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sidewalk is getting wet not the lawn!!

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Posted by jvmagic USDA9 (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 4, 11 at 18:40

I have a small patch of lawn in my front lawn that does not get wattered much with my sprinklers. In fact, my street is the one getting watered down ;-(
I have a bunch of brown spots etc...the spray goes up too high and it does not water the lawn (see photos).

What are your suggestions? I'd like to hear your opinions/suggestions before I think of hiring a pro.

I have 4 Orbit standard 2.5" sprinklers. I tried rain bird dual spray, but it seems like there was not enough water pressure to get the sprinkle heads to pop up and spray. I assume rain bird uses different rate springs.

Thanks in advance.

Here is a link that might be useful: lawn being watered

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Looks like everything is working properly to me. The sprinklers are always going to have a little bit of overspray onto the road and sidewalk. If your lawn is still brown/yellow then run the zone longer or more frequently.

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Here's a video from orbit showing how to adjust the spray pattern. The part I think you'll be interested in is the text insert that says to turn the small screw on top clockwise to reduce the spray distance.

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