Thank you so much for this tutorial with the tip to use thread tape for leaks!!...I am headed to Ace hardware for sprinkler heads...thankfully my lawn is "postage stamp" size!
I k ow psi or gpm has come up a lot in the comments. Just take a five gallon Lowe's bucket and let it fill under your faucet for a minute then measure, easy way to tell!
Anybody looking for cheap 25 foot hoses. Go to Lowe's and get the RV/Camper hoses. They're cheaper than garden hoses and actually better. I noticed you had leaks. The cheap Orbits don't leak except around the black top part. Save the spikes and use yours. Never had an Orbit spike leak. 🐀🐾
Why do you Americans use screw in hose fittings instead of quick connect fittings. Having to screw them fittings in and off would drive me nuts. Great vid tho
Thanks for the video. I am able to run 4 sprinklers with a 25 foot radius and get great coverage and enough water. These sprinklers will be my saving grace this summer. I will be able to set 3 zones and with a timer, I will be able to water my entire yard easily over two days. It sets up really quickly and much better than constantly moving a single sprinkler around.
I have just started following your channel and am using an above ground sprinkler system due to cost and this video helped me so much. Helped me make sure I was doing everything correctly. Thank you!
Same thing but with wobbler sprinkler heads works even better - I built one myself and big water droplets prevent losing water through fine mist spray blowing away.
This was the first time I ever used it. I now have enough of them that they are stationary and I just move them to mow and then know exactly where I need to put them back so it's pretty much the same every time.
I bought 4 of those today but it didn’t pop correctly. So I had to reduce it 2 and 2 :( I will play around with it again tomorrow. The length of four houses may have been a factor (65m), as I haven’t cut the garden hose I half yet.
holly65584 I was using the MP rotators 2000 and 3000- I might have been able to have more heads pop with the 1000’s. it’s hard to say- depends on pressure flow rate and diameter of the hose. Here in Australia a standard garden hose is 12mm. So many more heads pop up now I’m using 19mm Polly pipe as part of my irrigation system that was installed.
Hey Ryan , Thanks for sharing great videos ! Just a thought before I put my order ,,, thinking this is 3 years old post do we have modern system like Hunter I20 which can be DIY as well ? or is this not possible to customize based on Channel hose design ?
Bought the rain bird 32ETI kit and it works well. But then again it's my first sprinkler system. Home depot had it on sale for $70 for the whole kit. Not bad
I always hate those darn hoses that kink so easy whenever they are bent for any reason. I got some 90 degrees elbows so I don't have to make a bend at the corner where hoses get connected to the spike and all. Not sure if it was really necessary or not, but as cheap as they are, I just thought I'd give them a try to see if they work out well or not. I was laughing at Home Depot when I went to get all the parts that you identified in your video. Half the items are indifferent locations in the store and virtually no one in my local store had a clue as to what they sold when I asked for the parts. To make sure the elbows worked with a garden hose on the threads, I had to go out to the garden area of the store just to get a hose to test the part on.
Would it possible for you to show how to assemble the pieces together without the POV? I've tried watching this to assemble the pieces, but get nauseous every time and can't make it through a minute of this.
Hey Ryan, Thanks for this great information. Do I need to stick to 25 foot hoses between sprinklers or can you use 50 foot hoses? I really like the new lightweight hoses but have not found any 25 foot hoses that are priced good..also do you uses 5/8" or 1`/2"..Thanks Pal!
awesome video. this might be a dumb question, is the sprinkler head a male thread or female thread? I'm about to purchase but don't know which to choose.
Very nice simple setup. I may use this for my backyard. Put it on a timer. Maybe make it a more semi-permanent solution for the time being. Just something simple I can do in a weekend that gets the job done that I can afford..
I am a bit confused I would like something simple to get started here. You have got the 5 pack but what is with the rotary sprayers. Is that something different or is that the inside of the 5 pack set up? Will the 5 pack work by itself?
