Gilmour Adjustable Tripod Impulse Sprinkler with Extra Large Coverage #999TP

List Price: $74.11 Discount Price: $51.05

Features:

• Extra large impulse sprinkler
• Extra large head for 50 percent more coverage
• Telescoping tripod, extends to 58 inches
• Long lasting brass/zinc head; spiked tripod feet for stability
• Lightweight (5 pounds) for easy transport

Customer Reviews:

Happy with Gilmour product [Posted on 2007-05-23]
I am very satisfied with this product. I have been using it for several months now. Not only does it cover a large area, but comes with some extras, such as adjustable tripod to raise or lower height and with spikes at the bottom of each leg to give it balance for a sturdy water release.

Good at first, does't last [Posted on 2007-07-22]
I was very pleased with this sprinkler when I bought it last year when our regular sprinkler system needed a new pump. It worked just as advertised and was not hard to set up. This year, however, almost everything stopped working and it developed leaks that were hard to fix. Sometimes it rotates - sometimes it doesn't, and the range is greatly truncated, partly because the control seems welded in place. Sometimes, there really isn't even a spray, but just a fountain - and the system pressure is fine. Perhaps, we didn't treat it right - it was left outdoors in the fall and spring - but you'd think a 65.00 sprinkler could tolerate that. Not something I'd recommend, but perhaps with more compulsive care it would last longer. Who'd have thought that one could diagnose his personality type by the state of his garden sprinkler?

Happy, then Sad [Posted on 2007-09-24]
Same experience as many other reviewers. I was initially thrilled with this item, although the screw used to set the height never did work correctly...after an hour or so of use, the vibration would work the telescoping shaft all the way down and I'd have to go out and raise it again.

However, after one summer of relatively moderate use (maybe 15 hours per month for about 4 months) it has gone haywire. The clips used to set rotation have inexplicably become so loose on the shaft as to be useless. Plus the thing leaks like crazy.

I like the concept, but I'm not crazy about this version of it.

Better than expected [Posted on 2007-09-24]
I had my doubts after years of throwing away sprinklers that never lasted more than a few weeks. I bought two of these and they've been working continuously 3 times a day for over a month without any problems. They are completely adjustable and really do have a large circumference if you want it.

I am running them on well water with a pressure tank set at 40-60 psi. I can't run more than one at a time and still get the distance I need, but with one running it performs extremely well. I bought a timer ($40-$50) that controls up to four hoses and that sets the cycles.

The only comment I have about the product that could be improved is that if you fully extend the legs they become a little wobbly. It isn't a problem because there really is no reason to fully extend them since it's plenty tall. The "step-in" feet and adjustable legs work great and make for a very stable platform.

Excellent lawn watering equipment [Posted on 2007-10-23]
The gilmore tripod impulse sprinkler works well, covers about 45 feet radius. No problems with less than ideal water pressure - the hose used is 5/8 inch id, length 200 feet.

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