Take a shovel to it and investigate.Īs for the quality of Orbit, I have no idea, but a ignorant assumption says they are the cheaper solution available at big box. If the zone if running poorly something is cracked and or broken. I would say you know it is leaking for sure if the water is puddling a lot while running. Dug it out, repaired and closed it up, now I just assume there is no leak. Turned out to be a cracked threaded pipe. I had a pop-up in my one zone that was not working well and in turn the rest were lacking too. Either way, the point is the ground is soft in the area and without running it when dug out, it is difficult to tell if it is leaking under ground. (he didnt know how to grow grass and had more dirt brought 3 times when it wasnt growing). It was 2" below grade because my insane neighbor thought it was his yard and buried it in top soil. As a result, the ground gets a little soupy in the area, but I hope that has something to do with me digging it up. I am likely going to replace one of the heads with a seal a matic one because the entire zone leaks out through one that is at the lowest point of the yard. It is very odd and has nothing to do with your issue, but I am mentioning it anyway. The maxipaw pops up out of a cup, so I would expect to see water in it. I know some of mine have water around them while running. If it is leaking at the base, dig it up, put some thread tape on the the threads and then tighten it down again.
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