"Pop Up" Sprinklers.

Has anyone got these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pop-Up-Garden...denEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item1c127f8ffc

I looked into it about ten years ago, but couldn't find any other than the commercial ones like those on my golf course.

Doodling on eBay yesterday, I found these. It's possible to restrict the spread to any number of degrees.

I reckon I'd only need two in the lawn to cover most of the back garden and I've a tap on the corner of the back of the garage a third of the way down the garden, so I could put a by-pass on the supply and I could cross the narrow path by putting the pipework under it. The cost would be no more than about £50.

 

Hmm...

26 views "but not a word." So I guess no one has?

Anyway I've ordered three but might only use two.

I've checked with the supplier that they'll work under normal mains pressure. (The ones on our golf course are fed from a central pump).


I'll probably use alkathene pipe, so it won't get damaged by frost and there'll be no reduction in pressure as you get with "Hoselock" connectors.
I'll have the supply go to a "T-Junction" equidistant between the two heads so that I'll get an even pressure at each head.
I'll just use a spade to slit the lawn to accomodate the pipe so I can close it up afterwards without ruining the lawn.
I'm not sure when I'll do this, it might not be until later in the year.
But I'll update this thread when I've done it.