Easiest thing to do is just dig out the old and replace it with a new one. 5 minute job and $5 or less
mrbradleyacooper
Go to Home Depot or Lowes, get you a Rainbird $5-$6 replacement head and fix it, easy peasy
M_Yusufzai
Very much DIY. A lawn care company told me they’d replace one for $75. It is $5 and 5 minutes DIY. Maybe 10 minutes if the sprinkler is broken.
impropergentleman
You’ll have to dig down about 6 in maybe 8 around the sprinkler head it will be the black circle it’s plastic it’s about 6 in tall down underneath it at the bottom is a pipe fitting that screws on righty tighty lefty loosey. Once you have enough room grab it with both hands and turn it to the left counterclockwise. If you turns it will come off. You will screw on the new one clockwise righty tighty till it stays before you put the dirt back in check it make sure it’s not leaking If it is turn a little tighter. Refill the dirt around it and you’re done. Sprinkler company a charge about 75 to 100 to come out possibly even a little bit more for a service charge. My mother can do it and she’s in her seventies.
astroidhobbit
Dig out and replace with same one or a Rainbird of similar length. Save the head, it tells you the spray radius
justsomeguy254
Former contractor here. While I agree with the other commenters that this is definitely a DIY job, it may not even be necessary to replace the entire sprinkler head.
What you’re holding in the pictures is the nozzle and filter. If it came off and you didn’t crack any part of the sprinkler head itself, you’d simply need to screw that nozzle back into the head and adjust to make sure it’s spraying the correct direction.
If the head is indeed broken, then you may need to replace the sprinkler head as others have suggested. However, a lot of times it’s actually the piece below the head (called a barbed elbow) that cracks when driven over.
I’d recommend trying to get the nozzle back on and testing the system. If it seems to be underperforming or you can see water leaking/flooding, turn the system off and then dig up that area and post more pictures.
When digging, try to be gentle to avoid cutting through any hard or flexible pipe. If you go through flexible pipe, it’s pretty minor. Breaking a hard pipe will get annoying.
Muted_Hour_957
You don’t even need to replace the sprinkler body, just buy a new sprinkler, unscrew the top, pull out the riser, spring and seal assembly. Remove the new assembly from the new sprinkler, screw new assembly onto the existing body. Rotate the riser to adjust the spay angle. Done
Perkis_Goodman
You have sprinkler heads in your driveway?
gundam2017
Replace the head
Egaokage
Get your husband to fix it.
GreginSA
Well, don’t drive over sprinkler heads again!
Sincerely,
My dad
redtitbandit
first place to go is youtube
Agitated-Contact7686
Looks like you got enough advice on fixing it but after you fix it go grab some of those cute little concrete sprinkler head protectors at Lowe’s or HD ..You can drive all over those things without hurting it!
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Easiest thing to do is just dig out the old and replace it with a new one. 5 minute job and $5 or less
Go to Home Depot or Lowes, get you a Rainbird $5-$6 replacement head and fix it, easy peasy
Very much DIY. A lawn care company told me they’d replace one for $75. It is $5 and 5 minutes DIY. Maybe 10 minutes if the sprinkler is broken.
You’ll have to dig down about 6 in maybe 8 around the sprinkler head it will be the black circle it’s plastic it’s about 6 in tall down underneath it at the bottom is a pipe fitting that screws on righty tighty lefty loosey. Once you have enough room grab it with both hands and turn it to the left counterclockwise. If you turns it will come off. You will screw on the new one clockwise righty tighty till it stays before you put the dirt back in check it make sure it’s not leaking If it is turn a little tighter. Refill the dirt around it and you’re done. Sprinkler company a charge about 75 to 100 to come out possibly even a little bit more for a service charge. My mother can do it and she’s in her seventies.
Dig out and replace with same one or a Rainbird of similar length. Save the head, it tells you the spray radius
Former contractor here. While I agree with the other commenters that this is definitely a DIY job, it may not even be necessary to replace the entire sprinkler head.
What you’re holding in the pictures is the nozzle and filter. If it came off and you didn’t crack any part of the sprinkler head itself, you’d simply need to screw that nozzle back into the head and adjust to make sure it’s spraying the correct direction.
If the head is indeed broken, then you may need to replace the sprinkler head as others have suggested. However, a lot of times it’s actually the piece below the head (called a barbed elbow) that cracks when driven over.
I’d recommend trying to get the nozzle back on and testing the system. If it seems to be underperforming or you can see water leaking/flooding, turn the system off and then dig up that area and post more pictures.
When digging, try to be gentle to avoid cutting through any hard or flexible pipe. If you go through flexible pipe, it’s pretty minor. Breaking a hard pipe will get annoying.
You don’t even need to replace the sprinkler body, just buy a new sprinkler, unscrew the top, pull out the riser, spring and seal assembly. Remove the new assembly from the new sprinkler, screw new assembly onto the existing body. Rotate the riser to adjust the spay angle. Done
You have sprinkler heads in your driveway?
Replace the head
Get your husband to fix it.
Well, don’t drive over sprinkler heads again!
Sincerely,
My dad
first place to go is youtube
Looks like you got enough advice on fixing it but after you fix it go grab some of those cute little concrete sprinkler head protectors at Lowe’s or HD ..You can drive all over those things without hurting it!