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Old 04-09-2023, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Maker View Post
For HUNTER heads...
Nozzles | Hunter Industries

Pro heads have a different inches per hour depending on the distance (radius) water is sprayed.
https://www.hunterindustries.com/sit...Nozzles-US.pdf

MP rotators come in 2 variants. MP is 0.4in/hr and MP800 is 0.8 in/hr.
Wonder which one Dean's is referencing.

Both water delivery rates vary slightly based upon water pressure.

With the ponds so low, homes using that irrigation water will also be pushing a lot of grit, sand, and biomass into their sprinkler heads. Highly recommend turning on the system and inspect each head to see if it it spraying properly, if at all. There should be a filter screen on every head, but most houses seem to not have them. So instead of cleaning a filter, you get to replace the head.
Needed-small bucket of water, tooth brush, small pair of vice grips, pliers. Pull up the sprinkler, clamp gently with vice grips to hold up, remove spray nozzle clean in bucket with tooth brush, reinstall and remove vice grips. After cleaning a zone manually turn on sprinklers as they will need to be readjusted to spray the area properly
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