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Sprinklers

What sets it apart: square feet printed, pressure never printed

Of the eight sprinkler listings, three print a coverage area in square feet and one prints a range in feet. The count printing the water pressure behind those figures is none.

Kind of toolThe sprinkler · Listings8

Oscillating

2 listings

Both print an area and count their nozzles. Neither prints a pressure.

  • Melnor XT Oscillating Sprinkler 65167AMZ, 4,500 sq ft
    Largest area printed

    Basis: 4,500 square feet, the highest area printed in Sprinklers

    Melnor XT Oscillating Sprinkler 65167AMZ, 4,500 sq ft

    2 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: named
    • Nozzle and filter: named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: coverage of 4,500 square feet, 20 precision nozzles, an InfinityDrive turbo motor, width indicators and a named drive

    Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: dirt-resistant

    The largest coverage area printed in this category, 4,500 square feet, and like every sprinkler listing here, no water pressure beside it. The listing names nozzles and a drive, two of the teeth.

    On the record

    • Prints a coverage area, 4,500 square feet
    • Counts its nozzles
    • Names a drive
    • Names width indicators

    Missing or caveated

    • No water pressure printed for the coverage figure
    • No flow figure
    • Names no filter

    Worth reading for: A coverage area printed without the pressure it was measured at

    Melnor XT oscillating 65167AMZ on Amazon
  • Eden 96213 Weighted Oscillating Sprinkler, up to 3,600 sq ft
    Only listing naming filters

    Basis: The one listing in Sprinklers that names a filter

    Eden 96213 Weighted Oscillating Sprinkler, up to 3,600 sq ft

    2 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: named
    • Nozzle and filter: named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: coverage up to 3,600 square feet, 16 precision nozzles, an adjustable range, a turbo drive motor, a quick connect and stainless steel filters

    An oscillating sprinkler that prints an area, up to 3,600 square feet, and is the only listing in this category that names filters. It names what the filters are made of and prints no water pressure for its area.

    On the record

    • The only listing here naming filters
    • Names the filter material, stainless steel
    • Prints a coverage area, up to 3,600 square feet
    • Gives a nozzle count

    Missing or caveated

    • Its area figure has no water pressure beside it
    • Gallons per minute not stated
    • Nothing about replacing the filters

    Worth reading for: A sprinkler listing that names its filters

    Eden 96213 weighted oscillating on Amazon
Oscillating: only figures that differ between these listings are shown as columns.
ListingArea, sq ftMaterial words
Melnor XT Oscillating Sprinkler 65167AMZ, 4,500 sq ft4,500not stated by the manufacturer
Eden 96213 Weighted Oscillating Sprinkler, up to 3,600 sq ft3,600Stainless steel

Rotating and impact on a base

4 listings

Sprinklers on bases, tripods and wheels. The Melnor MiniMax listing prints an area, and the Orbit tripod listing prints the word pressure with no number.

  • Melnor MiniMax Turbo Sprinkler 65131AMZ, 4,000 sq ft
    Only rotating listing printing an area

    Basis: Of the rotating and impact listings, the one that prints square feet

    Melnor MiniMax Turbo Sprinkler 65131AMZ, 4,000 sq ft

    1 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: named
    • Nozzle and filter: not named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: coverage of 4,000 square feet, 360 degree rotation, flow, width and range adjustment, a named drive and a flow-through base

    Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: dirt-resistant

    A rotating sprinkler on a base that prints an area, 4,000 square feet, and names adjustment for flow without printing a flow figure. It names a drive and no nozzle.

    On the record

    • Prints a coverage area, 4,000 square feet
    • The only area printed in its subgroup
    • Names the drive it runs on
    • Names flow, width and range adjustment

    Missing or caveated

    • No pressure given for its square foot figure
    • Names flow adjustment but prints no flow figure
    • Names no nozzle or filter

    Worth reading for: An area printed on a rotating sprinkler

    Melnor MiniMax turbo 65131AMZ on Amazon
  • Orbit 56667 Tripod Zinc Impact Sprinkler, Adjustable Height
    Only listing printing the word pressure

    Basis: The one listing in Sprinklers that prints the word, and it gives no figure

    Orbit 56667 Tripod Zinc Impact Sprinkler, Adjustable Height

    1 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: not named
    • Nozzle and filter: named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: 360 degree rotation, an adjustable tripod height, zinc and a nozzle

    Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: heavy-duty, high-pressure

    The only listing in this category that prints the word pressure, and it prints it as part of a nozzle description with no figure. So even here, the count of sprinkler listings printing a pressure figure stays at zero.

    On the record

    • Names a nozzle
    • Names a material, zinc
    • Names an adjustable tripod height
    • Names full rotation

    Missing or caveated

    • Prints the word pressure with no figure
    • No coverage area printed
    • No flow in gallons per minute

    Worth reading for: The word pressure printed without a number

    Orbit 56667 tripod impact on Amazon
  • Joey's 360 Degree Rotating Lawn Sprinkler, Weighted Base

    Joey's 360 Degree Rotating Lawn Sprinkler, Weighted Base

    0 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: not named
    • Nozzle and filter: not named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: 360 degree rotation, a weighted base, three adjustable arms and an expandable connection

    A rotating sprinkler on a weighted base whose listing names arms and a connection and names none of the parts on the strip. It prints no area, no flow and no pressure.

