is it mac compatible?

Agree that this would be stupid for the lawn. Bought 2 for my veggie garden, that I till every year. A sprinkler system would never work there but this will be just what I need.

Wow, when I saw this Woot, I was guessing they would be sold out by morning. People start buying them please, if not, it's one more item I have to sit through during Woot-off.

IF these truly maintain their aim, they're worth the $6-$8 each.

Part of my problem with constantly moving sprinklers is that I have to spend a few minutes watching and aiming them every time I move them. If I never have to watch and re-aim a designated sprinkler all summer, that's worth 8 bucks each to me.

I'm in.

From the makers of Super Colon Blow and Tylenol BM.

@quantamm: I assure you, the quick release adapter is probably less of a hassle than your garden hose connector. Imagine screwing in a small plastic piece into a hose, then simply clicking it onto the sprinkler (you can leave the adapter on if you don't use the hose for anything else). Now think about having to screw the hose into the pipe with the hose adapter. I am pretty sure the latter is the more difficult.

@cornellbigred: You bought one of these for $24 dollars to dig into the ground and use in one place as opposed to paying half that for a sprinkler you don't have to dig into the ground and can use anywhere? So anywhere or anytime there is a patch of grass, plant, tree, or bush that needs some extra watering I am going to buy on of these and dig it into the ground and then bring the hose over to it, hook the hose up to it and then go turn the hose on and water the area and then turn the hose off and then go and disconnect the hose and repeat that process for each and every area that needs a little extra watering? If you already have an automatic sprinkler system, spending $1.89 per 8 feet worth of 1/2" PVC pipe from Home Depot and hooking it up to that existing system wouldn't provide a convenient and permanent solution for your dry patch? Sorry, still don't get it. This seems like a giant waste of time and money in an effort to be cheap and lazy.

@cornellbigred: I think it is wonderful you have found the perfect use for this product. Your explanation seems a little faulty in the math area; you need 100' of pipe because there is 200' of driveway in the way. Do you use a 100' of hose to hook up to the Sprinkler Station that is on the other end of your 200' driveway or did you need to order the optional Watering Made Easy 100 Foot Sprinkler Station Hose Extender?

Gotta love the guys who say you don't need to take care of your lawn just let it burn out or get infested with weeds, plant a huge flower garden in your front yard, don't waste the water..etc. Whatever happened to pride and keeping the things you own looking good, sorry the huge flower garden doesn't look good in your front yard? At any rate, these are great products and at this price you just can't beat it!

@cornellbigred: I wouldn't assume to know anything better than you. You clearly are my superior both in the reading comprehension and general knowledge departments if for no other reason than the emotional attachment for your Watering Made Easy Sprinkler Station. In specific reference to your lawn, I am merely questioning your math based on the information you provided which I doth quote, “it will take over one hundred feet of pipes to reach the dry patch in our lawn, assuming there is nothing in it's way. Secondly, there is a two hundred foot driveway in the way.” So, you need a 100 feet of pipe assuming there is nothing blocking the path; “as the crow flies,” I think is the aeronautical navigation saying. A straight line to the area would be 100 feet, but wait; you note that there is something blocking A to B…200 feet of driveway! OK, now it makes complete sense. You’ve managed to alter to time space continuum.

@jerrybign: How is dragging the hose from one to another of these easier than dragging the hose and sprinkler from spot to spot?

I'm serious. I don't see how this is better, but some people think it is, so I must be missing something.

@meccano: I think his driveway is perpendicular to the proposed pipe path. This is an obstacle to a ditch. If the driveway is 200 feet long, and the proposed ditch path is somewhere near the middle, then the detour necessary to go around the driveway would be significant.

The ditch could be run under the driveway, but not easily.

@craigthom: @craigthom: His driveway could be 10,000 feet long but only six feet wide. If one were noting the distance of the width of the driveway would you say there is 10,000 feet of driveway between A and B? No, you would say there is six feet of driveway in your way. Of course if you wanted to be dramatic you might proclaim there is 10,000 feet of driveway in the way (you might also hire a gardener to handle your lawn at that point).

Installers of sprinkler systems (and the handy DIY'er) run PVC pipe under driveways all the time. No ditch required. There is a simple borrowing device that takes the pipe right through the ground and to the other side of the driveway. If one decides to go length ways it would certainly be much harder to accomplish and will make the explanation of why you can't do it that much more dramatic.

Many people might opt to buy a sprinkler or nozzle for their garden hose as well.

My question is simply, how is this better than a regular lightweight sprinkler? You have to carry the hose anyway which is heaver than the sprinkler. From personal experience (on 2 acres), dragging the hose from one location to the next is the hardest part (lateral movement) and aiming is not really a big deal. If nothing else the sprinkler gives you something to grip onto while pulling the hose (without too much torque of course).

Do these have to be drained for winter where the ground freezes?

@michaelkrissg: I have a decent sized yard, and I put in a 6 station automatic sprinkler system this spring. It is super easy. I rented a walk behind trencher for the day and put in all the lines the next day. I have 4 lines running to 4 different parts of the front and back yard and 2 lines running to drip irrigation for flowers, roses, window boxes etc. I even put in a drip line to my fountain in the front yard so it never runs out of water again.
PVC pipe is VERY easy to work with, very inexpensive and once you are done you can just sit back and let the automatic timer do all the work. I love it :) Side note, do NOT use Toro pop-up impact sprinklers, Rainbird is the way to go.

@thisgoodnight: Another problem with this is the plastic connector...I would not expect it to last very long. I use quick connectors on my garden hoses and I stopped using plastic connectors a long time ago because they crack pretty easily.

I studied this most of the day and FINALLY figured it out,

It's so people without permanent irrigation systems can have all the worry of someone driving over their pop-ups or the lawn mower decapitating them! Brilliant!

@aeson25: I have 3 long rectangular areas in my yard and 3 square sections. With these, I can set the spray pattern 1 time to cover the rectangular sections and use my portable sprinkler for the larger square sections. I have an adjustable sprinkler that I use for the rectangular sections now, but they're so narrow that I end up watering the side of the house, the neighbors yard and my driveway as much as my lawn... problem solved.

If I got this in a Bag Of Crap, I'd send it back.

some one really produced this??? whats next a gas can you attach to your car and then fill the gas can up at the service station?

I'd be willing to bet that 75% of those making snarky comments (that they think are terribly witty, really, can't you just hear them patting themselves on the back?) have never had a bare yard that needed overseeding (needing water several times a day), or several flower beds with plants that need extra water for 3-4 weeks to get them started, or a vegetable garden.

If they HAD, they'd know that it's a huge pain in the butt to carry the sprinkler head (without water on) to the area, go back & turn it on, go back & see if the water is hitting the right place, go back & turn off the water, drag the sprinkler head 2 feet to the right and 1 foot forward, go back & turn on the water, go back and see if the water's hitting all the plants, etc. until you get it right. THEN when you've watered that area, you have to move the sprinkler and start all over.

This is a FABULOUS alternative for those who don't have the money or inclination for an irrigation system. Wish I could get more than 3.

Thank you for sharing this deal. Hopefully I can find something else like this soon, since I've been looking for irrigation systems in Calgary (e.g., http://www.calgarysprinklersystems.com/about.asp). I need something that will be effective at preventing any dry patches from turning up.