Step 6: Set the spray distance
Step 1: Pick the location
Pick the location for each head.
Diagramming is unnecessary. Just snap on a hose, turn on the water and see how much area the spray covers. (Hold the head and connector firmly!) If you like the spot, dig the hole there.
Each sprinkler covers a radius of 30 to 40 feet and can be adjusted to rotate from 40° to 360°. Corners are the best spots for Quick-Snaps. Two heads in opposite corners will cover square and rectangle shapes almost perfectly. To water an area edge to edge the spray patterns will overlap in the middle. Put one at the corner of the house and it can send water along both sides of the house. Click here to see a typical yard layout.
Step 2: Dig a hole
Dig the hole about 4″ wide and 9″ deep. You want the top of the sprinkler to be level with the ground surface. Save the grass so you can tuck it in back around the sprinkler and help speed its disappearance in the grass.
Step 3: Set the left start
Pressing down on the top, spin the spray turret all the way to the right, then all the way to the left with your fingers. This is where the spray will begin and end each rotation.
Step 4: Put it in the hole
The arrow on top tells you where the water is pointed. Place the sprinkler in the hole so it’s pointing along the left border of the area you want to water. It’s OK for the sprinkler to rest right on the bottom of the hole.
Fill the hole about half way with dirt to keep the sprinkler from shifting and then snap on the hose.
Turn on the water and the turret will pop up. Turn the turrent all the way left. Shift it in the hole so that the left starting point is aimed exactly where you want it to be.
It’s OK to tilt the sprinkler in the hole to change the height of the spray. For example, tilt it back if you want the spray to go up a hill. Tilt it forward if you want it to spray under tree limbs. Since it’s not attached to a pipe, you can aim it at any angle you like.
Fill in the hole around the sprinkler with dirt. Tuck in grass around the top. Leave a depression so the connector can swing down and avoid your mower.
Step 5: Set the right stop
The center keyhole changes the rotation setting. Use a flathead screwdriver or the adjustment key that comes with each kit to turn the center black arrow. This changes how far to the right you want the turret to turn. You will hear it click as it’s adjusted. Basically, each click changes the rotation one degree.
Then, with the water running, spin the turret right and left to see where it sprays. Continue to make adjustments using the center arrow until you’ve got it watering just where you want it. Don’t worry about the length of the spray, that’s next.
If you want the sprinkler to water in a continuous circle, set the pointer at 360. The turret will stop going back and forth and will turn in a continuous circle.
Step 6: Set the spray distance
The Sprinkler comes out of the box already set to send water its furthest distance your water pressure will allow. To shorten the length of the spray use your adjustment key (or small flathead screwdriver) to tighten the nozzle retention screw just under the outside arrow. Push the screwdriver through the slits in the outside arrow to find the screw head.
Turning clockwise sends the screw down into the water flow to diffuse the water and shorten the distance of the spray. Once the spray distance will get no shorter, stop turning the screw. Turning it too far to the right will cause it to thread right on through and fall out.
Step 7: You’re done
Congratulations on installing your Quick-Snap sprinkler. To use it just swing the connector up, snap on your hose and turn on the water. When finished, remember to replace the orange cap (so you can find the unit when the grass gets long) and swing the connector back down for mowing. You will never have to adjust the sprinkler again.