Orbit55015 Zinc Impact Sprinkler, 1/2-Inch

I needed a replacement to a very old sprinkler head that worked amazing for years and I tried a different brand that lacked the performance of the old one. Decided to give this one a try and so far it is working just as hoped. Easy to adjust and it covers very well. I would buy this again given the quality and price.

I've been using these for a long time. I bought this one as a replacement for my base.Fit perfect and works great. Good adjustability. Covers a big area. Metal not plastic.

I bought this in the summer when the price was high. I paid over $34 for three (includes shipping). Now that its the fall, prices for these have dropped considerably and on RainBird sprinklers also. These are now a very affordable $22 for three! Oh well. That is a great price for three.Mine all work as expected although I’ve noticed that sometimes they travel just a bit farther and sometimes less in their rotation and reset. I have two other impact sprinklers, one which came with a flat, stable base and another that included a very substantial ground spike. Both of those have greater distance and efficiency although the one with the ground spike is quite deluxe and both cost about what three of these cost now, so I can’t really compare them.I bought the cheap, pot metal ground spikes from Twinkle Star @ 3/$11 which seemed reasonable.I’m adding to my system but will be going with rain birds for the additional as they can provide greater adjustment and distance and are brass rather than zinc. I’ll be using some upgraded ground spikes as well since the Twinkle Star spikes can easily move once the ground is soaked.

Over the last few years I’ve tried various irrigation sprinklers. The home we bought had built in irrigation using pop-up heads. I soon learned these are fine for lawns and areas not having bushes, trees and shrubs. As they grow, the pop-ups get blocked. So, next I tried the impact sprinklers and learned to install them on taller ½” pipe (I like to use copper for looks). I concluded quickly that the impacts are by far the best. For some reason a few of them aren’t working quite right (Rain bird brass and 2 Rain Bird plastic). I tried liberal application of silicone spray, but did nothing.I came across these Orbit ones and couldn’t believe they were $8, so I bought 2. The quality of these, like the Rain Birds, are top notch, but about ½ cost. Installing them and seeing them work made me order two more just because I might want to replace two others.

One of the three sprinklers works fine the other two sprinklers turn very slowly. Used the same supply line and did not fix the issue.

Works, but performs worse than the some no name brands. There's a lot more overspray and it feels cheaper than the Chinese brand versions.

Nice metal sprinkler head. Heavy duty. Will purchase again if needed.

Works great. I ran over my sprinkler head on a short stand and broke the swing arm. I ordered this to replace the head and it fit and worked like it should out of the box.