Orbit H2O-6 Gear Drive Sprinkler

It works fine but, as the guy who’s always turning the screw the wrong way, I have a hard time adjusting the throw limits because there are two gizmos and I lose track of whether I’m increasing or decreasing the field of coverage. Sometimes stupid can’t be fixed. All in all it’s a very nice product.

First, the Bad news: I’ve used these in the past and they always worked and are fantastic, BUT, unfortunately I received one that had an internal gearing problem in the base so it wouldn’t work correctly. The top sprayed fine and could be changed to any of the settings.

Save the Good news for last:
As I mentioned, I’ve found these sprinklers to be excellent, even though some would choose knockoffs because they’re slightly cheaper and obviously inferior versions/ brands. Please don’t do it! The American Orbit ones are superior and well worth the expense. Unfortunately I didn’t discover that 1 of the 4 didn’t work correctly until AFTER the Amazon return window closed. Oh boy… What now? Call them and they proved why it’s the best to buy from American companies… I called Orbit and they were excellent, just like their products, to help assess the issue. I’ve only had the sprinklers for 1 1/2 months and they immediately provided a warranty code and an immediate replacement!

Conclusion: Don’t hesitate, buy this or another Orbit product. YOU WON’T be disappointed!! Not only do I use these sprinklers because the different settings that give great coverage, but FYI, I’m thrilled with the B-hyve WiFi 4 hose/sprinkler distribution unit. Game changing!
Cheers!

I like this sprinkler – totally self explanatory so it’s very easy to use. But, the one I bought showed two problems, first it leaks a bit, it is dripping steadily whenever turned on. Second, there is not much difference between choices of watering patterns; whether I set at flat or shower, it’s just not much different. Since I like this sprinkler so much I’m going to order two more to see if they indeed all have the same problems, or it’s just this first one I got is somehow defective.

5/19/24 Edit: #1, I ordered a second one from Amazon and it worked about the same – not much differences I can see re watering patterns. However, the second one did leak less. 2, I contacted the seller at Orbit.com. They send me a replacement for the first one that has a steady leak. Kudos for the customer service BUT, the replacement turned out worse – it can’t oscillate at all, also it leaks even more than the first one. I’m disappointed and not sure if I want to let Orbit know about the replacement sprinkler is even worse ….

I easily get 25 feet of coverage in any direction (50 feet overall).
The best thing though is the consistency of coverage over that 25 feet. I watched a review where the reviewer set up cups at various ranges to gauge consistency. His results were excellent. I did the same over 5, 10, 15 and 20 feet and lo and behold, the coverage was almost perfectly consistent.

The head is quite adjustable as well. The only question now is it’s longevity.

This sprinkler is easy to set up, adjust, and stick in the ground. It is light weight. Seems strong. Provides good coverage. I’ve used it a couple weeks. It’s good so far.

I’ve used this same sprinkler for several years, not sure how many. I have had others of similar design. They are easy to use. This one has several spray modes and a cap on top that can be rotated to provide four different levels of scatter (including none). With good pressure, it can shoot a long way. The limit controls are easy to use to direct the coverage where you want it to go. They may fail eventually; this year we found that none of our old sprinklers of similar type were working, but I had no qualms about getting this type again.