I installed an irrigation system earlier this year and specifically asked for MP Rotators - I couldn't be more pleased. Now that I see you're using them, I know I made the right choice! Another outstanding video!
Thanks for showing the proof of the water usage! Been looking for this rather than just taking the company's word. Looking to install next spring in ON Canada!
As an irrigation tech, I can say with confidence these things are saving not just money but also systems in general. We had a job that was once pumping from a lake and they decided to switch over to potable city water. The system was built around pump volume and pressure so there were 15 heads or more per zone. While the current boost pump works well with pressure, the volume isn't there, so the heads would spray for a moment but then lose water volume and pressure and drop. I went around the property and switched nozzles from the standard sprays to these MPs. It brought the system back to life and they propped up and sprayed great. Match these up with the pressure regulated Hunter pop-up sprinkler heads and it's a nice combo. We have been going this route a lot at work.
Looking awesome as always brother! Good tips as well. The Lawn Care Nut mentioned you the other day in one of his podcast, thought that was pretty cool! Have a good weekend
ShortCut Lawn I forget which one it was.. I know he was talking about cool season grasses being stressed this summer, and talked about you being in Cali, and how you are keeping the KBG on point, saying that it can be done as long as you stay on top of it
Love your videos mate. I am looking at Hunter Vs Rainbird system at the moment for my house . I am re-landscaping the lawn and garden bed next year. Keep it up from Australia.
I converted a hunter MP system over to the Rain Birds.... When the city lowered our pressure from 60 PSI to 50 PSI my system quit working. When I turned on this particular zone with the rain birds My PSI dropped from 50 to 20 and barely worked if at all. Once I put the hunter MPs back on my PSI before and after turning it on state at 50. The Hunter MPs are superior!
I recently changed all my sprinkler heads to these MP Rotators according to distance and angle. Having a full, beautiful Saint Augustine yard in North Texas, these heads nearly killed my lawn. I spent 2 weeks working on adjusting watering time lengths as well as number of waterings allowable. With head-to-head coverage on a 2 day per week schedule and adjustments of 7 to 15 min lengths depending upon each zone needs, they just didn't put out enough water to keep my lawn alive. They kept more water on the lawn during the wind, but even still just didn't give the grass enough to survive. The streams are short in some areas and longer in others, but that distance change does not happen fully around the head leaving the grass directly ahead or to one side or the other not getting as much water as the rest. Sadly, I now have 60 heads or apx $350 of sprinkler heads I can't use. Make sure your lawn can survive the change and be sure to note if they are returnable if unable to properly deliver the watering needs of your lawn.
7-15mins? That’s not gonna cut it with this heads. MP rotators puts out very little water compared to a traditional spray heads. I run mine at Two 25min cycles twice a week (per zone). MPs and other similar heads are very efficient on putting down water and reducing run offs, I don’t think it’s the MPs fault that you’re st aug nearly died, you just need to increase your run time, how long? You need to find that out yourself with experiments. Good luck.
Technically a spray head can’t cover its 0” to let say 6” area, it’s the other spray heads job to cover it, thats why it is very important to have a good “head-to-head coverage” 👍🏼
@@ShortCutLawn Yes and if you're lucky, you may have more than 100% head to head if other heads are hitting each other as well. If that makes sense.I have some sprinkler heads that are getting hit by 2-3 other heads to ensure no dead spots.
You need to measure how much water you are actually putting down. If you were watering with traditional sprinklers and it took 10 mins., well with rotators you likely may water for 30 mins or longer, depending on how long it takes your cycle to measure .5".
Great video.. have the mp3000 in my backyard but been thinking of changing them to the mp1000 for the front. Way to show on how to calculate the water usage. 👍
Great video. I have the exact same setup but in an above ground setup. I used mp1000-90. I like them a lot. Using mp815-90 right now. They both work very well.
Randy Man I’m actually running 4 at one time on my lawn. I have a small rectangular shaped front lawn. Approximately 700 sf. Two zones. 4 on each zone connected to a Melnor outside programmable hose timer. I’m Using mp815-90 nozzles right now which distributes slightly more water than the mp1000-90 nozzles in my opinion.
Say the sprinkler is set to 8 feet throw, how well does it cover the 4 feet spot because it looks like it's a water jet that doesn't really hit the grass in-between
Each nozzle has multiple streams and each stream goes out in different distances, the closest one i think is about 8 inches. If you have good head-to-head coverage then the other head will cover the first 8 inches of each head.
