Rain Bird 5000 - 1 Last IMPORTANT thing!
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Hello Everyone! Welcome back to The Sprinkler Channel! We had a really good question come up about how to change the Fixed Left Side of the Rain Bird 5000 when installing and adjusting the Rain Bird 5000 rotor sprinkler head since using the adjusting slots only changes the right side of the arc or how it rotates left to right. But How do we change the left side when we screw on the head and it's not pointing or starting at the left position where we need it to start. Come along for this short video and find out what some professionals may not even completely understand so you are ready to knock out those adjustments or installations of the Rain Bird 5000 without losing your mind and getting frustrated. Also if you haven't seen the other 2 videos related to the Rain Bird 5000 Rotor Sprinkler Head check those out on our channel. If you want the whole enchilada, consider subscribing to the channel to bookmark your one stop source for your sprinkler info. Hope this answers any remaining questions you all may have. Chau!
Many thanks for the one and only video addressing my exact issue, namely adjusting and setting the head for left side. Every other vid I've found (this included pro and even manufacturer) had been vague and has merely glossed over the left setting, focusing exclusively for right set, which I found remarkably easy.
Thanks Finally someone explained the left sop adjustment!
Thanks! I had been looking for this all over youtube and all the videos I saw were saying to loosen the sprinkler itself against the underground male threads, which could result in leaks. I like this method better!
Thank you soooo much. Finally I found a good explanation of how to set the fixed left side more to the right! Appreciate your description so much.
Great video!
A couple ??
1) to move the left stop clockwise - the reverse of what you did - going from 9 to 8 o’clock - you have to turn it counter clockwise 7,6,5….10,9, right?
2) I’ve seen pros twist the head counterclockwise to move the left stop like you did. But while sprinkler is working. I think I read that you shouldn’t do it with water on. Thoughts?
1. Yes almost full circle to move left stop from say 9 to 10 o’clock
2. Yes that is how it’s done all the newer heads
It so simple, unbelievable. You deserve all accolades
one of the better clips out there. Thank you
Helps a lot you adressed fixed left is the perspective from behind the head. Of course if you were standing in front of the head the fixed left would be on your right .... But you would be soaked. It's easier if you understand what perspective you are viewing from.
Exactly, from behind the head.
Thank you!
Thanks. This is the secret info that I needed!
I have ~17 year old 5000s as well as newer 5000s & a few of the 5000 Plus. Adjusting the right stop point doesn’t affect the left. The only way I found to adjust the left edge is to unscrew the rotor mechanism from the housing & rotate it. It still takes some trial & error, especially with the old ones.
Rain Bird 5000 - 1 Last IMPORTANT thing!
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This is for the newer ones
Thanks for the explanation. I thought this would solve my problem, but I didn't. I have a Rainbird 5000plus that doesn't spin. It comes up when watering, but only sprays in one direction. I can adjust the radius with the screw, it can be turned from right to left and back. I took out the head and cleaned it with water and found no abnormality, put it back, but it does not turn. Water pressure is fine, other heads work fine. What could be the reason?
Gears are probably stripped internally- replacement is the only probable solution from the sounds of it.
Imagine that you are looking at the face of a clock. Your left stop is set at 9 o'clock. But you want the left stop set at 11 o'clock. Tell us how to do that.
I want to say the minimum might be 70 degrees if I’m remembering correctly. But this video for left stop and then my other video for adjust the head.
How To Adjust the Rain Bird 5000 Sprinkler Rotor Head
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Thank you.
Rain bird company says not to twist beyond the left limit and do adjust the case instead. The reason they state is it could damage the gears.
If it has the slip clutch, newer models then I think it’s designed to do so from what I’ve researched. I’ll double check.
Oh okay thank you
Really clear description - any idea when it was that RainBird introduced this? Older RainBird didn't have the slip-clutch, and were a nuisance to adjust.
Not sure exactly but I believe it was sometime before 2010 I want to say.
