The water isn coming out of the sprinkler nozzles in an even pattern causing dry spots. How do I fix this?
The nozzle has something stuck in it or it is scratched. I recommend that you replace the nozzle with a new one rather than trying to clean it. You can try to remove whatever is in the nozzle with a small screwdriver or a piece of wire, but this usually scratches the nozzle which will also cause the pattern to be bad, especially with plastic nozzles. Nozzles are cheap, you’re better off just biting the bullet and replacing them. But you need to do more than replace the nozzle– Now you need to find out why there was something stuck in there. Sometimes bugs crawl into the nozzles when the sprinklers are off. See if you can figure out what is tuck in the old nozzle. Usually it is dirt or some other foreign item that was in the pipes. That means you need to flush out the pipes (which you really should do yearly anyway). Here’s how: • Remove one of the nozzles. Most sprinklers have a screen installed under the nozzle. Remove the screen. Clean it if it’s dirty. • Put on swimsuit or rain gea
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