Orbit 50020 All-in-One Automatic Watering System

I have used this brand before. I liked it the first time a few years ago. On the new house, it was very easy to install again. You can adjust the spray pattern and distance.

quick and easy setup for our front lawn ..works great

THE GOOD:This system is AWESOME! I was quoted 2k to get sprinklers installed in my front yard. I bought the small kit, took me about a 2 days to plan, dig, setup, test, adjust. I got 75psi of pressure from my hose faucet, and every sprinkler can hit about 24-25 feet if needed. I did what the diagram said and did the single hose from faucet, into a Y split, and 3 sprinklers on each. The hose was easy to use after laying in the sun for an hour, as it uncoiled a bit. The connections are easy and simple, with no leaking. Sprinklers are pop ups and easy to adjust after you get the hang of it. I can't comment on timer as I haven't used it yet. I really couldn't be more impressed.THE BAD:They only give you enough parts to complete the sprinkler kit. So if you lose a part, something gets stuck, a thread is messed up, or you want to alter it in any way you are SOL. One of the T attachments failed on me, it was the last one in line that I connected the stopper/drainer on the end. Well the stopper kept shooting off, so I went to try to switch the side of the T, and then I couldn't get the house out even though I did the twist and pull (which I did successfully on the others). Anyways had to cut the line, and was on the hunt for a new part. By the way these attachments seem IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, and if you do they are super expensive. Home Depot and Lowes (both online) has them for cheap, but stock and selection is very limited. I did manage to find a 90 degree 1/2 blulock to 1/2 thread, that ended up doing the job. I hope the end drain/stopper isn't a necessary item. I have one at the end of one strand but the 90 degree on the other end. Time will tell.

This thing is great. I got the one zone system and it is incredible. It is like a full in ground system for a fraction of the cost and can be put in in less than a day by even 1 person.The one thing you might want to make sure you know before buying is what your water pressure is. If it is above 80 you will want a water pressure regulator. It does come with a gauge to test this, but if you want to have it up and running immediately, you should check it earlier if you can.We hand trenched this in about 5 hours with one person at a time, and used the whole amount of flexible piping. Based off of our water pressure we used only 4 heads, and it watered the whole lawn we had, reaching everywhere we needed. Rather than doing a U shaped system we did an L shaped one. We might add the two other sprinkler heads before we fill in the trenches, but right now it works. If we don’t, we have extras just in case.This was a very easy installation process and made life soooooo easy for us. No more hand watering. The timer is super intuitive and easy to use. While the connection pieces seem like they can’t possibly hold up to high water pressure, they certainly have so far. Quite amazing. The tubing was easy to place after having it in the 75 degree shadowy sun for a couple hours. The throw of the water was about 25 feet with a water pressure of 80.I wish we had gotten this sooner. Our lawn would be greener, and it would have made life much easier. Awesome, simply awesome.

The media could not be loaded. Great product easy instructions to follow. Do it yourself type of project highly recommend save lots of money doing it myself. Came with everything I needed for my yard I did a U design came with 6 sprinkler heads on the instruction pamphlets they had other options for setting up your sprinklers also came with a timer which is pretty cool it took me about 8hrs to do hardest part was digging my trench

The timer on the system quit working After only a month of owning it. Other than that it works very well.

Replacement blu-locks are out of stock so you will have to buy 2nd kit for parts.Here are some of the things I have to learn and suggest. Before buying find out what your water pressure is. Call your water company and ask them they can tell you over the phone. Mine was 60 psi.Go to youtube and watch some videos. How to determine what your water pressure is, How to fix low water pressure on your sprinkler system, How to install a sprinkler system, etc.Make sure your cut off valve for water is open all the way.All sprinklers are designed for a minimum of 30psi.The only way to increase your water pressure is to add a water pump.The bigger the water line pipe the better the water flow and pressure will be. You are receiving a ½ in pipe.One sprinkler head connected to the line will give you the max distance of coverage for the psi as you add more sprinkler the distance of cover will shrink.My psi is 60, I spaced all sprinklers 21ft apart. Which is the max for 50psi.Adjusted my distance of water coverage to 18ft.It seems that the max distance that the sprinklers are apart will be your max distance of coverage.I recommend that you tighten the distance screw on the sprinklers' 2 full turns. This will not effect the distance at all due to the fact the heads are open all the way up when you receive them. It will in fact insure you do not lose the nozzle spray when you turn on the water. I lost one of my nozzles or it just did not have one, to begin with. Contacted Orbit for a replacement. I was told it would take 7 to 10 days. Received email with tracking number within an hour. Received the part within 2 days.Determine in advance your system layout. Mine is a straight line system on one side of the house covers a distance of 18ft water coverage.So this is what I did follow instructions step by step. Installed one sprinkler at a time testing the line each time.When connecting the line to the blu-lock adapter make sure you hear a pop to insure the pipe is all the way in.When the system is on you will loose about 15psi.The blu-lock adapters is the best idea in connecting a pipe together.

Assembly of pipes is very easy, only difficult part is digging trenches for the pipe but ones that is done, it is easy to hook up and adjust the sprinkler heads. Great DIY value. When the installation is done, it is so so satisfying to watch the sprinklers work!

We have a small backyard and 40psi/5gpm - only works with four of the sprinklers and I was hoping to adjust these down to 10ft but couldn't so its hitting the house. I'm going to have to buy different sprinklers that are 8-10ft. I like the blu-lock technology though! I bought this kit cuz I was worried about building my own. But now for sure I'd rather build my own with spray sprinklers with fixed pattern and throw distance. They all come with 1/2" thread and just need the pipe and fittings.

Works great. Parts available at Home Depot (most). I bought 2 set. On one set, I have three heads on one line, and 6 (yes six) on a second line which is not very wide. To be clear, the pressure seems the same on the 6 heads. I even had to reduce the range on most of them to avoid sending water where it should not go. I was a bit upset Orbit did not have all accessories available (for example the faucet adaptor being back order!), but I was able to find a way around it with parts at Home Depot. I am quite impressed. I would recommend to friends and family.

It’s easy to install and has all necessary things inside it. 4 heads out of 6 works fine in 360 rotation. 2 of them doesn’t rotate and I’ve done all sorts of screw adjustments without any luck. May be sprinkler head is bad or needs some adjustments after opening it but not finding any instructions anywhere on Orbit site or manual.

Great product for DIY kit, includes everything required and easy to install.