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Old 04-01-2021, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by willbush View Post
Spray it with silicone or WD 40....it will then pop down - after you clean out around it, if needed
NOT WD-40! That's part petroleum product that will decay the plastic. Never use an oil or grease on plastic. Pull up the head, wipe it with a paper towel and spray a very little Silicone spray. My old lawn guy used to sprinkle clean sand over it. Never made sense to me but he had 30 years experience doing that. I like the clean and spray better.

Sprinkler heads wear out and eventually it'll need to be replaced and adjusted. They are designed to fail (called "mean time to failure") just like light bulbs.

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