Installing The Correct Nozzle Correctly Rainbird 5000 Rotor Head
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Welcome to The Sprinkler Channel everyone! Today we are looking at the Rainbird 5000 sprinkler rotor head. We are talking about the flow rates for each nozzle that you should get with your Rainbird 5000 sprinkler head and how to pick the right one for your lawn area given the amount of water pressure you have at that sprinkler head and so on. Then we will be showing you how to install that nozzle correctly into the new sprinkler head to ensure it sprays correctly and you don't end up losing it when you turn the water on! Come along for the journey and let's learn something new. As always let us know if you have questions or other items about sprinklers you would like to learn.
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So nice when someone can explain things in a simple direct way. A true teacher.
Exactly what I needed. Great content and presentation! Thank you!
This is the best video i've seen describing how the entire process works. Thanks for doing this for us.
I appreciate your video on this topic. Made it pretty simple to follow. Thanks
Thanks for the video very informative. I just fix my sprinkler yesterday and this helped out alot!! Much appreciated 🙏 have a awesome day good sir.
Great detail info, thx for taking your time going over everything, looking forward for more posting
Thanks Jay, let us know what would be helpful.
wow thanks alot...I am going to try this tomorrow.
Excelente explicación, muchas gracias
This was really helpful. Thanks or making this clear and thorough!
Thanks Russ, let us know what else would be helpful.
Thanks! Great video!
Very thorough …thanks
Thank you for doing this video
Great videos
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Great Job!
excellent video, thanks
Very helpful, thank ya
I just found your channel and the way you present information is awesome. Thank you for going over the details, the Y, and the how. Great job
great info.
Nice explanation. Thank you! 0
Great vid. Thanks! I believe you forgot to mention how the circular flow tabs (1.5, 2.0, or 1.0LA, 1.5LA, etc.) can be pulled from the tree and inserted into the top of the sprinkler head. On mine, there is a slightly recessed circle with 'crosshairs' on the top of the sprinkler head, to the right of the '5000'. Insert the circular flow tab into that recessed circle to label whatever nozzle you have in that sprinkler head. They are easily removable -and reusable- if you need to swap nozzles. Cheers!
True, some do have those, some are just on the given nozzle.
Two of our zones run across the slipped area from right to left. We have noticed that there are sections remaining dry. Would the angled nozzles be better on these sloped sections?
Thanks for you video. Seems that documentation on these nozzles is pretty lacking so your video has helped me a lot.
Couple of questions for you:
I imagine the data sheet numbers for the nozzles numbers relate to the pressure the head is receiving?
It seems logical that the more heads you have, each will drop the pressure in the zone, and the amount it drops will depend on the nuzzle number you choose?
What would be the best way to calculate the overall pressure in the Zone? - remove one head and install a pressure gauge via some kind of T? then change the nozzle and check the PSI on the gauge? then once completed, remove the gauge?
Thanks for taking time to answer.
You’re exactly right!
Your video is very clear and easy to follow. How do I remove the nozzle when I need to change to a different one?
Just unscrew the set screw which is what you see in front of the nozzle if you are looking at it straight on. The set screw comes down to hold the nozzle in and if it continues to go down then it will start deflecting the spray pattern this shortening the spray distance.
@@thesprinklerchannel To remove the nozzle, I found using a tiny pair of needle nose pliers placed in the nozzle hole allows enough pull to remove the nozzle. The nozzle is VERY difficult to remove otherwise. Again thank you for sharing your clear concise video. 👍
Great information and thank you for explaining in detail the different types of nozzles. I have been told that the screw that holds the nozzle in place should be adjusted to break-up the flow of water, but I don't see that in your video. Is that really a thing I should do?
No, only used if needing to shorten the throw distance. Designed for coverage without the set screw deflecting water stream.