Excellent editing and to the point. Do you find you can achieve enough coverage and overlap ? It looks like you had to run some 360 nozzles in the middle of the lawn as well not just the edges
Rain birds Don’t require any tool to adjust distance and angle....I placed about 20 small cups around the area covered and they provide an even distribution of water.
Awsome video thank you! I think this is my next move. I live in the high desert where a) it’s windy and b) we have more sand and clay than ideal so run off and absorption would be improved with these heads. Have you noticed any difference/improvement in short range coverage? I’m using 6-12 foot heads to cover a 6ft long area (something like that) and the outer limit (6ft away) gets good water but the shorter distance (1-3 ft) don’t get as much. Do these rotating heads provide equal water from 0 feet from the head to the outer limit? Or same as standard head? Thx!!
Question please : Will these fit in any of the other major brands sprinkler heads ? If yes, do existing sprinkler heads need to those that are marked as PRS ( pressure regulated sprinklers) ?
Excellent video. Sprinkler company just gave me bid to replace 11 spray heads with these MP1000 and MP2000. About $350. May do it myself. What is the difference between MP1000 and MP2000? Thanks
DO these fit in any body or do you need to have the hunter ones? I have some standard Rain Bird from Lowes and they are pretty garbage (mostly the risers and the heads always break). Gonna put in the MP Rotators soon.
and how long do your watering cycles last? 10 mins? 20mins? Sorry to ask you these questions (this is the last one I promise), but when I see your beautiful lawn, I prefer to ask someone who does a good job like you 🙌🏻😅
No problem and thanks for the compliment 👍🏼 well general rule is 1 to 1-1/2” of water per week. In my situation i run two rounds of 15mns early morning MWF, and I do a quick 10min cycle every sunday morning.
@@ShortCutLawn did you notice any decrease in water bill usage when you converted. Seeing all the water puddles with the before spray heads made me cringe.
I'm trying to better understand how irrigation systems work and so I was curious if you might be able to tell me how many heads I could run at once using these mp rotators with a water pressure of 60 psi and about 9 gallons/ min flow rate?
@@ShortCutLawn Can you provide more information on bend-a-board? My local HD and Lowes (Seattle Area) do not seem to carry this particular version and I don't see it on line either. Thank you for creating such professional videos to show case your lawn and techniques - impressive.
You are ticking me off how good your lawn looks. Apparently, you are not a dog owner. Kids? That aside, thanks for the info - I'll be looking for these HP heads at Home Depot otherwise I'll order some on line.
hello, can you tell me what is your flow rate and supply pressure? thank you very much for me the installation is progressing well, my salesman made a mistake about my sprinklers, he sent me the pro spray 04 instead of the pro spray PRS 40 😝
The house I moved to has a sprinkler system in place with a combination of impact sprinklers, oscillating ones and heads similar to the ones Albert has in this video, but not the Hunters. Some don’t pop up properly and a few need to be raised closer to soil level. Should I hire this out and have them put in the MP Hunters as well?
How do these jets get full coverage? For example if you set to spray out 10 feet distance... then how does it cover all of the area of the grass from zero to ten feet? Does each individual stream throw a difference distance to cover all of the area as it rotates? Thanks for the help.
Thanks for this great video! I just went ahead and bought a dozen of these to replace all the nozzles on my front lawn. Also, what kind of edging do you have installed?
Awesome Video. Why am I just now seeing this? I upgrade my sprinkler to while overseeding this fall. I did not have that tool for the sprinkler heads. This spring is going to be awesome.
Nice video, I have the first type of nozzle you showed. Would these work on a rainbird system as well. And how much runoff did you experience with the change?
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This could be the sickest sprinklers I've ever seen. I could watch that all day if I had that in my yard
Not as bad aś$ as Kenny Cooper’s cannon sprinkler! 😁
I installed an irrigation system earlier this year and specifically asked for MP Rotators - I couldn't be more pleased. Now that I see you're using them, I know I made the right choice! Another outstanding video!
Thanks Mike 👍🏼
are you still satisfied with the MP Rotators? especially the MP3000 --> would you recommend them?
Do you still like them? I am getting a few quotes and looking at asking for the MP Rotators.
Thanks for showing the proof of the water usage! Been looking for this rather than just taking the company's word. Looking to install next spring in ON Canada!