Me too. I've been working on a pattern to reconnect an old in-ground system on a well. This will not only help, but maybe I'll skip the in-ground altogether.
Hi Ryan I purchased this setup and notice that the heads do not rotate. I have water coming out perfectly but no rotation. Do u know what i need to do?
I've tried this over the weekend and failed miserably. Don't have enough flow and pressure to maintain a full spray. The end of my line reads about 10psi. I'd like to know how all of you who do this manage to pull it off with the home faucet pressure. Are you adding a pump?
I did this years ago with pulsating sprinklers. With my 2 irrigation hook ups and 7 sprinklers I could water my whole 1/2 acre of grass at once. People freaked out even though I only watered 2 to three times a week. Now I do it with 3 sprinklers at a time running almost constantly to cover the whole thing and people are happy. Go figure. 😂
My HOA would crap a cow over the above ground hose and chain link fence. consider yourself lucky you don't have to deal with my grass Gestapo. great job BTW.
I'm not getting how to adjust the distance and the angle. I can rotate it but not adjust the angle. Looks like it is at 280 but want it at 180. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Hi Ryan, The pull ring flush cap on the Hunter pro spray base, after you unscrew it and attach the sprinkler head, is there any reason to save it or do you just throw it away?
This was a nice video on an interesting topic, thanks! Do you have any kind of timer at the spigot or other automation (phone control?) For sprinklers? Any thoughts on hoses and connectors? Is the rainwater collection for the garden?
I just got the cheapest hoses I could find (25 foot between sprinklers works well) and I don't use a timer because our spigot leaks a little bit so I don't want to have it on all the time. Rainwater is mainly for the garden, yes.
I tried to connect a couple broadcast sprinklers but after the first one, the second wouldn't work...not enough water pressure, wonder if this is a better option
I have pretty good pressure but these also seem to work a little better without too much pressure. Only way you could find out would be to try it I guess.
Great DIY Educational Irrigation system video! Sadly my water pressure isn't all that great, but my Front Lawn would greatly appreciate an Irrigation system... Could I do a "Temporary" above ground system using 3/8" ID PVC to increase the pressure I need for 2 MP Rotor 3000 360° Heads AND a 60' Drip Line for my Vegetable Garden? At the end (Garden Side) I would use a "T Fitting" for a system drain for Fall Preparation... Thanks again for your knowlage and assistance! Take care, 🤓-Thomas Western Washington State
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care the different spray heads are all 1/2" female pipe thread which will that fit on a 1/2" male riser. I might do a video, check out my page if get time...trying to get better. Always like your vids.
I thought I was good but than You come along and do it so much better. You do it perfect but I would use black Poly very easy and cheap. I am so much older and got hooked on all this for years and am 80y. You are so perfect and so much better than me! Richard in Australia Your parents need to be very proud!!!
Hi Ryan, I have a similar shaped front yard as your side yard it's 18 x 53 or just under 1k sqft approx how big is that side strip of your yard? Thanks for the video, I will be using this type of setup to water my lawn this year.
I did a quick measurement again this morning and it looks like mine is 17x63 so you should be good to go with a similar setup as the one I used. Good luck!
I haven't tested the gpm but I have very good water pressure. These heads don't take a lot of pressure to work though so it might be a good option for lower pressure as well
How much water pressure would you need to run around 4 of these heads in a line? I have well water and the pump i have isnt the strongest. Not nearly what most people have for pressure on city water.
I'd say you would probably need more in order to run 4. I don't know the exact pressure as I haven't tested mine but running 4 usually takes decent pressure.
The point is that you don't move them around much at all....once you figure out your lawn it's pretty easy to set them up the same way every time and it's not bad
I wish i'd made a set like this when doing my buried system. I may use it for getting some drier spots up against the neighbors yard that the system doesn't quite reach.
Very cool! Awesome video man. My OCD has to say this: you wrapped the thread tape backwards, but other than that looks perfect :)
Interesting system but the music drove me crazy
agree, why do people put the lousy music on their vids?
