Low Angle Fan Spray (14707)
by ACE TRADING-CF SPLASHAWAY
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Product Details
Manufacturer: ACE TRADING-CF SPLASHAWAYBrand: ACE
Model: 14707
Publisher: ACE TRADING-CF SPLASHAWAY
Studio: ACE TRADING-CF SPLASHAWAY
Music Label: ACE TRADING-CF SPLASHAWAY
Product features:
- Throws 1/4 circle, 20'
- Stamped orifices
- Metal
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Low Angle Fan Spray (14707)
Customer Review: Failure to perform
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought two of these sprinklers at once, and they were both manufactured with the exact same uselessness.
Unless you have a Dremel tool handy or some other tool that will re-machine the business end of this sprinkler, do not bother to waste even $5.97 on it. The slit that delivers the water is cut incorrectly: a 120 degree arch instead of a 90 degree arch (the "quarter circle coverage" that they claim), which is an important failing - with the water flow barely misting in the middle, while at either end, knocking over plants 20' away.
This sprinkler is a prime example of The Stupidest Idea of Two Centuries: water-saving sprinklers. Whoever came up with that idea does not know a plant from a hole in the ground - nor do the legions of people involved in the continuing design and manufacture of most sprinklers on the market today.
This slit failure is a tragedy, because the sprinkler as a whole is the best idea since the safety pin. Sixty years ago my father had simple sprinklers like these - a small arch (his were 90 degrees) on a spike. We could water small areas all day with infinite adjustability, and move the sprinkler around without ever having to turn off the water to do it. I searched the internet for five years before finding these in July 2008, so it felt like quite a victory.
What a disappointment when the water was turned on. The slit is a bare 1/32" tall, and I do not happen to have a configuration in my yard that requires twelve hours of misting in the middle while flooding iron-cast plants 20' distant at either end of 120 degrees. Do you?
So I brought out my Dremel and got to work. What I ended up with was a slit 1/8" tall that delivers a relatively even, heavy spray across the whole arch and will water the plants thoroughly within half an hour. Unfortunately, I am not equipped to close the slit down to 90 degrees, which would have been the frosting on the cake. Now that they are reworked, though, I will guard those sprinklers with my life - with a bare half thank you to Consolidated Foam, Inc., who had them manufactured, and Ace Hardware for stocking them.
All in all, a sprinkler is only as good as its method of delivering water, so this sprinkler rates a zero.
Description of Low Angle Fan Spray (14707)
Stationary Sprinkler. Low-Angle 1/4 Circle Coverage. For small areas or flower beds. Durable all metal construction.Categories Tools
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