Handyman Uses Adjustable Sprinklers
As the weather warms up, a handyman can help you with your landscape irrigation. When it comes to sprinklers, you have choices.
If you have a lawn and are planning your irrigation needs, you can buy sprinklers that have predetermined spray patterns, such as 90-degree, 180-degree, or 360-degree. These work fine if your lawn is a rectangle. However, many lawns have different angles and curves. These traditional sprinkler heads will spray in areas where there is no grass. That is a waste of water.
By using adjustable spray pattern sprinkler heads you can direct the water where your grass is, with very little water waste. They screw into the riser just like any traditional sprinkler head.
With adjustable sprinkler heads you buy the tips separately from the sprinkler head and screw the tip on to the sprinkler. Once you screw the tip onto the sprinkler and screw the spinkler onto the riser, you can aim the water at approximately the right direction.
When you turn the water on, you can finish directing the water to the area that needs irrigation. By using your fingers, you can simply turn the top of the sprinkler tip and either open the spray pattern or make it smaller.