@@thesprinklerchannel interesting. I just replaced one yesterday - it hadn't failed, but the ground had settled unevenly and the rotor was at an angle, so it was spraying weird. If I have to do that much digging, I just replace the rotor at the same time - esp if the old one looks ancient. And this one did look ancient (it was RB5000), and it didn't have a slip clutch.
Of the 5 videos i have watched, including this one, show how to increase the fixed left stop, but none explain how to decrease the left stop. I saw some people asking about this on another video, but never got an answer.
Continue doing this technique until you go around the circle (just don’t go full circle) while also adjusting right - “ring around the rosies” technique
You can also remove it and reinstall in desired spot after turning to left stop.
Thanks
Great video. Clear, concise, and informative. I’m New to this and, for the first time, am installing a Rainbird system today. My first question is, can I go ahead and install all of my 5000’s in the ground, to grade, and do all the adjustments afterwards? Sure hope I can hear from you soon. Thank you so much, Dan.
Typically you would install heads just before sod was laid. Leave funny pipe sticking out of ground so you can flush it. But you can do it whenever you’ll just want to make sure the heads are positioned at the correct height compared to final grade and that they won’t move when backfilling, etc.
Is it left standing in front of the arrow or behind the arrow?
Behind
Great video, just set up my new rain bird 5000 but once it shuts off it has water coming out of the top of the head for a couple minutes. It is at the lowest part of the lawn, any ideas what it could be?
I talk about a way to stop this with the pop up heads. The rotor heads unless old should already have them built in. If the head is old I would replace it with a new one. Spring May be getting worn out. They usually can stop leakage up to like 7 vertical foot drop in the feed line if I remember correctly.
Stop Water Draining from Sprinkler Heads
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very good job
Great video. Do you (or anyone else) know if the Rainbird 5000 rubber cap is available? I need to replace JUST the rubber top/cap. Thanks in advance for any answers!
Not that I know of
Thanks that did help
What if you go too far to the left? Do you do a full 360 degrees to set a new left OR does the slip clutch also move the left by turning it past the right stop?
Rain Bird 5000 - 1 Last IMPORTANT thing!
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Mine doesn't appear to rotate when I try to twist it. Perhaps mine is an earlier model? I've got to get the left side aligned with the curb and not the middle of the street. lol Can I open it up by unscrewing the outer ring or is that a bad idea?
that should work!
Do you do this with the water on or off?
Either way, while turned on helps to see real time adjustments faster
thanks from France very cool video ! do you think that it works the same with the 3500 one ?
How To Adjust the RAIN BIRD 3500 Rotor Sprinkler Head
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Again how do you adjust for the water spray to go less to the left?
Basically keep adjust the left side counterclockwise until you get back around to where you want it. You will want to at the same time adjust the right side with the +/- to keep ride side going clockwise as well as to not have the left edge alignment over-take the right edge alignment.
Or you can unscrew it off the body and rotate it and re-install it so the left edge is to the right of where you want it and then just adjust from there.
@@thesprinklerchannel ok this makes some sense as to the info I was looking for. Thanks for this comment from nine months ago lol. 😅
I have a problem with my rainbird 5000 sprinkler. I have never been able to adjust it. Can you please help me???
Check out The Sprinkler Channel's other videos about the Rain Bird 5000 and if those don't answer it feel free to leave a comment stating the problem you are dealing with and we will do our best to answer it. Thanks!
I'm looking for help with a RB 5000 head that's not rotating. I've opened my sprinkler system for the new season but one head is not rotating at all. Can you provide any information to troubleshoot this issue ? Thank you.
How To Adjust the Rain Bird 5000 Sprinkler Rotor Head
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See if this helps. You might need a new head if these adjustments don’t help.
I have a problem with my sprinkler I can't adjust the degrees of rotation it's like never stop rotating
Reference my answer in for the same question you posted in a different video. Let us know if that answer helps. Thanks!
3500 sprinklers are working exactly the same ?
No. No slip clutch in the 3500. Turn the body to where you need the left stop to be or when off, remove the turret from the body and reposition the turret to where you need the left stop to be.
Can you turn it off if you don't need it to spray at all?
