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replacement for Rainbird Maxi-paw with short radius?

12 years ago

I have Rainbird Maxi-paw impact rotors. I replaced a broken maxi-paw with a Hunter PGP-ATR (with #7 nozzle) -- super easy to replace, just unscrew the maxipaw and screw in PGP-ATR. And I love how quiet it is. But, the radius must be 22' or less. Here is what I tried:

* old maxi-paw with blue nozzle, adjusted radius to 22' -- works, but noisy due to impact rotor

* pgp-atr with #7 nozzle, adjusted radius to 22' -- shoots out a mist of water instead of a stream

* pgp-atr with #3 nozzle, adjusted radius to 22' -- grass under that sprinkler doesn't get enough water

Any other options (besides digging up the maxi-paw and completely replacing the head)?

Comments (2)

mike1059
12 years ago
Since the PGP nozzles are not designed for that short of a radius at the recommended pressure it's best to replace the heads with PGJ's or rain bird 3500 rotors.
tim_in_co
Original Author
12 years ago
thanks for the ideas. The PGJ (for sure) and 3500 (probably?) require digging up the entire head/canister and replacing it -- not something I'm going to consider since these heads are in the middle of my lawn and the pipes are 12-18" down. I emailed Hunter, and they suggested using the gray low angle nozzles, which I'm going to try.
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