Watering sidewalks, driveways or homes is an inefficient use of an irrigation system.
A home irrigation system including a controller provides you with a beautiful lawn without the hassle of moving sprinklers around by hand for correct coverage. Irrigation systems conserve water and the costs associated with water management. Sprinkler heads should only water the lawn, beds and plants without runoff or dry areas and need adjusting so as not to splash on hard surfaces and be wasteful. A Weathermatic Turbo 3 sprinkler head is designed to be easy to adjust in short time.
Rotary sprinkler heads are purchased with a tree of nozzles attached to a plastic centerpiece. You can remove the heads in the size you want to install in each sprinkler for the correct coverage.
Weathermatic Turbo 3 heads include 14 nozzles that distribute water from 0.7 to 14.9 gallons per minute. The sprinkler heads are fully adjustable for the arc and radius. The radius can be full or decreased by 25 percent. The arc adjusts from 40 degrees to 360 degrees in a full circle, without turning around but using full circular rotation.
The arc may be adjusted while the sprinkler system is on or off by the same procedure. Turning the system off, making adjustments, then turning it back on before readjusting it can be a taxing situation. Making adjustments while the system is operating makes the changes immediately. To adjust the arc, stand at the rear of the sprinkler, with the system on. The rear is the side opposite the front nozzle. Grasp the arc adjustment ring with ridges on it underneath the nozzle. Turn the top of the sprinkler head to select a range between 40 and 360 degrees then release it. There is a plus sign to increase the arc and a negative sign to decrease the arc printing on the top of the sprinkler. Observe your adjustments and fine-tune them if necessary, to get your desired coverage around each sprinkler head.
Adjust the radius, or distance of flow, by moving the diffuser screw into the water throw and shortening the radius of water. Insert the Weathermatic tool that you received with your purchase or a 5/64-inch Allen wrench into the small triangle on the sprinkler top. Turn the tool to the right to lessen the radius by up to 25 percent.
Lougee, Mary. "What Kind of Key Do I Need to Adjust a Weathermatic Turbo 3 Sprinkler Head?" Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/kind-key-need-adjust-weathermatic-turbo-3-sprinkler-head-102233.html. Accessed 23 April 2019.