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I purchased this product because we (my spouse & I) recently planted about 4,500 square feet of grass and needed a cost-efficient way to water all of it. We were quoted many thousands of dollars for a custom in-ground sprinkler solution, so we looked for something that we could set up ourselves. The requirements: it had to be compatible with standard outside faucets, installable without special tools, and not require any sort of custom plumbing work. After going through the well-written manual and reviewing the installation steps, we took our time to measure and mark the spots where the sprinkler heads would go. We quickly realized that one system would not be enough for our square footage and ultimately purchased two additional systems, but not before setting up the first one and testing it. Laying down the hose and setting up the sprinkler heads was about as easy as one could hope. You just run the hose to the sprinkler spots and cut it, using the appropriate included connectors to attach everything firmly. It requires some strength, but can be done by hand without any special tools. Attaching the system to a faucet using the included timer or any other timer is also simple. Once it's connected tightly, you can program the system to run on a variety of schedules, up to 4x a day. (One very minor complaint here: If you want multiple waterings a day, the schedule must be spaced evenly: every 6 hours, or every 12 hours. You cannot schedule it to run at 11am, and then 8pm that same day, as that interval is not included in the timer.) Once everything was connected and running, we adjusted the sprinkler 'throw' distance and rotation to account for our landscape. This too is very easy, although one minor 'quality of life' complaint would be that there is no visual indication on the sprinkler heads to show the current rotation in degrees. If you make adjustments you have to turn the appropriate screw and then wait to see the effect. This doesn't merit docking a star however, since this setup is one-time-only. It's been several weeks since we installed our 3 Rain Bird systems and everything is working great. Highly recommended!

This product was simple to install. It just takes a few hours of manual labor. I believe it took me around 3 hours. then I spent another hour adjusting the sprinkler heads. Over the next few days, I continued to adjust the sprinkler heads until I got them exactly the way I wanted them to be. The adjustment for the heads isn't as simple as I'd like as one little tweak would sometimes send it further than desired but after some time I finally got how they were adjusting and it became easier. I did have some problems but was able to fix them myself. There were some leaks in some places when testing the system after installing. For starters around the faucet connection the connections had to be adjusted to stop the leaking. Then one of the sprinklers wasn't working. I dug it back up and it turned out it was leaking so I had to adjust those connections as well. I watched and monitored the sprinklers for the next few days. One of the sprinkler heads would not pop up. I would gently pull it up and it would work. Turned out it had gotten some dirt in it that made it stick so after all the dirt was cleared out it pops up every time. I've been using the sprinkler system for about a month and it is running great. I love the programmer. It was simple to program and it helps to have it automatically start watering my lawn twice a day. I just laid down new sod so having a system that waters the entire front yard without moving sprinklers around saves me time and ensures all of the sod gets thouroughly soaked. I purchased a splitter so that I can still have a hose attached to my outside faucet. I read all of the reviews before buying and some people said it's cheaply made and the hose won't last long....well, compared to the thousands it would cost to install a professional pvc sprinkler system this system saves money and does the job for which it is intended. The hose is made of plastic and of course it's buried under ground (except for the part near your faucet) so I can see it lasting for a few years. IMO, a couple hundred bucks instead of thousands when I just spent thousands on new sod will give me time to save up for a more professional system by the time this one wears out. All in all, I'm very happy with it. My sod is filling in nicely. Everything is watered even the flower beds without having to lift a finger...well now that the installation is done.

Overall this is a great irrigation kit at an inexpensive price. I had to make some modifications due to our water source being from a well, but have figured it out. Our pressure was about 38psi but with good flow as I installed a true 3/4" line and silcock (about 22 sec to fill 5 gal. bucket). Installation was straightforward and the instructions are good. Digging took some time even though my yard is nice loam on top of sandy soil. Be ready for a good workout! Because of the well, it took a little while to determine how many sprinkler heads I could run at a time and where best to place them. The plastic stakes make adjusting head placement fairly simple. I purchased an additional 100' of tubing so I left the lengths between heads long then cut to final length once the layout was finalized. It certainly helps to use a heat gun if you are doing this in colder weather or after running cold water through the lines. For the lawn layout and because of the well issue, I settled on running two separate runs of 3 sprinkler heads. I bought a Melnor 2 valve timer to control those. Because of our well I had to stick with the .75 nozzles. The 1.5 nozzles provided better coverage but the well pump couldn't provide enough water to service those for very long. And I've inserted delays between zones such that the well pump can keep up with demand. It's working great now. Rainbird customer service was great. One sprinkler head arrived broken which they replaced immediately (shipped from CA). All in all it was a good purchase.

El juego de rociadores de riego funcionan excelentemente, son de buena calidad y fácil instalación y ajuste.

Cumple con su función, fácil de instalar. Llevo 2 semanas en uso diario y hasta ahora sigue funcionando como se espera. Regular la dirección y alcance es muy sencillo.

Love these, however if you have good water pressure the timer and plug find it hard not to leak. My flow valve also just broke when tightening so need replacement.

It says it covers 3000sq ft with 6 sprinklers, no way does it do that for me, pressure is good in my outside tap but still didn’t work, now we have connected two sprinklers on one tap and only 3 on another , set timers (which I had to buy another timer) at different times to gain full pressure on each in middle of the night, the two work well but the three don’t work at all, heads don’t pop up and just floods around the sprinkler,for me the whole process was a waste of time and money.

We installed the Rain Bird sprinkler system in the front yard last spring and it worked perfectly all summer, but I’ve waited until this spring to give it a review, because I wanted to see how it would fare over the harsh Alberta winter. Well, i tested the system in mid-April, after all our snow had melted, and every sprinkler head just popped out of the ground without ANY issues as soon as I turned the water on! We get 10-12 feet of spray range from each sprinkler head with our water pressure, and i feel like rain Bird under-promises and over-delivers on the performance of this small but mighty system. I’ve been extremely pleased with this system, and i now have added a second system in the backyard. Digging the trench for the hose and sprinkler heads is the hardest part (my back!), but other wise installation is as easy as can be, and definitely doable for the average do-it-yourself-er. We got our second system installed in a single afternoon! Highly recommend this product.