I was told the same thing. Thanks for the clarification!@@thesprinklerchannel
Thanks for the video and explanation of the chart (still quite foggy, though, for my brain ;) ). I thought the screw was not only to help hold the nozzle, but also adjust the spray, but it does not come down into the spray area of the hole to change the spray at all. I have tried 3 different nozzles, and (low pressure and standard) and found that they all have a pee stream at the top of the arc and very little spray in the rest of the arc. Any way to get more even spray instead of stream?
If functioning properly, the screw should deflect the water spray after being screwed down past a certain point. Pee streams are usually seen when the nozzle gets blown out of the sprinkler head. If you have a sprinkler supply store nearby I would take in to them and see what is going. Sounds like something weird is going on that shouldn't be and hard to diagnose with being in person. Hope this still helps somehow.
Good demonstration. How to know which is side of the nozzle piece is up and which side is down? How to make sure I put the nozzle correct side up?
Slanted side slanting downward
Remember, once you have a rotor spraying water, the internal pipe pressure drops to near ZERO. This is for ONE rotor. So your no flow (zone off) water pressure might be 50PSI. Once you start the zone, your zone pipe pressure drops to near nothing.
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Have a bare area . Was wondering why then I started testing out my system and my nozzle flew off and I tried to put in a new but for some. Reason that one has so much pressure
Just make sure the screw is screwed down enough before operating. Lots of variables can contribute to high pressure.
On the 325s sprinklers, are the Low Flow nozzles the same concept as the Low Angle nozzles you are talking about in this video?
Hi Nicholas, are you referring to the Rain Bird 3500 series rotor heads? Low flow will be different than low angle nozzles. Low flow nozzles precipitation rates will be lower aka less water per minute but the low angle just has a low angle of trajectory as it exits the nozzle to decrease the amount of what that gets carried away in windy conditions. As for low flow type of nozzles. There will be a video being published in the near future talking allow about Hunter MP Rotators and Rain Bird's equivalent that nozzles that are water conserving nozzles or what we could call low flow nozzles. Hope this helps, let us know if this answered your question.
Also, if you have too big of a nozzle for your water pressure, you’ll get a lot of water shooting too short distance without a nice even “rain curtain” pattern.
Yes, proper design is a critical element. Thanks for the input and clarification.
How do you take the OLD blue insert out?
Rain bird tool after unscrewing set screw or just turn on sprinkler head and should fly out under pressure without set screw retaining it
So long at my new 5000+...no nozzle in place yet... Need to flush it but I see what looks like a white mesh filter in the opening... Will that let it flush debris before installing a nozzle?
I wasn’t aware of that but I would see if I could gently remove it, otherwise it may be permanently fixed in there. You just don’t want to loose it if you turn on water and it goes flying out.
I am trying to adjust the flow of water out of the nozzle. I used the 1.5 standard but the flow is too strong. How do you adjust the water flow?
Installing a smaller nozzle will reduce the water flow.
Quick question, how do you remove a nozzle if you want to change it out to a different one?
Typically will either use tool to pry it out which usually will damage it but that doesn’t usually matter since I won’t be reusing nozzle or unscrew it and then turn on water which will normally pop it out
I bought a complete System from rainbird but some sprinkler have a to wide angle. Can you explain me , which nozzle has the smallest water jet ?
I think it will be the .75 nozzle. If you look at the holes in the nozzle set, it should be noticeable which one is the smallest if there isn’t a .75 one.
did you buy the In ground irrigation set? Does it fit the 5000 Rainbirds
Sorry, A likely duh question. I have 4 5000's on each run that a guy put in a while ago. My waterline has 100PSI I thinhk I was told. do I look at the 100PSI listing for each head (which doesn't exist) or 25PSI
Most likely neither. He probably stated it for the beginning of system psi, you would need to measure at the head. You could reverse engineer it and just see how far a head sprays, measure that distance and then reference the charts to see what psi sprays that far. Otherwise just adjust them to get the results / coverage you need.
