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Rain Bird nozzle chart
Copied from Rain Bird's own performance charts. Pick your head below for the full tables.
Which chart you need
- 1800 spray heads, MPR nozzles: fixed quarter, half and full nozzles, 5 to 15 ft, about 1.5 to 1.8 in/hr at 30 psi.
- VAN (HE-VAN) nozzles: adjustable arc, 8 to 15 ft, same heads.
- 5000 and 3500 rotors: 15 to 50 ft, about 0.2 to 1.3 in/hr.
The one thing to take from these: sprays put water down roughly three times as fast as rotors. Keep them on separate zones, and expect a spray zone to run a third as long as a rotor zone.
15 ft MPR at a glance
| Nozzle | psi | Radius (ft) | gpm | in/hr square | in/hr triangle | Min. for ½ in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15F Full (360°) | 15 | 11 | 2.60 | 2.07 | 2.39 | 14 |
| 15F Full (360°) | 20 | 12 | 3.00 | 2.01 | 2.32 | 15 |
| 15F Full (360°) | 25 | 14 | 3.30 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 19 |
| 15F Full (360°) | 30 | 15 | 3.70 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 19 |
| 15F Full (360°) | 15 | 11 | 1.30 | 2.07 | 2.39 | 14 |
| 15H Half (180°) | 20 | 12 | 1.50 | 2.01 | 2.32 | 15 |
| 15H Half (180°) | 25 | 14 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 19 |
| 15H Half (180°) | 30 | 15 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 19 |
| 15Q Quarter (90°) | 15 | 11 | 0.65 | 2.07 | 2.39 | 14 |
| 15Q Quarter (90°) | 20 | 12 | 0.75 | 2.01 | 2.32 | 15 |
| 15Q Quarter (90°) | 25 | 14 | 0.82 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 19 |
| 15Q Quarter (90°) | 30 | 15 | 0.92 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 19 |
5000 MPR at a glance
| Nozzle | psi | Radius (ft) | gpm | in/hr square | in/hr triangle | Min. for ½ in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 ft quarter | 25 | 23 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 56 |
| 25 ft quarter | 35 | 24 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.68 | 51 |
| 25 ft quarter | 45 | 25 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 48 |
| 25 ft quarter | 55 | 25 | 1.11 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 44 |
| 25 ft quarter | 65 | 25 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 40 |
| 25 ft third | 25 | 23 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 55 |
| 25 ft third | 35 | 24 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 0.70 | 49 |
| 25 ft third | 45 | 25 | 1.38 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 47 |
| 25 ft third | 55 | 25 | 1.53 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 42 |
| 25 ft third | 65 | 25 | 1.67 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 39 |
| 25 ft half | 25 | 23 | 1.44 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 58 |
| 25 ft half | 35 | 24 | 1.73 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 52 |
| 25 ft half | 45 | 25 | 1.98 | 0.61 | 0.70 | 49 |
| 25 ft half | 55 | 25 | 2.21 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 44 |
| 25 ft half | 65 | 25 | 2.41 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 41 |
| 25 ft full | 25 | 23 | 2.78 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 59 |
| 25 ft full | 35 | 24 | 3.34 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 54 |
| 25 ft full | 45 | 25 | 3.82 | 0.59 | 0.68 | 51 |
| 25 ft full | 55 | 25 | 4.25 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 46 |
| 25 ft full | 65 | 25 | 4.63 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 42 |
| 30 ft quarter | 25 | 29 | 1.03 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 64 |
| 30 ft quarter | 35 | 30 | 1.23 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 57 |
| 30 ft quarter | 45 | 30 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 50 |
| 30 ft quarter | 55 | 30 | 1.56 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 45 |
| 30 ft quarter | 65 | 30 | 1.69 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 42 |
| 30 ft third | 25 | 29 | 1.34 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 65 |
| 30 ft third | 35 | 30 | 1.62 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 58 |
| 30 ft third | 45 | 30 | 1.85 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 51 |
| 30 ft third | 55 | 30 | 2.06 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 45 |
| 30 ft third | 65 | 30 | 2.24 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 42 |
| 30 ft half | 25 | 29 | 2.15 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 61 |
| 30 ft half | 35 | 30 | 2.59 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 55 |
| 30 ft half | 45 | 30 | 2.96 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 48 |
| 30 ft half | 55 | 30 | 3.30 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 42 |
| 30 ft half | 65 | 30 | 3.60 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 39 |
| 30 ft full | 25 | 29 | 4.24 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 61 |
| 30 ft full | 35 | 30 | 5.08 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 56 |
| 30 ft full | 45 | 30 | 5.78 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 48 |
| 30 ft full | 55 | 30 | 6.39 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 44 |
| 30 ft full | 65 | 30 | 6.92 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 41 |
| 35 ft quarter | 25 | 32 | 1.40 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 57 |
| 35 ft quarter | 35 | 34 | 1.67 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 54 |
| 35 ft quarter | 45 | 35 | 1.92 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 50 |
| 35 ft quarter | 55 | 35 | 2.13 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 45 |
| 35 ft quarter | 65 | 35 | 2.31 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 41 |
| 35 ft third | 25 | 32 | 1.77 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 60 |
| 35 ft third | 35 | 34 | 2.15 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 56 |
| 35 ft third | 45 | 35 | 2.46 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 52 |
| 35 ft third | 55 | 35 | 2.74 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 46 |
| 35 ft third | 65 | 35 | 2.99 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 43 |
| 35 ft half | 25 | 32 | 2.75 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 58 |
| 35 ft half | 35 | 34 | 3.33 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 55 |
| 35 ft half | 45 | 35 | 3.81 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 50 |
| 35 ft half | 55 | 35 | 4.23 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 45 |
| 35 ft half | 65 | 35 | 4.62 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 41 |
| 35 ft full | 25 | 32 | 5.36 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 60 |
| 35 ft full | 35 | 34 | 6.62 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 55 |
| 35 ft full | 45 | 35 | 7.58 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 50 |
| 35 ft full | 55 | 35 | 8.43 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 45 |
| 35 ft full | 65 | 35 | 9.18 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 42 |
How to read it
gpm is what one nozzle uses: add them up for a zone and keep it under what your water supply gives (our pressure and flow test works that out). in/hr is how fast water lands when heads are spaced head to head, at 50% of the throw diameter: square is a grid, triangle is staggered rows. Min. for ½ in is how long a zone runs to put down half an inch at the square rate. For your own lawn, soil and watering days, use the sprinkler run time calculator.