (black plastic) is also broken>>
rainbird sprinklers have a slip clutch... you can adjust the left side once screwed into the body.
My guy just charged me $38 for the head. $99 total to replace. Unreal
I just installed a new rain bird. Worked great but when I turned system off water keep coming out of hole where the plus and minus are. I couldn’t get it to stop. Had to remove completely and put old broken on back in to stop water.
I know this is an old video but every time I replace a head this way I end up getting dirt falling into the irrigation line. If you’re replacing with the same head it’s just easier to take the head nut off and replace the guts. Had to replace all my front lawn heads this past summer. Old PGM heads that they don’t make anymore and two of mine don’t turn anymore. There’s the reason for the brown spots. 😣
why did you change out your sprinkler heads? old? not working?
Great lawn.
The only video that explains it right.
Thank you so much
my old ones did not move left to right like yours. Should I replace with the same? I can only get the legal ones in Ca. some not sold here.
The head of the sprinkler should'nt be flush with the sod surface?
Great video. as I woman who needs to learn to do this I was jazzed...how hard could it be, Right? Well, first, I think a gorilla put the thing on as I cannot get it unscrewed. I did manage to do what I was not supposed to do and that is remove the inner part with the spring on it so now I have a pipe to unscrew....also, there is water in the big pipe/sleeve thing. I am leaving it for now, but have to get back to it before the sprinklers run again....of course I picked the hottest week of the year to attempt it......
Sorry, can I know what sprinkler head is this?
Did it first try! Only thing I noticed is the donut I cut out, that spot gets really wet (I screwed it in til it was tight (not to where you can’t get it off but very snug) and my card has clay in it.. can that take a little while to recover to where it’s not leaking like the rest of my sprinkler heads?
Do you have to turn water off before replacing sprinkler head?
Thank good info. thanks.