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Pairadocs 04-01-2021 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip (Post 1924483)
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 mad


e 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.

Skip
Not WD40....ha ha ha, has worked more than fantastic for most of our neighborhood for about 17 years now, sure finally a new head is the best solution.

Annie66 04-02-2021 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1924512)
The filter has nothing to do with the OP's problem.
You are correct. I was simply giving some additional information for a person who appeared to not understand their sprinkler system.

RICH1 04-02-2021 05:46 AM
Astro-glide the shaft!

Tomptomp 04-02-2021 06:16 AM
They are very easy to replace and very inexpensive.

GOLFER54 04-02-2021 07:22 AM
Consider moving 😀

tophcfa 04-02-2021 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by RICH1 (Post 1924946)
Astro-glide the shaft!
And treat yourself to a couple scoobie snacks when you finish.

Curtisbwp 04-02-2021 01:43 PM
Dig up around it. Clean it up. Test the spring

joelfmi 04-02-2021 01:53 PM
For $4.00 change the head or use WD 40[, or Run the pop up under hot water and spray.
 
QUOTE=camelbob;1924148]Spray the shaft with WD40 and then push it down. Should resolve the issue.[/QUOTE]

Topspinmo 04-02-2021 02:53 PM
After they are In use for while the fine dirt doesn’t get washed out when the pop up pops down the seal get contaminated and causes it to stick in up position. Most sticking ones you can hold the base and unscrew the top cap and the whole guts will come. Now you can get to seal and shaft to clean it. I would also look at shaft for deep scratches or groove worn. Sometimes you can scotch bite the grooves and scratches out. Or just buy the same type, Unscrew the top of the new one and put the guts in the old outer housing. That way you don’t have to dig it up to replace it.

Topspinmo 04-02-2021 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Annie66 (Post 1924506)
If you live south of CR466, I recommend you turn on the sprinkler system every other month, and inspect each pop-up sprinkler head. Observe the flow out of each head. If each pop-up has a good and strong spray pattern, there's nothing else to do. However, if the flow is weak or intermittent, you should remove the top of the affected pop-up, replace the internal filter with a clean one and then reinstall the sprayer top.

The irrigation water has been really gritty of late and the filters get partially or fully clogged. You can buy a small bag of extra filters at Lowes. Once you've replaced the dirty filters, they can be cleaned with your garden hose.

The only downside of doing this yourself is you must get down on the ground and then get up at each sprinkler head.
I just clean the filter when plugged up.

retiredguy123 04-02-2021 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1925336)
I just clean the filter when plugged up.
I just throw the filter away. I have never understood what purpose the filter serves. It may rarely protect the plastic nozzle from getting damaged, but a new nozzle only costs about $1.50. It seems to me that the filter can only serve to restrict water flow from the nozzle. It think the system works better without filters.

Topspinmo 06-03-2021 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RICH1 (Post 1924946)
Astro-glide the shaft!
Or can use the old Ky jelly laying around that’s not being used. :faint::)


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