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HomeGarden StoreHoses, Nozzles & MoreSprinklersMelnor 4200 Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler With Flow Control |
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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 26 customer reviews )
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24 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Not worth the trouble! Sep 02, 2005
By Ray
"Red Devil"
I bought the unit because it was suppose to be adjustable to the size you wanted to water. You can adjust the three outside holes to squirt or not in order to narrow the watering area. You can adjust the amount of water pressure to shorten the distance and, you can adjust the amount of oscillation to control the range of the watering. The problem is, these things only work as long as the unit oscillates. If you cut down on the water flow it stops oscillating. Of course, it always waits until you get back inside the house before it stops so when you look and it's not oscillating, you don't know how long it has been stopped. On occasion, it even stops oscillating with a full flow of water so you really have to keep an eye on it. Not worth the trouble.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Junk. May 27, 2007
By David R. Krueger
Ray "Red Devil" hit the nail right on the head. This sprinkler stalls all the time, but for me it didn't matter what I set the flow rate at. It quits oscillating at full throttle and my water pressure is not low. I have two and they behave the same.
I like the concept. It's wonderfully easy to adjust compared to the traditional oscillating sprinklers, but this product is engineered badly. One has to wonder if they ever do any design verification testing on their products. They certainly couldn't have done much on this piece of junk.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Water flow control really makes a difference... Aug 07, 2006
By LMo
"LMo"
I had bought the 4100 model (which doesn't have adjustable water flow control) from Home Depot. It was a great sprinkler but I couldn't get it to work in the small areas of my yard even with turning off the three sprinklers on each side.
I was skeptical that the 4200 model with water flow control would make that much of a difference, because I figured I could simply control flow at the faucet. Thankfully I was wrong! I turn up the water pressure at the faucet, turn down the water flow at the sprinkler and it works beautifully in even the smallest areas. Continues to oscillate just fine even when doing a small 4'X 6' patch of grass.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Oscillating is unreliable therefor unit is usless Jul 07, 2010
By Richard B. Burgess
I bought this Melnor oscillating sprinkler together with the similar Melnor 360M 2 years ago and am now throwing both away as they both stop oscillating shortly after you set them up. It is very frustrating to start watering an area and then return to find that your sprinkler is stuck in one position and has failed at its intended job. I have 2 Gardena brand ocillating sprinklers (one is 12 years old) that work perfectly. Reliability counts so avoid these products.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
NO stars Jun 18, 2009
By Ray L. Dixon
The second Melnor oscillating sprinkler I bought doesn't work any better than the first one. The sprinkler sticks (stops oscillating) at various times so you have to stay with it if you don't want a big puddle of water in one place. It may work for an hour or a few minutes but you never know how long before it sticks again.
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