I hadn't noticed... till now. *rolly eye face*
Choices are limited, non copyrighted music only on UA-cam
100
@@stephanpatko then NO MUSIC
Thank you so much for this tutorial with the tip to use thread tape for leaks!!...I am headed to Ace hardware for sprinkler heads...thankfully my lawn is "postage stamp" size!
Good info. Music very annoying.
I k ow psi or gpm has come up a lot in the comments. Just take a five gallon Lowe's bucket and let it fill under your faucet for a minute then measure, easy way to tell!
Very interesting information Ryan, thank you. I'm going to implement this setup on my weed patch.
Gratuitous use of that sound loop...
Anybody looking for cheap 25 foot hoses. Go to Lowe's and get the RV/Camper hoses. They're cheaper than garden hoses and actually better. I noticed you had leaks. The cheap Orbits don't leak except around the black top part. Save the spikes and use yours. Never had an Orbit spike leak. 🐀🐾
i’d like to keep the hoses out for a couple weeks without killing the grass underneath. any suggestions to keep the hose elevated. thanks.
Why do you Americans use screw in hose fittings instead of quick connect fittings. Having to screw them fittings in and off would drive me nuts. Great vid tho
Cost.
exercise
Cause quick connects get corrosion then it’s no good
Don't think he is going to be unscrewing the hoses...probably store them connected
Because screwing is fun
What water pressure were you getting to run 4 sprinklers
What's up Ryan? I wanted to thank you for the video. I loved the idea as i was struggling with sprinklers. This has worked great!
Glad to help!
So does the sprinkler cover everything from sprinkler out to end of coverage>
Thanks for the video. I am able to run 4 sprinklers with a 25 foot radius and get great coverage and enough water. These sprinklers will be my saving grace this summer. I will be able to set 3 zones and with a timer, I will be able to water my entire yard easily over two days. It sets up really quickly and much better than constantly moving a single sprinkler around.
I have just started following your channel and am using an above ground sprinkler system due to cost and this video helped me so much. Helped me make sure I was doing everything correctly. Thank you!
Same thing but with wobbler sprinkler heads works even better - I built one myself and big water droplets prevent losing water through fine mist spray blowing away.
With all that moving around the system you might as well just water your grass with the hose!
This was the first time I ever used it. I now have enough of them that they are stationary and I just move them to mow and then know exactly where I need to put them back so it's pretty much the same every time.
I got 5 sprinklers running with this model, worked like charm. Video was great help for a rookie like me.
Glad to help!
I bought 4 of those today but it didn’t pop correctly. So I had to reduce it 2 and 2 :(
I will play around with it again tomorrow. The length of four houses may have been a factor (65m), as I haven’t cut the garden hose I half yet.
@@MrRodgerMoore Good to know, thanks. I've found definite length limitations with soaker hoses. Did you come up with a max distance?
holly65584 I was using the MP rotators 2000 and 3000- I might have been able to have more heads pop with the 1000’s. it’s hard to say- depends on pressure flow rate and diameter of the hose. Here in Australia a standard garden hose is 12mm. So many more heads pop up now I’m using 19mm Polly pipe as part of my irrigation system that was installed.
Thats a nice little setup. Hunter heads are good stuff
Just wanted to say thanks -- I just installed a three-zone (probably should be four) setup using your system, and it's pretty great.
Awesome! Hope it works out well for you.
what is your home water pressure to get all of those heads to work properly.
I actually don't know for sure but I have pretty good pressure. The nice thing about these heads is that they work under fairly low pressure.
Hey Ryan , Thanks for sharing great videos ! Just a thought before I put my order ,,, thinking this is 3 years old post do we have modern system like Hunter I20 which can be DIY as well ? or is this not possible to customize based on Channel hose design ?
I think you can take any base and head combo that you would like and put it on a spike like this
Great question. Did you find anything substantially better?
Who does that sound the Maxi paw
This video gave me vertigo!