Not this specific head. Only the bigger commercial grade ones have a shut off feature on the head.
How do you make the spray softer? Like a mist?
I’m not aware of a way to intentionally do that. Usually the higher the pressure the smaller the droplets it sprayers. Typically you want the 40 psi so the droplets aren’t a mist and never make it to the intended watering location (lawn). If you need misters, there are other sprinkler parts that can do this.
How do you adjust the distance if you want to reduce it?
Either swapping out nozzle or screwing down set screw to deflect water.
@@thesprinklerchannel thanks, appreciate your help.
So the unit isn't really "fixed" for the left stop but aimed a certain way.
Not sure I understand. Can you expound?
You can't adjust the left stop with the Rainbird adjustment tool. Need to grab pop up riser and turn or unscrew the cap, remove the inside assembly and reposition so that the left stop will be where you need it to be
what tool do you use to adjust the sprinkler head?
It’s just the Rain Bird tool. It’s talked a little bit about in this video
How To Adjust the Rain Bird 5000 Sprinkler Rotor Head
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How can I tell visually whether my 5000’s have the slip clutch, vs. the earlier ones that just broke if you tried to force them to the left?
Great question, I am going to look into this as I am not sure how they are differentiated. Leave a comment here if you find out before I do. Thanks!
@@thesprinklerchannel I did get in touch with a tech at Rain Bird who told me that all part-circle 5000 Series have the slip clutch and always have. That directly contradicts everything I’ve ever heard so I’m still looking for more feedback on this.
@@KSMike1 If I were to have broke mine like you stated in your initial comment, would I be able to determine that by the fact that it no longer seems to have a left stopping point when trying to rotate it?
@@jessenelson9768 I believe so. I love these heads but getting accurate information about them seems to be like pulling teeth.
@@KSMike1 lol I’m about to take it apart right now and see myself … I’ll let you know my findings 😂
Is there a difference between Rain Bird and K Rain?
Different brands, a little different. I’ll have to make one for k rain
What do you have to do to move left stop more to the right?
Either remove it from body and reinstall or play “ring around the rosie” with adjusting left stop followed by right stop (not letting them overlap is the point) until you make it almost full circle / wherever you need it.
Awesome if you could do a video how to readjust the left stop if you go too far left while adjusting the right stop at the same time.
how can I watch or find more your videos?
Just click or search “Th Sprinkler Channel” then click on “Videos”. All of them will be found there. Subscribe and it will be easier to find them next time. Thanks for asking!
Thank you
Can that be done safely with the Hunter rotors? (with Hunter it would of course be the fixed right stop)
Hunter does not have the slip clutch.
@@thesprinklerchannel ok thanks
What can you do if it’s to far left? Thanks
You’ll want to turn it left until it’s 360 then use the arc slot to reduce the right side so you can continue bringing the left side around until it’s where you need it and then re-adjust the right side. Just keep the right side “ahead” of the left side as you bring it around to where you need it. Or you could remove the head from body and reinstall it with the left side pointing closer to where you need it then adjust from there. Either will work.
@@thesprinklerchannel Can you please explain this answer another way?
@@st.patrick2207 probably the easiest solution is to remove the head from the body when it is in the left position and then screw it back on with the left position where you need it. Other option: Just keep adjusting the left going left until you get back around to where you need it. Only caveat as it will want to keep the right "edge" ahead of the left as the left makes its way around counter clockwise.
@@thesprinklerchannel Thanks for the reply. Why do they recommend “no pipe dope” on the connections? Is PTFE tape safe for irrigation?
Just call it a democrat and go about your business
Are the 3500 the same way
Great question. They very similar besides one small detail. Just barely published "How to Adjust the Rain Bird 3500 Rotor Sprinkler Head" that explains how to do it with the 3500s.
Confusing and dark photos. Too far from the camera. Needs a step-by-step instructions.
You can’t adjust to the left while it’s running, you will ruin your head
Thank you for adding this clarification!
@@thesprinklerchannel you betcha, been doing alot of trial and error
Thank you!