Rainbird R-VAN1724 Rotary Nozzle (10-pack)

These sprinkler heads do not put out a mist. They actually put out sprays of water that hit and therefore soak the ground. They are adjustable per degree of rotation and the length of the spray can be adjusted. These are so much better than the regular sprinkler heads that put out more of a mist. I got these at a much more reasonable price from CMS Colorado rather than purchasing them from Rainbird.

This nozzle has a good reach even with it's low flow. There is essentially no mist, so more water actually gets to the lawn, instead of into the sky. What's really great is that not only the water flow, but the radius is adjustable from 45 to 270 degrees, so that you can buy a bunch of these instead of guessing how many 1/4 versus 1/2 versus 2/3 circles you need. The trick for the radius adjustment is while the nozzle is installed and the water turned on, press down on the top of the nozzle and rotate to change the radius -- very easy to do. There's a video that illustrates this on Railbird's web site -- good thing because this adjustment procedure was not intuitive to me. There's a dial on the base to adjust the water flow.

These are good sprinkler heads. They are fully adjustable for pattern and also for delivery of water. They give a good coverage area. Would give a five star but they have a little dry pattern right in front of the sprinkler head. Make sure you have a good over lap with other heads in your system to compensate for this. Otherwise they have a good distribution of water.

I like these replacement heads they work great. They do cost more but so far for me they have not given me any problems.

They are a bit on the expensive side, but I like the way they perform. I was replacing several older nozzles of another quality brand that had become calcified and were not working correctly, and these put my irrigation zones back to better purpose. I really like the adjustment, as it is so much more efficient than sighting in a tiny driver bit as in other products I used.

Super easy to install, the easiest sprinkler head to make adjustments on and I was super excited to be saving a little water and they look cool. The problem is they do not spray as far as advertised so I very quickly started getting dry spots in the lawn. I'm not even getting the minimum advertised distance on any of the rvan heads. My water pressure is more than needed and the filters are clean and new, I even tried removing the filters. The only way these will work for me is if I double the amount of heads in my lawn to get head to head coverage. Back to old school rotors I guess.

Easy to install and adjust but I couldn’t get 24 feet of distance even at maximum adjustment. My original rain bird heads shoot much further.

Works as advertised - coverage and distant