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Comment about Oscillating Sprinkler Base
Construction from Ray Padula
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"I had to laugh, I was at a retailer
meeting a few months ago - where a
competitive oscillating sprinkler was in the
office I was in. I picked it up, and
went to demonstrate the poor quality plastic
base simply by bending it, when
the individual I was meeting with exclaimed
"No! Don't! The last person that did
that shattered plastic all over the place!"
- I couldn't help to respond with, "and this
is what you put on your shelves?" I am
sure, if you have used their oscillating
sprinklers, after you battle the sprinkler
to stay firm on the ground, (or end up
placing a large rock on one end of it) you
know the frustration this construction
causes you. If you haven't, next time
you see a competitive sprinkler on the
shelf, or on your lawn - pick it up - and
bend it in half, and see how easy
it is do to." - Ray Padula, CEO.
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 The
base design of an oscillating
sprinkler is crucial to the
sturdiness of the unit during
operation. An oscillating
sprinkler's base is classified as
all parts of the sprinkler that come
in contact with the lawn, or surface
the sprinkler is placed on.
Numerous factors, including base
weight ratios, material
construction, and design, allow the
unit to remain firmly on the surface
it is placed on without moving.
If these characteristics are not
adhered to, the sprinkler will be
susceptible to tipping, moving, or
swaying along the ground. The
following tests/ case studies prove
that Ray Padula oscillating
sprinklers are guaranteed to remain
sturdy during operation.
Base Weight
- To prevent tipping, moving, or
swaying along the ground, an
oscillating sprinkler's base must
weigh at least 5% more than the
spray tube when filled with water,
under pressure. As an
oscillating sprinkler's spray tube
rotates to the extreme left, or
right side of the watering pattern
and reverses, the "pull force" of
the spray tube causes a lighter
weight base to pull back - leading to
tipping, moving, or swaying.
All Ray Padula oscillating
sprinklers are constructed with base
designs that weight at least 5% more
than the spray tube when filled with
water, under pressure.
 Base
Thickness
- When developing our oscillating
sprinkler line, Ray Padula product
engineers compared weights and
thickness of our three principal
competitors. Compared to
oscillating sprinkler offerings
between a 1999 product line, and a
2006 product line of numerous
competitors, interestingly 95% of
oscillating sprinklers are no longer
produced with an aluminum base.
At Ray Padula, we prefer to invest
the $0.15 to provide our customers
with a product guaranteed to perform
as promised!
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* Gilmour is a registered trademark of the
Gilmour Group Inc.
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