Mini 8, Gear Driven Sprinkler User's Guide
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1. Screen Nozzle Pressure Flow Radius Pressure Flow Flow Radius Gallons PSI GPM Feet kPa L M M H Meters 0 75 30 0 8 19 207 3 03 0 2 5 8 40 0 9 20 276 3 41 0 2 6 1 50 1 2 21 345 4 54 0 3 6 4 1 0 30 1 1 22 207 4 16 0 2 6 7 40 1 3 23 276 4 92 0 3 7 0 50 1 5 24 345 5 68 0 3 7 3 1 5 30 1 2 26 207 4 54 0 3 7 9 40 1 4 28 276 5 30 0 3 8 5 50 1 6 30 345 6 06 0 4 9 1 2 0 30 1 4 30 207 5 30 0 3 9 1 40 1 7 31 276 6 43 0 4 9 4 50 2 0 32 345 7 57 0 5 9 8 3 0 30 2 3 33 207 8 71 0 5 10 1 40 2 6 34 276 9 84 0 6 10 4 50 3 0 35 345 11 36 0 7 10 7 For Product Inquiries w The Toro Company 12 Pop Up 5825 Jasmine Street Riverside CA 92502 0489 Tel 909 688 9221 800 664 4740 2003 The Toro Company Form Number 373 0274 Rev A2. Mini 8 Gear Driven Sprinkler User s Guide Count on it The Mini 8 rotor is designed for residential and light commercial installations It comes in three sizes 4 pop up 6 pop up and 12 pop up Nozzling Up The System The 1 5 GPM nozzle comes pre installed from the factory A nozzle tree consisting of four additional nozzles is provided with each rotor Figure 1 Please see the nozzle performance chart for flow rates By using various combinations of nozzle flow rates you can balance the sprinklers to achieve approximately the same precipitation rates Every case of Mini 8 product contains two Mini 8 rotor keys The Mini 8 key is used to pull up the riser to remove the nozzle to reduce the radius and to adjust the arc Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 Pull Up Radius Adjustment Keyhole Nozzle Retention a Screw Arc Geen Mini 8 Rotor Key Nozzle Tree To Set The Arc The Mini 8 rotor arc is pre set at the factory The Mini 8 rotor has a fixed LEFT stop To find the left stop position rotate the nozzle turret clockwise to the right until it stops then rotate the nozzle turret all the way back to the left To increase the arc insert the key into the arc adjuster shown in Figure 6 Hold the turret in place while turning the tool clockwise Keep turning until the arc indicator arrow points to the desired arc angle As an example indicated in Figure 7 the arc is set to 270 The sprinkl
3. er will then water from the left stop and rotate clockwise see Figure 8 until 270 the adjusted right stop is reached The sprinkler will then return back to the left stop and repeat the cycle To decrease the arc insert the key into the arc adjuster Hold the turret in place while turning the tool counter clockwise Keep turning until the arrow points to the desired arc To adjust the arc while the rotor is running turn the turret gently in the direction that it is spraying Once the left stop has been located follow the directions above to increase or decrease the arc To line up the left stop with landscape features which define the left side of the irrigated arc simply turn the housing cannister and point the left stop towards the desired direction You may also pull the riser up with the key and rotate the LOWER portion of the riser until the left stop is at the desired position DO NOT rotate the TOP portion of the riser se ES gt A arc Angle Indicator To Extract Insert A Nozzle Use the winged portion of the key to pull the riser up in order to access the nozzle orifice Insert the key into the pull up hole Figure 3 turn it 90 and pull up Hold the riser in the pulled up position Using the end of the key turn the radius adjustment screw counterclockwise until it clears the top of the nozzle See Figure 4A Insert the key into the nozzle right side slot with the pointed end of the key facing upwards Use the poi
4. nt to extract the nozzle out See Figure 4B To install a nozzle press the nozzle into the nozzle socket Figure 5A Turn the radius adjustment screw clockwise to its desired location ensuring that it is in a position to hold the nozzle in place even if radius reduction is not required Figure 5B Figure 3 Figure 4 Left Stop Position Adjustable t Z Right Stop 4 Position ote 270 AN a Ores Figure 6 Increase ar Figure 7 Figure 8 Installation Tips CAUTION The Mini 8 rotor is designed for use in clean water irrigation systems only Sprinkler component damage or malfunction can occur if operated with any other water source The Mini 8 rotor should be installed with the cap at the finished grade It is not designed to be installed below grade See Figure 9 Figure 9 The radius adjustment screw can be used to reduce the radius throw by up to 25 You should note that this does not reduce the flow of the nozzle Screen Maintenance The screen can be accessed through the bottom of the riser Remove the cap of the Mini 8 and lift the riser assembly out of the housing cannister If plugged the screen can be removed cleaned and re inserted into the riser Mini 8 Nozzle Performance Figure 9 res
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