👍🏼
As an irrigation tech, I can say with confidence these things are saving not just money but also systems in general. We had a job that was once pumping from a lake and they decided to switch over to potable city water. The system was built around pump volume and pressure so there were 15 heads or more per zone. While the current boost pump works well with pressure, the volume isn't there, so the heads would spray for a moment but then lose water volume and pressure and drop. I went around the property and switched nozzles from the standard sprays to these MPs. It brought the system back to life and they propped up and sprayed great. Match these up with the pressure regulated Hunter pop-up sprinkler heads and it's a nice combo. We have been going this route a lot at work.
Your lawn and edges look immaculate. Smart upgrade.
Thanks John 👍🏼
I’m making the change this spring. The mp rotators are an awesome product
Awesome video bro! I love my MP Rotators. I been using them for years. They truly stay true once you dial everything in.
That’s good to hear bro, i guess i made the right investment on this one. I still have to tweak mine a little bit to get it close to 100%. 👍🏼
what a beautiful backyard overlooking a beautiful view!
Just found your videos. They are amazing. Love the cinematography and music vibes too! On top of all of that they are extremely informative!
I'm late but your video provided a TON OF VALUE. Thank you, sir.
Excellent video!!!! Your editing skills are greatly appreciated!!
great as always. I had read everything about the mp rotator I think there is no better on the market! 👍👌🏼
I’m sure it works on larger lawns but I think it’s perfect for smaller lawns like ours 👍🏼
Looking awesome as always brother! Good tips as well. The Lawn Care Nut mentioned you the other day in one of his podcast, thought that was pretty cool! Have a good weekend
Lol,.. LCN the GrassFather, which podcast was it?
ShortCut Lawn I forget which one it was.. I know he was talking about cool season grasses being stressed this summer, and talked about you being in Cali, and how you are keeping the KBG on point, saying that it can be done as long as you stay on top of it
this man love his lawn
Love your videos mate. I am looking at Hunter Vs Rainbird system at the moment for my house . I am re-landscaping the lawn and garden bed next year. Keep it up from Australia.
👍🏼 rain bird’s pretty good from what I’ve seen, but it’s a bit more expensive than Hunter’s.
I converted a hunter MP system over to the Rain Birds.... When the city lowered our pressure from 60 PSI to 50 PSI my system quit working. When I turned on this particular zone with the rain birds My PSI dropped from 50 to 20 and barely worked if at all. Once I put the hunter MPs back on my PSI before and after turning it on state at 50. The Hunter MPs are superior!
Awesome, thanks for the links! Lawn is looking outstanding!!
Thanks boss 🙏🏼👍🏼
Setting aside how the lawn's looking, this is a beautiful thing you've made. Concise, easy to understand, and good angles. Well done Sir!
Thanks Mr. Carlson 🙏🏼👍🏼
I recently changed all my sprinkler heads to these MP Rotators according to distance and angle. Having a full, beautiful Saint Augustine yard in North Texas, these heads nearly killed my lawn. I spent 2 weeks working on adjusting watering time lengths as well as number of waterings allowable. With head-to-head coverage on a 2 day per week schedule and adjustments of 7 to 15 min lengths depending upon each zone needs, they just didn't put out enough water to keep my lawn alive. They kept more water on the lawn during the wind, but even still just didn't give the grass enough to survive. The streams are short in some areas and longer in others, but that distance change does not happen fully around the head leaving the grass directly ahead or to one side or the other not getting as much water as the rest. Sadly, I now have 60 heads or apx $350 of sprinkler heads I can't use. Make sure your lawn can survive the change and be sure to note if they are returnable if unable to properly deliver the watering needs of your lawn.
7-15mins? That’s not gonna cut it with this heads. MP rotators puts out very little water compared to a traditional spray heads.
I run mine at Two 25min cycles twice a week (per zone).
MPs and other similar heads are very efficient on putting down water and reducing run offs, I don’t think it’s the MPs fault that you’re st aug nearly died, you just need to increase your run time, how long? You need to find that out yourself with experiments. Good luck.
I was wondering if there was a “dead zone” near the spray head. Seems like it. I’m struggling with that area with my traditional spray heads too.
Technically a spray head can’t cover its 0” to let say 6” area, it’s the other spray heads job to cover it, thats why it is very important to have a good “head-to-head coverage” 👍🏼
@@ShortCutLawn Yes and if you're lucky, you may have more than 100% head to head if other heads are hitting each other as well. If that makes sense.I have some sprinkler heads that are getting hit by 2-3 other heads to ensure no dead spots.
You need to measure how much water you are actually putting down. If you were watering with traditional sprinklers and it took 10 mins., well with rotators you likely may water for 30 mins or longer, depending on how long it takes your cycle to measure .5".
Looking forward to the comeback, king! 🤴
That grass!!!
