SPRINKLER COMPARISON CHARTS 2023 SPRINKLER COMPARISON CHARTS
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ROTATING NOZZLES Manufacturer Model Hunter
Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain
Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Toro Toro
Inlet size (in.)
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
Thanks to Ewing for sponsoring this year’s sprinkler comparison charts.
Series
MP-1000 MP-2000 MP-3000 MP-3500 MP Corner
MP Left Corner Strip MP Side Strip
MP Right Corner Strip MP-800SR MP-815
RN100 – options available RN200 – options available RN300 – options available RNS-RES-515 RNS-LES-515 RNS-SS-530 RN-100ADJ RN-200ADJ RN-300ADJ
R-VAN14 – options available R-VAN18 – options available R-VAN24 – options available R-VAN-LCS R-VAN-RCS R-VAN-SST PRN-TA PRN-TF
VARIABLE ARC NOZZLES
M or F thread
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
M M M M M F F F F F F
Manufacturer Model Hunter
Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter
Hydro-Rain Hydro-Rain Hydro-Rain Hydro-Rain Hydro-Rain Hydro-Rain Irritrol Irritrol Irritrol Irritrol Irritrol K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain K-Rain
Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird Rain Bird
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4A 6A 8A
10A 12A 15A 17A
HRN-200-04-ADJ HRN-200-08-ADJ HRN-200-10-ADJ HRN-200-12-ADJ HRN-200-15-ADJ HRN-200-18-ADJ PRO-VAN8 PRO-VAN10 PRO-VAN12 PRO-VAN15 PRO-VAN17 KVF8 KVF10 KVF12 KVF15 KVF17 KV8
KV10 KV12 KV15 KV17
HE-VAN-08 HE-VAN-10 HE-VAN-12 HE-VAN-15 4VAN 6VAN
Series
Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable Pro-adjustable
Adjustable nozzle Adjustable nozzle Adjustable nozzle Adjustable nozzle Adjustable nozzle Adjustable nozzle Variable Arc Variable Arc Variable Arc Variable Arc Variable Arc
High Efficiency KVF Nozzles High Efficiency KVF Nozzles High Efficiency KVF Nozzles High Efficiency KVF Nozzles High Efficiency KVF Nozzles KV Nozzles KV Nozzles KV Nozzles KV Nozzles KV Nozzles
HE-VAN Series HE-VAN Series HE-VAN Series HE-VAN Series VAN VAN
Nozzle 4-ft. adj.
6-ft. adj. 8-ft. adj. 10-ft. adj. 12-ft. adj. 15-ft. adj. 17-ft. adj. 4-ft. adj. 8-ft. adj. 10-ft. adj. 12-ft. adj. 15-ft. adj. 18-ft. adj. 8-ft. VAN 10-ft. VAN 12-ft. VAN 15-ft. VAN 17-ft. VAN 8-ft. adj. 10-ft. adj. 12-ft. adj. 15-ft. adj. 17-ft. adj. 8-ft. adj. 10-ft. adj. 12-ft. adj. 15-ft. adj. 17-ft. adj.
