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Originally Posted by jrref
Don't let anyone fool you. If you take off those sprinkler head filters, your spray head will clog over time. It's not if, it's when. With most of the heads you can try to clean them out but a lot of the time if sand gets in there it won't come out and you will need to replace the head. Unless you find a sale most heads are at least $5-$8 and most homes have around 20-30 or more heads. So why spend money hiring someone to check and replace heads every year when you can avoid it? With the filter installed all you need to do is just re-align any heads which is a simple DIY maintenance task that won't cost any money.
As far as changing the whole system irregation filter, all you need to do is open the filter drain about once per month and since the filter is stainless steel you can easily unscrew the filter jar and clean it with soap and water once per year if needed.
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To clarify, I was referring to the Hunter PRO adjustable nozzles that only cost $2 each on Amazon, not the rotator ones that cost $6 or $7. I never use the filter that comes with the $2 nozzles, and I have had very few nozzles get clogged during 6 years of use.