Looks great! Good edit. PITTL
Great video.. have the mp3000 in my backyard but been thinking of changing them to the mp1000 for the front. Way to show on how to calculate the water usage. 👍
Great video. I have the exact same setup but in an above ground setup. I used mp1000-90. I like them a lot. Using mp815-90 right now. They both work very well.
Orlando, what's your setup? Since these use less water could you run 3 at one time on one outside spigot connected to a garden hose?
Randy Man I’m actually running 4 at one time on my lawn. I have a small rectangular shaped front lawn. Approximately 700 sf. Two zones. 4 on each zone connected to a Melnor outside programmable hose timer. I’m Using mp815-90 nozzles right now which distributes slightly more water than the mp1000-90 nozzles in my opinion.
Great ! I was looking forward to the video 👍🏻
😎👍🏼
Great video!!!
Very nice video! Can you share the specs of your water pressure pump and, if feasible, the pressure in your lines?
Great Content. Easy follow.
Say the sprinkler is set to 8 feet throw, how well does it cover the 4 feet spot because it looks like it's a water jet that doesn't really hit the grass in-between
Each nozzle has multiple streams and each stream goes out in different distances, the closest one i think is about 8 inches. If you have good head-to-head coverage then the other head will cover the first 8 inches of each head.
@@ShortCutLawn appreciate the response!
Wow, that is a beautiful grass wondering what type of grass you have …
Kentucky Bluegrass
We need more videos brother 🙏 how's the lawn doing?
Excellent editing and to the point. Do you find you can achieve enough coverage and overlap ? It looks like you had to run some 360 nozzles in the middle of the lawn as well not just the edges
Rain birds Don’t require any tool to adjust distance and angle....I placed about 20 small cups around the area covered and they provide an even distribution of water.
is there an option to get male nozzles from MP so I can change out my toro nozzles? Thanks!
I’m looking to do the same type of retro fit of existing system. Is water pressure at each head important factor? I believe Hunter recommends 40psi.
Thanks for sharing, going to try these out. Would you mind telling me what kind of edging you are using? Looks really nice
It’s called Bend a Board, Home Depot and Lowes has it.
Thanks!
Awsome video thank you! I think this is my next move. I live in the high desert where a) it’s windy and b) we have more sand and clay than ideal so run off and absorption would be improved with these heads. Have you noticed any difference/improvement in short range coverage? I’m using 6-12 foot heads to cover a 6ft long area (something like that) and the outer limit (6ft away) gets good water but the shorter distance (1-3 ft) don’t get as much. Do these rotating heads provide equal water from 0 feet from the head to the outer limit? Or same as standard head? Thx!!
Interesting...and still just do head to head coverage?
Yes and it’s very important. 👍🏼
head to head is the key, otherwise dry spots watch when a sports field waters with a rotary heads will circle each other touching head to head
great job. thanks. have you used the 800 SR?
Do you like the mp so far or will you go back to the spray nozzles?
How much longer do you need to run the rotator sprinkler vs the spray nozzle?
about 2 to 3x longer
Question please :
Will these fit in any of the other major brands sprinkler heads ?
If yes, do existing sprinkler heads need to those that are marked as PRS ( pressure regulated sprinklers) ?
It should but not sure about Toro heads. My sprinkler heads aren’t pressure regulated and it works fine.
Can you put these nozzles in any sprinkler body like rain bird or orbit?
Yes. If they are pressure regulated they typically will only fit 3" bodies or bigger.
Would I be able to switch out the standard toro 570 sprinkler heads to these, or does the sprinkler body also need to be swapped out?
Excellent video. Sprinkler company just gave me bid to replace 11 spray heads with these MP1000 and MP2000. About $350. May do it myself. What is the difference between MP1000 and MP2000? Thanks
the difference is longer throw, do it yourself and save some money. not that hard.
I did it! Bought the heads from local irrigation supply company. Very quick and easy install. Your video helped.
@@frankb.3556 cool!
DO these fit in any body or do you need to have the hunter ones? I have some standard Rain Bird from Lowes and they are pretty garbage (mostly the risers and the heads always break). Gonna put in the MP Rotators soon.
It’ll work on Rain Bird 👍🏼
Never use pliers to hold the head up. The teeth will gouge the sides and tear up the seal in the body.
and how long do your watering cycles last? 10 mins? 20mins? Sorry to ask you these questions (this is the last one I promise), but when I see your beautiful lawn, I prefer to ask someone who does a good job like you 🙌🏻😅
No problem and thanks for the compliment 👍🏼
well general rule is 1 to 1-1/2” of water per week.
