Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
Adjusting a Rain Bird Sprinkler Head
Adjusting a Rain Bird Sprinkler Head. Rain Bird is a sprinkler company that makes lawn sprinkler heads and systems. An installed sprinkler system in your lawn allows you to water the grass without thought or worry in most cases. However, if one of your sprinkler heads gets misaligned it may not spray in the correct direction. You can adjust the...
Rain Bird is a sprinkler company that makes lawn sprinkler heads and systems. An installed sprinkler system in your lawn allows you to water the grass without thought or worry in most cases. However, if one of your sprinkler heads gets misaligned it may not spray in the correct direction. You can adjust the sprinkler head in a few simple steps.
Things You'll Need
Screwdriver
Turn off your lawn sprinkler system.
Find the screw on top of the sprinkler head you want to adjust. Tighten the screw a few turns, clockwise, with the screwdriver to reduce the distance the sprinkler head sprays. Loosen, to increase spray, by turning the screw counterclockwise.
Adjust the direction the water sprays by firmly gripping the sprinkler head and turning the nozzle in the direction you want the water to spray. This is an effective way to keep sprinklers from watering sidewalks and streets instead of grass.
Pull up on the stem of a VAN, or variable arc nozzle, and turn it left or right to adjust how far it sprays. The numbers on the nozzle are how many feet the head will spray if turned to that number.
Turn on your sprinkler system to check the improvements. It may take a few tweaks to adjust the spray to desired levels and target areas.
