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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great whirley gig, September 5, 2008
What a great little sprinkler. It is hard to find in regular stores, but is well worth the postage to get one here. It waters very completely and evenly. It doesn't shoot so high that wind interfers with it. The only disadvantage is that it needs to pretty level for it to rotate as intended. I love BOTH of mine!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Sturdy and fun, August 2, 2008
We bought this for running through but now use it for the yard as well. For play, it's good because it doesn't soak the kids immediately.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Durable and Efficient, June 10, 2008
I purchased the 2-arm whirling Nelson sprinkler in 2006. It was awesome. I have now purchased the 3-arm.
I have a 1/3-acre+ yard in Florida, and primarily have rainbirds on Gilmour timers. However, rainbirds form inefficient arcs, so I have always had to manually water in spots that are difficult to reach or that get too much sun and burn up in the summers. This is especially a consideration, now that water prices are rising, and are expected to rise again.
I have experimented with many circular and portable sprinklers through the years. The primary complaint is that they force the water too high, causing two problems: first, the water hits tree branches, dropping the stream straight down and interfering with your goal, and second, a high spray is carried away on any light breeze. So, you cannot water under a short tree efficiently, nor can you water well at dusk, (the best time to water!) because that is when the sea-land breeze begins for those of us inland, and gives the welcome break from the heat and reduces evaporation on the lawn. Thus, if a sprinkler sprays very high, you're now watering the next person's property.
When I purchased the 2-arm version in 2006, I immediately discovered, to my delight, that the little black ends, although they appear stationery, can be gently bent. They can stay horizontal to the arms (as pictured), which throws the water up to only about 4-5 feet (what a relief), OR they can even be bent slightly downward, which means they are now more horizontal with the ground. This is a very minute adjustment that produces a huge affect. You now can water under trees without wastage, and have less blowing around the neighborhood.
In addition, the sprinkler has survived the durability test: being pulled to every dry spot in the yard, sometimes banging into trees on the way. One of my kids tripped over it, bent the black end, and I just bent it back.
It produces a fine spray, and has no dead spots like rainbirds tend to do get when they age and get off-kilter. They also have no open holes big enough for a mini-gecko to crawl up into and get away from the heat (yes!) and completely plug up the system, requiring 20 minutes in the garage.
At full pressure, the little guy could lay a lot of water on the lawn in a much shorter time than any of my previous sprinklers that were more aerial. But even better, here in Florida, we're all trying to water on the same restricted days!--so water pressure is often stressed. But it is a champ under low pressure! It even responds to teency pressure: if I put it under my roses (which cannot have water on the leaves), and turn it to very low, it makes a slow, steady spiral underneath them. Any other sprinkler would simply be sputtering and gurgling.
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