I have just one suggestion, your videos are great but why don’t you take the sprinkler heads apart so you don’t have to fight with the spring when you were showing the instructions. Maybe show her to work with it with the spring in the ground with the transition into one that’s been taken apart so it’s easier for you. Just a suggestion keep up the good work
Great suggestion. Thanks Mike!
Question how easy is it to remove the existing nozzle before you’re able to install the replacement one?
verily easy!
@@thesprinklerchannel it gets harder as it ages
Can a 42 and 32 be on the same zone? Rain bird should tell people to get nozzles.
As long as you have rotor heads on one zone and pop up heads on another then you are good.
What does it mean if there is water leaking around the rotor?
Either not screwed on properly from the base connection or the seal around the neck of the head might be damaged or have some dirt stuck in it.
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I have 100 psi for my water. How many rainbird 42SA+ head can I installed on a single line?
In order to know how many heads a zone can handle, you will also need to now water flow (gpm) you have available. Also factors that can also include friction loss depending on distance and turns and sizing of pipe using. Then you will want to reference the nozzle chart for the given head and do some math to see how many heads you can safely install per zone. Also remember too much pressure can be problematic just as much as too little. Ideal pressure at heads* is usually around 40-45 psi. High pressure will cause the heads to mist more than spray resulting in water loss. With high pressure, a pressure regulator should be considered. We will probably come out with a video at some point going into more topic about sprinkler design but it is a more advanced topic if you are going to do it right and at this point it might be wise to get the counsel of your local sprinkler supply store until we can get some content published to explain more in detail on this topic.
@@thesprinklerchannel I have 100psi with 10GPM. Do you think I can put 4 rotary heads on a single line for a Rain Bird 5000?
@@supersaiyan6556 as long as they don't exceed the 10 gpm collectively (the short response)*
@@thesprinklerchannel if 4 heads are 30 ft from one another, what do you think?
how did you get the old nozzle out?
I usually just use the tool and put the end into the eye of the nozzle and pop it out. Usually I don’t need to reuse it so I’m not worried about damaging it. Or you can turn on the water and it should blow it out with the pressure of the water after backing out the set screw enough.
Hey, you did not say which end goes up....or can it go in any way up?
The notch on the nozzle will be at top to allow set screw to come down and hold nozzle in.
I found out that if you adjust the distance too far counterclockwise.... it shoots your nozzle across the yard like a potato cannon.
I like the analogy. You are right. If you back out the screw all the way, there is nothing to hold in the nozzle and once the water turns on or if it is already on, bye bye nozzle and begins the “find the nozzle in the grass” game.
Yep. I lost my adjustment screw. How can I replace? Does anyone know?
@@user-xf3il8xx3i this happened to me just a couple of hours ago. I’m assuming I have to buy a new sprinkler head
Did anyone find a way to replace the screw?
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how do you change a nozzle? I can't remove my current nozzle after backing out screw
Try using the Rain Bird tool to pry it out through the opening on the nozzle. It may get damaged but should come out.
@@thesprinklerchannel I found that it damages the nozzle, yet still doesn't come out. Instead I have learned to use allen tool and pull the nozzle out
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what do the screws do on the nozzle head?
Holds nozzle in the head and if screwed down enough deflects the water reducing radius / distance it sprays
How do you check your water pressure?
Hook up a water pressure gauge to any threaded T or elbow on the main line or zone or filter or back-flow preventer. Each zone may be different depending on design and number of heads and installed nozzles if checking while running a zone.
hi... where do we get those charts??
There should be a link to it in the description or on Rainbird’s website.
If you lose the screw, where can I go to purchase a replacement screw of the exact same size?
I’d try the nearest sprinkler parts store that only sells sprinkler supplies
Or possibly online
Show how to change nozzle, how to remove one to replace with different nozzle
Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
How do you take that dumb nozzle out?
Unscrew the either use adjustment tool or turn on water will usually do it