Bought the rain bird 32ETI kit and it works well. But then again it's my first sprinkler system. Home depot had it on sale for $70 for the whole kit. Not bad
Very cool just curious how many of those mp rotors can run at the same time off the hose
It depends on water pressure...in my case 3-4
How do these sprinklers water the immediate areas surrounding it? It looks like the head is spraying the water far from the area closer to the head.
Multiple sprinklers with head to head coverage
I always hate those darn hoses that kink so easy whenever they are bent for any reason. I got some 90 degrees elbows so I don't have to make a bend at the corner where hoses get connected to the spike and all. Not sure if it was really necessary or not, but as cheap as they are, I just thought I'd give them a try to see if they work out well or not. I was laughing at Home Depot when I went to get all the parts that you identified in your video. Half the items are indifferent locations in the store and virtually no one in my local store had a clue as to what they sold when I asked for the parts. To make sure the elbows worked with a garden hose on the threads, I had to go out to the garden area of the store just to get a hose to test the part on.
Is that orange tool necessary? Would a screw driver work?
You can probably use a screwdriver
Would it possible for you to show how to assemble the pieces together without the POV? I've tried watching this to assemble the pieces, but get nauseous every time and can't make it through a minute of this.
Hey Ryan, Thanks for this great information. Do I need to stick to 25 foot hoses between sprinklers or can you use 50 foot hoses? I really like the new lightweight hoses but have not found any 25 foot hoses that are priced good..also do you uses 5/8" or 1`/2"..Thanks Pal!
awesome video. this might be a dumb question, is the sprinkler head a male thread or female thread? I'm about to purchase but don't know which to choose.
yes! I did this before irrigation as well. those heads work way better than normal sprinklers.
I am liking it so far!
Very nice simple setup. I may use this for my backyard. Put it on a timer. Maybe make it a more semi-permanent solution for the time being. Just something simple I can do in a weekend that gets the job done that I can afford..
Found this via Google search. This is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! Wish somebody could set it up for me. :-/
I am a bit confused I would like something simple to get started here. You have got the 5 pack but what is with the rotary sprayers. Is that something different or is that the inside of the 5 pack set up? Will the 5 pack work by itself?
Love your video's! Trying to watch this at my work desk so, I turne the volume down when the music starts and back up when you are speaking. :)
How much is you water pressure and GPM? Trying to figure out how many you can chain is tricky. Can you do a video on underground irrigation systems.
How do I know Which heads will work best for my lawn
I like this for figuring out a layout
Me too. I've been working on a pattern to reconnect an old in-ground system on a well. This will not only help, but maybe I'll skip the in-ground altogether.
Nice video but have well water and get nervous about running it dry.
Okay video but dude, the music!! Please no
With this type of system do you need to worry about backflow into the water supply?
Hi Ryan
I purchased this setup and notice that the heads do not rotate. I have water coming out perfectly but no rotation. Do u know what i need to do?
Hmm only time I've seen that is not enough water pressure.
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care - yeah that was the problem. I was leaking water on one of the sprinklers. I used a white tape and all are good now
Perfect!
Ya did the same thing with 1/2 inch PVC pipe years ago. Made it so could take it apart for winter and store it.
I've tried this over the weekend and failed miserably. Don't have enough flow and pressure to maintain a full spray. The end of my line reads about 10psi. I'd like to know how all of you who do this manage to pull it off with the home faucet pressure. Are you adding a pump?
I have really good water pressure at home. You could certainly add a lawn pump to it to boost the pressure
What’s the pressure coming out of your faucet ?
Do you have to disassemble and store this setup in the winter months? Seems like a good setup!
Any tips for dealing with excess hose length?
That’s an awesome system you rigged up I’m gonna steal that and use it on my lawn this year
Giving this a shot with 4 Rainbird 32SA's. Thanks for the idea Ryan.
whats the reason behind smelly water thats coming out of the lawn sprinkler? seems like every house is like that, where is the water coming from?
