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Old 08-08-2010, 05:59 PM
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I bought a replacement head to one of my sprinklers at Ace Hardware in Southern Trace shopping center. It is just the small head type that does NOT pop up, it just is screwed onto the post that sits over some plants. After being away from TV for a week, I noticed a large hole dug out in my mulch and the mulch had moved onto my sidewalk. I did not think too much about it, I just covered it up again. I couple of days later it was the same thing. I have some gutters above this area so I checked to see if they were clogged and dumping water down onto this area. They were not clogged. I then happened to look at the sprinkler head that I had replaced and noticed that the whole center was gone. The only thing left was the threads. Every time the sprinkler system came on, the water would just poor out and flood this area. If this had not been in an area with mulch under it, I may have never noticed until my outside water bill sky rocketed.

I then went to Lowes for a replacement. You may want to periodically check your replacement , non pop up heads from Ace.

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Old 08-08-2010, 06:25 PM
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Did you return it for a refund?
I deal with the ACE on 441 just south of 466A. Very friendly and helpful.
I check my sprinklers periodically. It seems the adjustments change.
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Why didn't you go back to Ace?
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Old 08-08-2010, 09:37 PM
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Jeffy,

Could it have been, how it was installed. I have dealt with that Ace hardware for years and they are great. Don't kill the supplier when it could have been the installer!!!!!
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