![]() ![]() I haven't tried using the Orbits for watering at a distance of 20-25 feet, so I can't comment on that. When my Rainbird goes on I can here the back & forth sound of a rotating sprinklerīottom line? I like the Orbit's for small lawns. * This might be picky, but when it comes to sound, when the Orbit sprinklers are on I just hear the sound of water. ![]() * The Rainbird I have in the backyard is leaking after a month of use I don't know if the Rainbirds have a warranty * Orbit sprinklers advertise a 5 year warranty on the label. I don't need to get out a really skinny flathead screwdriver to adjust it I like this because it seems to be enough water to get absorbed in the soil (I have hard-pan here) before it gets wet again, allowing the water to penetrate deeper down which causes the roots to grow further down * Orbit sprinkler rotates slower than the Rainbird, so together with it's horizontal spray pattern for short distances it gets the grass wetter than the Rainbird without drenching the lawn. Instead of being one vertical line of water it sprays it out in a horizontal pattern * Spray pattern on the Orbit is much better for small distances. For small yards I really like the Orbit sprinkler better than the Rainbird. I installed the Orbit Saturn III on my front yard, which is much smaller than my backyard. I ended up trying the Orbit sprinkler and wanted to give my feedback on them. 75" * 2 * 3.14 / 231 = 6.11 GPM is about the max volume that you can get with a residential service line.Īs the calculation above indicated, it doesn't matter what you have for spray head for size because your pipping can not deliver greater than 6 GPM. Volume can not be greater than 7 * 60s * 3/4" * 2 * 3.14 / 231 = 8.56 GPM, or 7 * 60s * 1" * 2 * 3.14 / 231 = 11.41 GPM.īut in reality with friction lost at the end of your 3/4" irrigation pipe, therefore 5 * 60s *. Most jurisdiction single home service water line is 3/4", and some may have 1" supply line. Average service water speed is 5-7 f/s due to the copper connection between the city and your residential service connection. Water can't be force to flow greater than 9 feet per second in plastic pipes and no more than 7 f/s in copper pipe. Geared sprinklers are pretty much all the same, and the head come with interchangeable nozzles that deliver x amount of volume if the flow rate is met. It just mean that there are problems to be iron out. Click to expand.New doesn't mean that it is better. ![]()
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