Water sitting in the pipes gets pretty stale very quickly
Do you happen to know your gpm and water pressure? Thanks
Do you leave the spikes in place, nobody touches them, and you don't hit them with the lawn mower?
I just picked them up and move it about a foot out of the way and then put them back
Nice, my brother did something similar but using pvc pipe. I was looking for cheaper methods to do at my place, but pipe could be cheaper.
I did this years ago with pulsating sprinklers. With my 2 irrigation hook ups and 7 sprinklers I could water my whole 1/2 acre of grass at once. People freaked out even though I only watered 2 to three times a week. Now I do it with 3 sprinklers at a time running almost constantly to cover the whole thing and people are happy. Go figure. 😂
Sean, can I ask which sprinklers/hoses you used to put this together?
Couldn’t take the music
What kind of water pressure do you have for those four heads?
Ever thought about adding a shoot date to the video? maybe in the description?
How was your water bill since you started to water your lawn?
My HOA would crap a cow over the above ground hose and chain link fence. consider yourself lucky you don't have to deal with my grass Gestapo. great job BTW.
Sounds like I'm lucky to be where I'm at!
What kind of water pressure comes out of your spigot? Wondering if my water pressure would accommodate.
You should be able to run 3 on 60psi
What’s you gpm and pressure?
Where is Darude - Sandstorm when you need it?
I'm not getting how to adjust the distance and the angle. I can rotate it but not adjust the angle. Looks like it is at 280 but want it at 180. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Right where it is spraying out of the top you should be able to spin that to adjust the angle. That metal ring right below the colored portion.
Ryan can I use K-Rain 13-ft - 15-ft 360° Adjustable Rotary Nozzle instead????
You can probably use whatever heads you would like but I just really prefer the mp rotators.
Hi Ryan,
The pull ring flush cap on the Hunter pro spray base, after you unscrew it and attach the sprinkler head, is there any reason to save it or
do you just throw it away?
I save mine.
What’s your GPM? PSI?
Hi Ryan! Awesome vid! do you know if there will be enough psi to string 5 sprinklers? thanks!
I can do 3-4 and I have very good water pressure
Use 10 times more teflon tape than you use.
This was a nice video on an interesting topic, thanks! Do you have any kind of timer at the spigot or other automation (phone control?) For sprinklers? Any thoughts on hoses and connectors? Is the rainwater collection for the garden?
I just got the cheapest hoses I could find (25 foot between sprinklers works well) and I don't use a timer because our spigot leaks a little bit so I don't want to have it on all the time. Rainwater is mainly for the garden, yes.
Just wondering what your psi and gpm is like. I have very low ( on a well) so wondering if it would work well.enough
I'm actually not sure but we have pretty good water pressure.
I tried to connect a couple broadcast sprinklers but after the first one, the second wouldn't work...not enough water pressure, wonder if this is a better option
I have pretty good pressure but these also seem to work a little better without too much pressure. Only way you could find out would be to try it I guess.
Do you need to move the hose in between watering? I’ve found leaving a hose on the ground will kill the grass beneath it.
I move things out of the way when not in use
I saw you are using 5/8 hoses. I was planning to use 3/4 hose with three MP3000 with 40 psi. Can I use 5/8 hose you think ?
40 probably won't be enough psi
@@ryanknorrlawncare I was wrong at the spigot I have 60 psi will it work you think then?
@@ryanknorrlawncare how about 60 psi at spigot?
youre better off hiring an irrigation tech.
Do you have to have the 1/2 riser to connect the sprinkler head to the spike? Can you do it without it?
The spike has a different thread size if I remember correctly so you need that adapter in the middle.
This will be my next project before the spring.
I have pretty much the same setup. What's the best way to winterize it when the time comes? Thanks.
I haven't really done anything with mine other than take it apart and let the hoses and sprinklers air out.
First 45 seconds made me feel dizzy
Great DIY Educational Irrigation system video!
Sadly my water pressure isn't all that great, but my Front Lawn would greatly appreciate an Irrigation system...
