Orbit 55015 Zinc Impact Sprinkler, 1/2-Inch

I have always liked Orbit products, and they have always performed well for me. I needed to replace a couple old, leaky sprinkler heads and these were not only the best price, but also a great brand. Installation on to the existing bases I had was simple and took minutes or less. Right out of the package, they work perfectly and have great spray patterns and coverage. They have several adjustments you can make to change your pattern, distance, height and rotation. They look to be very well made.

Works great

I bought this in the summer when the price was high. I paid over $34 for three (includes shipping). Now that its the fall, prices for these have dropped considerably and on RainBird sprinklers also. These are now a very affordable $22 for three! Oh well. That is a great price for three. Mine all work as expected although I’ve noticed that sometimes they travel just a bit farther and sometimes less in their rotation and reset. I have two other impact sprinklers, one which came with a flat, stable base and another that included a very substantial ground spike. Both of those have greater distance and efficiency although the one with the ground spike is quite deluxe and both cost about what three of these cost now, so I can’t really compare them. I bought the cheap, pot metal ground spikes from Twinkle Star @ 3/$11 which seemed reasonable. I’m adding to my system but will be going with rain birds for the additional as they can provide greater adjustment and distance and are brass rather than zinc. I’ll be using some upgraded ground spikes as well since the Twinkle Star spikes can easily move once the ground is soaked.

This was purchased to replace an older Orbit impact sprinkler head. It is working well so far.

Over the last few years I’ve tried various irrigation sprinklers. The home we bought had built in irrigation using pop-up heads. I soon learned these are fine for lawns and areas not having bushes, trees and shrubs. As they grow, the pop-ups get blocked. So, next I tried the impact sprinklers and learned to install them on taller ½” pipe (I like to use copper for looks). I concluded quickly that the impacts are by far the best. For some reason a few of them aren’t working quite right (Rain bird brass and 2 Rain Bird plastic). I tried liberal application of silicone spray, but did nothing. I came across these Orbit ones and couldn’t believe they were $8, so I bought 2. The quality of these, like the Rain Birds, are top notch, but about ½ cost. Installing them and seeing them work made me order two more just because I might want to replace two others.

metal part worn out after two months will not rotate. stuck in one spot. found out other people has same problem.

It works great after a modification. As another reviewer noted, the shift arm of this item drags on the tripod pedestal making the sprinkler fail. Rather than returning the item I modified my tripod with a palm sander to lower the surface of the pedestal 1/8 inch.

The head is fine, but it didn't fit my Melnor tripod. Well, the head fit, but the "U" shaped part that is used to trigger the direction change was too long and was dragging.

Great price for a metal sprinkler head. I’ve used these before and there a great , long life unit. I run around 45 of these when I pump water onto my lawns and garden, so I think I know what I’m talking about.

Well designed, lots of options!

Worked as expected

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Works well for the price paid but area covered is not as good as others .