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UPDATE JUNE 2019 - I've had two of these sprinkler head for over three years and they are still going strong. That is at least three times longer than any other brand sprinkler I have tried. For folks with low water pressure, or using surface water irrigation pumps, these are the only choice. Of course, they work great for everyday residential applications with city water, too. ORIGINAL REVIEW - JULY 2016 I irrigate my lawn using surface water pumped out of a shallow lake behind my home. The additional solids present (i.e. algae, sand, debris, grit), as well as the inconsistent pressures seem to play havoc with most of the impact sprinklers I have tried. The big box store brand sprinklers I tried wouldn't oscillate right out of the box, as they often hit the first stop and stopped, literally. I finally found the Orbit 56667N Tripod Base Impact Sprinkler on Amazon, which worked at the required pressures; but then it stopped oscillating after the first season. I ordered this Rainbird (with ½ inch male fitting) to replace the Orbit head on the tripod, and the difference is staggering. The Rainbird is by far the highest quality sprinkler head I have tried yet. I have used specialty Rainbird heads in industrial applications, so I knew they were a well-made product. Rainbird doesn’t make many sprinklers that aren’t for use in irrigation systems, which is why I didn’t go with Rainbird from the beginning. I am glad I found this replacement head, and I will be making another base connection, so that I can order an additional Rainbird head for use at my second spigot feed. See below for additional details of the Rainbird 25PJDAC. MATERIAL QUALITY – 5 STARS The difference between the brass Rainbird and the Zinc Orbit was staggering. The Orbit brand sprinkler was made of junk Chinese potmetal, whereas, the Rainbird had high quality brass fittings with bronze and stainless steel. The Orbit model was based on a similar design, but taking the two apart revealed that the materials were not even close. Even the washers on the male fitting were far superior on the Rainbird model. COVERAGE AREA, SPRAY PATTERN, & OPERATING EFFICIENCY – 5 STARS These will cover a large area. Best coverage are of any sprinkler head yet, which cuts down on time spent moving sprinklers around. This model sprays at least 10 feet further than the previously mentioned Orbit sprinkler. The stops also stay put better, but yet somehow are easier to adjust with a single hand, compared to the Orbit. Rainbird is also capable of true 360 degree operation, whereas, the Orbit model is not. Compared to other sprinkler styles, impact sprinklers have a much more efficient spray type, and their adjustability makes keeping the water where you want it much easier. NONPOTABLE WATER CAPABILITY – 5 STARS As previously mentioned, this sprinkler head handles surface source water better than any model I found. If you irrigate from a pond, creek, lake, or other surface impoundment, then this is the sprinkler head you are looking for. It also handles low water pressure very well, so it would also be a good choice for those drawing source water from wells. VALUE – 5 STARS Fantastic price for such a high quality sprinkler. I haven’t seen high quality materials like this one has in residential grade sprinklers in years, yet the price is cheaper than most plastic impact sprinklers you could find at your local lawn & garden or big box chain stores. You will need to purchase a base for the head, but even still, at this price you can’t go wrong. THANKS Thanks for reading my review. I hope it was helpful.

Good price! High Quality!

Bought 6 of these to fully replace a similar product made by a now-defunct company. Multiple spray-pattern head attachments come with it, but honestly, we only used one type for our needs, so I cannot review the interchangeability. Though Rain Bird products are widely known, reliable and trusted, as always, be very careful when adjusting the spray ranges and nozzles, or clearing out debris around the sprayer as much of it is plastic -- sturdy, but still fragile.

It’s hard to beat the old solid brass impact, and they are plastic. But they do have great adjustment control and work without a hitch. But if you’re hard on your outdoor stuff these might not be the best option. They are a great value however and if you just water your grass or small beds these are perfect

great. First, I've had a ton of experience with these impact type sprinkler heads from working in a small tree nursery business some years ago. This fall I decided to some pretty major reseeding of my front lawn, I need two sprinklers to run off a splitter to water the seed, so I went to the local box store and picked up the splitter, specific hose lengths, and two impact sprinklers...,Orbit I believe is the brand, these had the green metal head and they are garbage, nothing but problems in evey way. So I had a freshly renovated lawn that was going to need water twice a day and garbage sprinkles. I came here, saw the Rain Bird brand amd bought the two pack of these heads only to use in the bases from the garbage green ones I bought. I've been using these Rain Birds twice a day for a month and down now to once a day and they're great. They're plastic so you do have take some care not to break them but they work on high pressure, low pressure, whatever. I adjust the distance control and the rotation degree daily when I move them and it's not a problem at all. The screw to fuzz up the stream is a pain but you just need to set it once so it just touches the stream and leave it, so it's fine too.

Works extreamly well. Need the point to screw this item in.

Funciona muy bien. Espero que tenga buena durabilidad.

Everything is good about it, please don’t waist your time with other cheap ones is not worth it.

Once setting it up is done right, this is the best sprinkler I've used so far.

Works quite well. Seems sturdy enough to last several years