Could I do a "Temporary" above ground system using 3/8" ID PVC to increase the pressure I need for 2 MP Rotor 3000 360° Heads AND a 60' Drip Line for my Vegetable Garden?
At the end (Garden Side) I would use a "T Fitting" for a system drain for Fall Preparation...
Thanks again for your knowlage and assistance!
Take care,
🤓-Thomas
Western Washington State
I'm not certain on that temporary fix but I would assume it could work....a plumber would be able to tell you more
@@ryanknorrlawncare
Thank you for your speedy response!
Have a wonderful Easter!
🤓-Thomas
You can just put the sprinkler head on a 6" riser, no need for pop body on an above ground set up. Should save about $5 a sprinkler that way.
You could but I like the additional control with being able to put different heads in there for distance angle adjustment etc
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care the different spray heads are all 1/2" female pipe thread which will that fit on a 1/2" male riser.
I might do a video, check out my page if get time...trying to get better. Always like your vids.
Does it have to be a Hunter Sprinkler Head or can you use any in ground system...like from Rain Bird or Orbit?
You can use whatever you like
@@ryanknorrlawncare Love your videos, thank you so much!
I thought I was good but than You come along and do it so much better. You do it perfect but I would use black Poly very easy and cheap. I am so much older and got hooked on all this for years and am 80y. You are so perfect and so much better than me! Richard in Australia Your parents need to be very proud!!!
Hi Ryan, I have a similar shaped front yard as your side yard it's 18 x 53 or just under 1k sqft approx how big is that side strip of your yard? Thanks for the video, I will be using this type of setup to water my lawn this year.
I did a quick measurement again this morning and it looks like mine is 17x63 so you should be good to go with a similar setup as the one I used. Good luck!
How many mp3000 to cover 63ft?
what is your psi/gpm using this setup (prior to your in-ground)?
I haven't tested the gpm but I have very good water pressure. These heads don't take a lot of pressure to work though so it might be a good option for lower pressure as well
Nice video love the music!
How much water pressure would you need to run around 4 of these heads in a line? I have well water and the pump i have isnt the strongest. Not nearly what most people have for pressure on city water.
I'd say you would probably need more in order to run 4. I don't know the exact pressure as I haven't tested mine but running 4 usually takes decent pressure.
Awesome ill have to experiment, thanks for the reply!
Just ordered 4 of everything and am going to try this. It looks like it works awesome. Thanks for sharing
Awesome...hope it works great for you!
What length of hose did you use? And was your heads full or half?
I used 25 ft hoses. I'm not sure on heads but the ones I have are linked in the description.
what kind of Hose did you use to connect the sprinklers
I found the cheapest 25ft hoses I could find and just use those. Somewhere around $10 each.
Like very helpful
which short hoses did you buy to connect all these?
Cheapest 25ft I could find
What is your water pressure regulator set at in your home?
I don't know for sure. I know our pressure is fairly high but not sure of the exact number.
Looks like a pain to move water hoses around
The point is that you don't move them around much at all....once you figure out your lawn it's pretty easy to set them up the same way every time and it's not bad
Will it be ok if i put it underground ?
If you want underground then it's best to just get an underground system and do it right with plastic piping etc
Good quality gear you can't go wrong with MP's cool idea i might have to use that one day
I do really like the MP's and so far it's working well.
Fantastic! Thanks!!
I wish i'd made a set like this when doing my buried system. I may use it for getting some drier spots up against the neighbors yard that the system doesn't quite reach.
Definitely! Pretty easy setup and you can move anywhere you need it.
ryanknorr ,
like this watering system.. would like to use to water similar size area... where can i find this system. i am in North Carolina
definitely going to be giving this a shot myself. let us know if you work a way to combine this with wifi/automation
Automation would be nice for sure.
Just put a WiFi or timer activated valve on the faucet. Problem solved.
Hey Ryan, you do some pretty impressive stuff. Makes it easy for me to try out new things on my lawn.
Thanks!