    On the record

    • Names a weighted base
    • Names adjustable arms
    • Names an expandable connection
    • Names a full circle of rotation

    Missing or caveated

    • Names no nozzle, filter or drive
    • Prints no area in square feet
    • No water pressure printed

    Worth reading for: How a sprinkler listing can name its arms and none of its wear points

    Joey's weighted rotating sprinkler on Amazon
  • Orbit 58257N 3-Arm Metal Sprinkler with Wheel Base
    Only wheeled base

    Basis: The one listing in Sprinklers that names wheels

    Orbit 58257N 3-Arm Metal Sprinkler with Wheel Base

    0 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: not named
    • Nozzle and filter: not named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: a three arm metal sprinkler and a wheeled base with adjustable coverage

    A metal arm sprinkler on wheels whose listing names adjustable coverage and prints no coverage figure. It names none of the parts on the strip.

    On the record

    • Names a wheeled base
    • Names a material, metal
    • Names adjustable coverage
    • Carries a model number in the title

    Missing or caveated

    • Names coverage but prints no area
    • None of the strip’s parts are named
    • Water pressure is not given

    Worth reading for: A sprinkler on a wheeled base

    Orbit 58257N wheeled 3-arm on Amazon
Rotating and impact on a base: only figures that differ between these listings are shown as columns.
ListingArea, sq ftWear points namedMaterial words
Melnor MiniMax Turbo Sprinkler 65131AMZ, 4,000 sq ft4,000Chuck and drivenot stated by the manufacturer
Orbit 56667 Tripod Zinc Impact Sprinkler, Adjustable Heightnot stated by the manufacturerNozzle and filterHeavy duty
Joey's 360 Degree Rotating Lawn Sprinkler, Weighted Basenot stated by the manufacturernonenot stated by the manufacturer
Orbit 58257N 3-Arm Metal Sprinkler with Wheel Basenot stated by the manufacturernonenot stated by the manufacturer

Spike and in-ground heads

2 listings

A gear-drive head on a spike and a rotor head for an installed system. The rotor head carries a note on its card.

  • Orbit H2O-Six Gear-Drive Sprinkler on Metal T-Spike, 58573
    Only metal T-spike

    Basis: The one listing in Sprinklers that names a T-spike

    Orbit H2O-Six Gear-Drive Sprinkler on Metal T-Spike, 58573

    1 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: named
    • Nozzle and filter: not named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: a gear-drive head on a metal T-spike, multiple patterns and an adjustable spray range

    A gear-drive head on a spike, named for its drive. It names an adjustable spray range and prints no range figure, no area and no pressure.

    On the record

    • Names a gear drive
    • Names a metal spike
    • Names multiple spray patterns
    • Gives its model number in the title

    Missing or caveated

    • Names a spray range but prints no figure for it
    • No nozzle or filter mentioned
    • Silent on water pressure

    Worth reading for: A drive named in a sprinkler title

    Orbit H2O-Six on a T-spike on Amazon
  • Hunter PGP-ADJ 3/4 inch Rotor Sprinkler Head, 22-52 ft, 2 Pack
    Only listing stating a flow

    Basis: The one listing in Sprinklers that prints gallons per minute, 3.0 GPM

    Hunter PGP-ADJ 3/4 inch Rotor Sprinkler Head, 22-52 ft, 2 Pack

    Filed here with a caveat: A rotor head for an installed irrigation system, filed in this catalog among hose sprinklers. It is not a hose sprinkler, and this site does not describe how it is installed.

    1 of 6 teeth sharp

    • Battery: not named
    • Bit tip: not named
    • Blade edge: not named
    • Chuck and drive: not named
    • Nozzle and filter: named
    • Claw and tine: not named

    The listing states: a 3/4 inch rotor head, a 4 inch pop-up, a 22 to 52 foot range, an adjustable 40 to 360 degree arc and a preinstalled 3.0 GPM nozzle

    A rotor head for a fixed irrigation system, filed among hose sprinklers. It is the only listing in this category that prints a flow figure, 3.0 GPM, and it prints a range in feet rather than an area; it prints no pressure either.

    On the record

    • The only flow figure in Sprinklers, 3.0 GPM
    • Prints a range, 22 to 52 feet
    • Names its nozzle
    • Prints an arc range and a pop-up height

    Missing or caveated

    • A head for an installed system, not a hose sprinkler
    • Prints a flow but no water pressure
    • Prints a range, not an area, so it does not sit beside the square foot figures

    Worth reading for: A flow figure printed on a sprinkler nozzle

    Hunter PGP-ADJ rotor head on Amazon
Spike and in-ground heads: only figures that differ between these listings are shown as columns.
ListingRangeFlowWear points named
Orbit H2O-Six Gear-Drive Sprinkler on Metal T-Spike, 58573not stated by the manufacturernot stated by the manufacturerChuck and drive
Hunter PGP-ADJ 3/4 inch Rotor Sprinkler Head, 22-52 ft, 2 Pack22 to 52 feet3.0 GPMNozzle and filter

Plain answers about Sprinklers

How many sprinkler listings print a water pressure?

None. Coverage areas are printed, but no listing says what pressure they were measured at.

Why does pressure matter for a coverage figure?

EPA WaterSense notes that pressure above what a spray nozzle is designed for can cause misting and uneven coverage. The source is linked on the sprinkler page.

Is the rotor head a hose sprinkler?

No. It is a head for an installed irrigation system, filed in this catalog among hose sprinklers. This site does not describe how it is installed.