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From YouTube: Squeeze Every Drop - Sunken or Tilted Spray Heads
Description
Robert Reaves shows you how to re-adjust sunken or tilted spray heads in your irrigation system.
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Hi
I'm
Robert
Reaves,
with
the
Oklahoma
City
Water,
Utilities
Department,
and
today
we're
going
to
show
you
how
to
raise
sunken
spray.
Heads
suck
and
spray
heads
are
a
common
problem
in
the
landscape
as
the
roots
get
thicker
and
the
top
growth
gets
taller
many
times
the
spray
heads
will
sink
or
settle
down
in
the
ground
and
they
can't
water
the
lawn
properly.
This
leads
to
brown
spots
in
the
lawn
to
take
care
of
this
problem.
The
first
step
is
to
run
the
zone
and
flag
the
sunken
spray
heads
while
the
zone
is
running.
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It's
a
good
idea
to
also
watch
for
nozzles
that
are
clogged
broken
or
spray.
Heads
that
are
broken
to
raise
sunken
head.
You'll
need
a
few
tools
to
make
the
job
run,
smoothly
a
hand
trowel
and
shovel
a
bucket
to
dump
the
soil.
1/2
inch,
riser
extensions,
and
these
will
have
a
male
thread
and
a
female
thread
end
a
sharp
knife
or
a
pipe
cutter
to
cut
the
riser
extension
to
the
proper
height
funny
pipe
and
funny
pipe
fittings.
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Just
in
case
there
are
problems
with
the
funny
pipe
connections
and
a
ruler
to
measure
how
far
the
spray
head
is
below
grade
dig
a
small
area
around
each
sprinkler
head
lifting
up
the
turf
sod.
This
will
expose
the
sunken
spray
head,
take
a
ruler
and
measure
the
number
of
inches
needed
to
raise
the
spray
head
to
grade
level.
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If
the
nozzle
is
spraying
the
wrong
direction
ratchet
around
the
stem
and
tell
you
of
the
correct
position
or
you
can
turn
the
entire
body
of
the
spray
to
place
it
in
the
right
position,
another
common
problem
in
irrigation
systems
are
sprinkler.
Heads
that
are
tilted
just
a
few
degrees
of
tilt
will
seriously
affect
the
performance
and
will
likely
cause
brown
spots
in
the
line.
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Sprinklers
that
are
out
of
alignment
can
be
caused
by
a
number
of
reasons:
tree
roots
cars,
rough
play
in
the
yard,
shifting
ground
or
even
moles
and
Gophers.
In
most
situations,
fixing
sprinklers
out
of
alignment
is
a
simple
process.
The
usual
method
is
to
dig
around
the
rotor
or
spray
head
move
the
soil
around
straighten
the
sprinkler,
so
that
it
is
straight
in
level
with
the
soil
grade
pack
in
the
soil
tightly,
and
you
are
done
when
tree
roots
are
the
culprit.