In my situation i run two rounds of 15mns early morning MWF, and I do a quick 10min cycle every sunday morning.
ShortCut Lawn Thanks a lot !! 👍🏻👍🏻🤝
@@ShortCutLawn did you notice any decrease in water bill usage when you converted. Seeing all the water puddles with the before spray heads made me cringe.
I'm trying to better understand how irrigation systems work and so I was curious if you might be able to tell me how many heads I could run at once using these mp rotators with a water pressure of 60 psi and about 9 gallons/ min flow rate?
it depends on the heads and how much GPM each one uses. Use has many low flow heads as possible without exceeding your 9GPM flow rate.
Somewhat unrelated to rotary nozzles, but what type of controller do you use?
Rachio 3
@@ShortCutLawn why did you pick Hunter over rainbird r-van?
Price, i have 30 heads and the price difference really adds up.
Good upgrade. I'm installing the same in a couple of weeks. What edging are you using to define your beds?
It’s called bend-a-board, Lowes and Homedepot carries it.
@@ShortCutLawn Can you provide more information on bend-a-board? My local HD and Lowes (Seattle Area) do not seem to carry this particular version and I don't see it on line either. Thank you for creating such professional videos to show case your lawn and techniques - impressive.
Thanks Ed.
I think you’re right, I checked online and doesn’t seem to be available in WA. sorry.
You are ticking me off how good your lawn looks. Apparently, you are not a dog owner. Kids? That aside, thanks for the info - I'll be looking for these HP heads at Home Depot otherwise I'll order some on line.
No dogs, two kids.
hello, can you tell me what is your flow rate and supply pressure? thank you very much for me the installation is progressing well, my salesman made a mistake about my sprinklers, he sent me the pro spray 04 instead of the pro spray PRS 40 😝
70psi and 9 gpm 👍🏼
ShortCut Lawn thanks very Much ! 😉👌🏻
What do you mean by Line up the notch to the left?
there is a notch on the nozzle, line it to your left edge of the lawn.
just got it.... expensive
The house I moved to has a sprinkler system in place with a combination of impact sprinklers, oscillating ones and heads similar to the ones Albert has in this video, but not the Hunters. Some don’t pop up properly and a few need to be raised closer to soil level. Should I hire this out and have them put in the MP Hunters as well?
How do these jets get full coverage? For example if you set to spray out 10 feet distance... then how does it cover all of the area of the grass from zero to ten feet? Does each individual stream throw a difference distance to cover all of the area as it rotates? Thanks for the help.
individual jets throw long and short streams with high and lower angles
Thanks for this great video! I just went ahead and bought a dozen of these to replace all the nozzles on my front lawn.
Also, what kind of edging do you have installed?
Awesome Video. Why am I just now seeing this? I upgrade my sprinkler to while overseeding this fall. I did not have that tool for the sprinkler heads.
This spring is going to be awesome.
Albert your turf, landscaping, everything outdoors is magnificent!!
Thanks bro,.really appreciate that 🙏🏼
2:07 anyone can help and tell me why the notch has to be lined up to the left?…I will appreciate any helpful replies
Absolutely well researched Video thanks for the Info
Good stuff! Looks like it was a no brainer to upgrade!
Pretty much 😎
Nice video. Love the rotaries but rain birds are easier.
I agree
How often do these nozzles last? I was told that they have to be replaced frequently due to failing or clogging by local irrigation company.
How do you do this if you don’t have pop up sprinkler heads? All mine are regular style
All in all, one of the best done personal videos I've seen on RUclips. Great looking lawn also!
what type of grass seed mix is this?
KBG NuGlade and Bluebank
Awesome!😎👊
Alright 👊🏼😎
Nice video, I have the first type of nozzle you showed. Would these work on a rainbird system as well. And how much runoff did you experience with the change?
I too have rain bird heads and they fit just fine if that’s what you’re referring to? Run off is almost not existent in my case.
the slow rate kills it for me tho. We only have a 2 hour window to lay down some water so taking almost 3 seems like forever
it shouldn't take 2 hours to put down .5" of water.
Great video! Why didn't you go for Rain Bird R-Van nozzles though?
Thanks 👍🏼
The price, i have 30 heads and the price difference really adds up.
@@ShortCutLawn What kind of mobile app are you using for your wifi controller? What would you recommend between Hunter's Hidrawise vs. Rainbird app?
I’ve never used neither of them, I have Rachio 3 and it works great 👍🏼
First
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