Installing A Sprinkler Head With Blu Lock

[@TCR128]

Thank you so much. Exactly what I needed for my 50 year old 6 zone reno.

[@bmw3842]

You're having way too much fun. Great video.

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Thank you!

[@savaven1]

m gonna install this because it got it for free, but i must say the have swing risers or pvc as well.

[@74ssr]

Excellent demonstration

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jayadevhiremath6091]

On surface this video seems great, but for a beginner, it has sections that are confusing or missing proper info. For example, at 1:52, right under the Pop-up sprinkler head he shows an elbow and it is not named! Between 2:44 and 2:49, he starts off great but then after attaching the swing assembly he just says "and then I screw on my sprinkler head". How did he go from non threaded end on the swing assembly to a threaded end of the sprinkler assembly? For a newby this is not very helpful:-)

[@pnwtechie9146]

The elbow swing assembly (which HD doesn't sell) has a threaded end on it. look at 2:45 to see it

[@nholt]

You just have to use a flexible swing arm and pvc is still a good choice.

[@nathan4233]

Ill stick with pex and a 12 inch flex adapter connecting to the head

[@StuckyJ]

Old heads will continue to use pvc fitting and struggle to adjust their heads over time leading them to stick too far out of the ground and look ugly. Blu lock is such a superior option

[@HelmetVanga]

is the blue pipe comparable, compatible with poly/funny pipe ? like couplers?

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

The pipes are comparable products, however the fittings are not interchangeable.

[@eansugarman4675]

great video thank you

[@Aviator168]

I use 1/2 npt blu-lock elbow for 1/2 npt rain bird sprinkler heads. Some fit perfectly and some do not fit at all. I am wondering why.

[@Rick-5728]

Is there a way to join this blue-lock pipe to existing PVC piping?

[@mattmaclean7129]

Yes … there are “pipe thread x blu lock” fittings

[@kevinglainez8151]

Are those blue thing working as the funny pipe ? Or those are different things ?

[@harouttutundjian2578]

Yes, I believe so ... instead of using funny pipe to connect the head to the main line, you use the swing elbow assembly to the main line and connect to your sprinkler body

[@AgentOffice]

Blu vs eco lock??

[@Jetpahang]

Question: My spigot has about 60-65 psi. I want to run a 3/4” pipe and use the Orbit Voyager II Professional 4” Sprinklers. How many sprinkler heads can I install for each spigot?

[@abigrunner209]

Servando Pahang consult the nozzle chart that came with the voyager II and use any combination of nozzle that dose not exceed 16 GPM. You can only run 4 with 4 GPM nozzles or you could run 6 if they all had 2.5 GPM. Or 6 w/4 doing 1/4’s @2.5gpm and 2 doing 1/2’s @3gpm...

[@noeeon9910]

Depends, how far are you spacing the popups? The nozzle chart will show you the spacing and the corresponding GPM. The GPM will affect the sizing of the pipe and the amount of heads you can put on your spigot at 65psi. At 65 psi you can run about 10 to 15 heads on a one inch line. You only want to run around 3 - 5 heads on 3/4" line due to the friction loss increase as the gallons increase inside the pipe.

[@AgentOffice]

What's eco lock?

[@keithgordon6021]

ECO Lock is made by ORBIT, also flexible, but impossible to find it and fittings.

[@VenomBG180]

Why don't people just use black 1" pipe

[@jessejames6927]

Personally I wouldn't say pro if your using Blu lock. I changed a lot that out and Personally it brakes easy

[@noeeon9910]

Ah I see so the easiest way to fix a broken head by the driveway is to rip the whole lateral line out in order to install blue line. That way I can use the blue line T fitting. Yeahhhhh no.

[@adamanderson7761]

They were demonstrating the advantage of building a system out of Blu Lock to begin with, not replacing parts of your PVC system with a Blu Lock system after it's damaged.