Mist

Heads That Mist Instead of Watering

A head that makes a cloud is putting water in the air. The lawn under it stays dry, and the sidewalk gets the drift. The usual causes are pressure that is too high, a nozzle that does not match the zone, or a head that is not popping all the way up.

Pressure first

Spray nozzles are built for a pressure range. Above that range they atomize. A pressure-regulating head or a regulator at the valve fixes a zone that hisses. A pump or a wide-open supply on a small nozzle does the same thing, and the fix is not “a bigger nozzle” until the pressure is measured.

Wind and height

An afternoon program in a Houston breeze will look like mist even when the nozzles are right. Move the start time to early morning before you replace parts. Call 346-642-6161 if the cloud is there at dawn with no wind. That is the hardware.

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Request service

If water is running right now, call 346-642-6161. The form is not an overnight emergency line.