Pattern (degrees)
0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360 0-360
8-ft. HE-VAN 0-360 10-ft. HE-VAN 0-360 12-ft. HE-VAN 0-360 15-ft. HE-VAN 0-360 4-ft. VAN 6-ft. VAN
0-330 0-330
Operation pressure (psi) Radius
20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 15-70 15-70 15-70 15-70 15-70 15-70 20-50 20-50 20-50 20-50 20-50 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-40 20-50 20-50 20-50 20-50 20-50 15-30 15-30 15-30 15-30 15-30 15-30
3-4 4-6 7-9
9-11
11-13 14-17 16-19 4-6 7-9
9-11
11-13 13-16 15-19 8-10 10-13 11-14 14-17 15-18 9-11
10-12 12-14 14-17 17-18 7-9
10-13 11-15 14-19 15-20 5-8 7-10 9-12 11-15 3-4 4-6
Discharge rate (gpm)
0.11-0.9 0.15 -1.4 0.18-2
0.2-2.36
0.25-3.36 0.39-4.52 0.49-5.52 0.61-3.36 0.39-2.11 0.39-2.11 0.51-2.6 0.59-3.17 0.68-3.84 0.53-2.78 0.62-3.59 0.75-3.62 1.0-4.31 1.2-4.6
0.39-2.3 0.45-2.8 0.65-3.5 0.75-4.6 0.85-4.8 0.3-2.3 0.7-3.5 1.1-3.9 1.3-5.3 1.7-5.4
0.21-1.17 0.32-1.78 0.42-2.37 0.65-3.7 0.21-0.88 0.26 -1.2
Precipitation rate (in./h)
~ 4.0 ~ 3.5
~ 2.65 ~ 1.9 ~ 1.7 ~ 1.6 ~ 1.6
8.97-17.03 2.33-3.49 1.68-2.11 1.37-1.71 1.19-1.54 1.02-1.34 2.59-5.42 1.19-4.45 1.51-3.74 1.18-3.08 0.97-2.92 1.62-2.59 1.65-2.16 1.47-2.04 1.45-1.88 1.13-1.65 1.9-3.82 1.87-3.68 2.02-3.42 1.58-2.57 1.27-2.47 1.76-3.19 1.72-2.48 1.58-1.99 1.58-2.08 4.93-10.27 3.21-6.34
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MP-1000 MP-2000 MP-3000 MP-3500
MP Specialty MP Specialty MP Specialty MP Specialty MP-800SR MP-815
Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle Rotary Nozzle R-VAN R-VAN R-VAN R-VAN R-VAN R-VAN
Precision Precision
Nozzle
adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius adj. radius adj. radius adj. radius
adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius
adj. arc/radius, fixed 360 adj. arc/radius, fixed 360 adj. arc/radius, fixed 360 fixed fixed fixed
adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius adj. arc/radius
8 to 14 ft. adj. R-VAN 13 to 18 ft. adj. R-VAN 17 to 24 ft. adj. R-VAN left corner strip R-VAN right corner strip R-VAN side strip R-VAN gear-driven rotary gear-driven rotary
M or F thread Pattern (degrees)
90-210
Operating pressure (psi)
M or F 90-210, 210-270, 360 30-55 M or F 90-210, 210-270, 360 25-55 M or F 90-210, 210-270, 360 25-55 F
M or F 45-105 M or F strip M or F strip M or F strip F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
90-210, 360
25-55 30-55 30-55 30-55 30-55 30-55
90-210, 210-270, 360 30-55 90-270, fixed 360 90-270, fixed 360 90-270, fixed 360
30-50 30-50 30-50
fixed-right end strip 30-50 fixed-left end strip fixed-side strip 80-360 80-360 80-360 45-360 45-360 45-360
left strip right strip side strip
M 45-270 M 360
30-50 30-50 30-50 30-50 30-50 30-55 30-55 30-55 30-55 30-55 30-55 20-75 20-75
Radius (ft.) Discharge rate (gpm)
8-15 13-21
22-30 31-35 8-15 5×15 5×30 5×15 6-12 8-16 13-15 16-19
26-30 0.17-1.01
Precipitation rate (in./h)
~ 0.4
0.34-1.74 ~ 0.4 0.71-4.27 ~ 0.4 1.04-3.94 ~ 0.4 0.17-0.53 ~ 0.4 0.19-0.26 — 0.38-0.51 — 0.19-0.26 — 0.16-0.98 ~ 0.8 0.42-2.26 ~ 0.8 0.22-1.2
0.34-1.88 0.8-3.7
26-30 8-14
13-18 17-24 5×15 5×15 5×30 14-26 14-26
0.22-1.2 0.34-1.9 0.8-3.8
4×15-6×15 0.3-0.4 — 4×15-6×16 0.3-0.4 — 4×29-7×32 0.5-0.7 — 13-15 16-19
0.28-1.45 0.42-2.11 0.6-3.74 0.18-0.28 0.18-0.28
0.46-0.51 0.45-0.51 0.39-0.55
0.49-0.51 0.49-0.51 0.41-0.48 0.6-0.67 0.6-0.68 0.6-0.63 0.56-0.64 0.56-0.64
0.36-0.56 0.56-0.64 0.17-2.6 1.81-3.68
0.6 0.6
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