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Homemade PVC Water Sprinkler
Homemade PVC Water Sprinkler. Whatever else you do to keep your lawn healthy, if you don't water your lawn thoroughly and regularly it will surely wither. Sprinklers are an efficient way to water a large lawn, but commercial sprinklers can be very expensive. Fortunately you can use a simple design to build a sprinkler with relatively cheap PVC...
Whatever else you do to keep your lawn healthy, if you don't water your lawn thoroughly and regularly it will surely wither. Sprinklers are an efficient way to water a large lawn, but commercial sprinklers can be very expensive. Fortunately you can use a simple design to build a sprinkler with relatively cheap PVC pipe.
Things You'll Need
Hand saw
Tape measure
Drill with 1/8-inch drill bit
Four 1-foot lengths of 3/4-inch PVC pipe
3/4-inch PVC tee
3/4-inch PVC female garden hose fitting
Four 3/4-inch PVC elbows
PVC primer
Small paintbrush
PVC glue
PVC glue brush
Garden hose
Cut one inch off of one end of one of the four 1-foot lengths of PVC pipe.
Cut the 11-inch length into two 5 1/2-inch pieces of pipe.
Prime the interior circumference of each fitting, tee and elbow except for the threaded segment of the garden hose fitting.
Paint PVC glue onto one end of one of your 5 1/2-inch length of pipe.
Fit the glued end of that pipe into one of the two side fittings on your PVC tee. Twist the pipe to spread the glue.
Fit that glued end into the other side opening of your PVC tee. Twist the pipe to spread the glue.
Paint PVC glue onto the unthreaded end of the garden hose fitting.
Fit the glued end of the hose fitting into the perpendicular fitting of the PVC tee. Twist the fitting to spread the glue.
Paint PVC glue onto one of the open ends of the 5 1/2-inch lengths of pipe.
Fit one of your PVC elbows onto that glued pipe end. Twist it to spread the glue, but make sure the open fitting faces parallel to the other pipe fittings.
Paint PVC glue onto each end of one of your 1-foot lengths of pipe.
Fit the one of the glued ends of that pipe into the open fitting of the elbow which attaches to the other pipes. Twist the pipe to spread the glue.
Fit another of your PVC elbows onto the other glued end of the length of pipe. Twist the fitting to spread the glue. Make sure the fitting faces parallel to the other fittings.
Glue and fit the other two pipes and fittings to form a square.
Drill holes into the top half of the pipe. Spread them evenly around the top half of the pipe so that the sprinkler will spray water evenly.
Wait for the glue to dry.
Screw your garden hose into the hose fitting.
Tips & Warnings
The more holes you drill into your pipes, the lower the overall water pressure in the pipes will be. As you add more holes, the water will spray a shorter distance out of each hole.
You can adjust the lengths of the pipes you use to accommodate different sizes of lawns or gardens.
