GARDENA (84-BZMX) Up to 2300 Sq Ft, ZoomMaxx Adjustable Oscillating Sprinkler on Weighted Base for Watering of Lawn, Yard and Garden. Includes Gardena Quick Connector System to Connect to Hose.

For precision watering it is unrivaled. Low flow, high flow, whatever, it works beautifully. I bought my first one last year and have just now purchased my second one to replace my Nelson oscillating sprinkler which will not oscillate if I turn the flow down too low and which is difficult to adjust to cover various areas without over watering. I have several 4 foot x 8 foot planting boxes and this can be set to water them easily and very accurately. I also have several other beds of varying sizes and shapes and this sprinkler can be easily adjusted from narrow to wide and from short to long beds. The nozzles are of a soft material (possibly silicone?) and if they get clogged, as they inevitably do, then a simple rub or prod at the offending nozzle usually clears it. The downside? Two things: it's plastic and does not feel particularly rugged so it should be handled with some care. I avoid tossing or flinging it or banging it around and I don't handle it by the sprinkler head. Second, the flow control valve is at the base just under the sprinkler head and adjusting the flow while the sprinkler is on can make for rather an uncomfortable experience. My solution is to add a 6 foot leader hose with a quick connect on the female end. In addition, I use a ball valve with male quick connect attached to the male end of my hose to control the water flow. This allows me to stand away from the sprinkler and adjust the flow without getting rained on. Pricey? Yeah, it is. But this sprinkler is the best I've ever used and I'm getting rid of all my other sprinklers.

Work wonderful for my small pie shaped yard. I loved it so much that I bought other couplers to put onto my hoses to make the connections easier. Can control the amount of water and how far it goes horizontally or vertically.

This is a very nice sprinkler for a small yard or a yard broken up into fairly small areas. It can be a pleasure to use on a hot summer day, depending on your outlook. Pros: - On its maximum range setting, with my water pressure this sprinkler will cover about 36' x 18'. - The coverage can be adjusted separately to the left, right, front, and back of this sprinkler, so you can easily water just a narrow patch of grass or a small area you just had to replant. - It's easy to turn down the flow/height so it doesn't hit an overhanging roof. - This sprinkler is relatively small and light, while a large base keeps it stable during watering. - You can remove an end cap and daisy-chain this sprinkler with something else, if you're so inclined. Cons: - The adjustments are somewhat complicated at first, though you can figure them out fairly quickly through trial and error. - You've got five adjustments to play with, so if you move the sprinkler around there's no way you're going to get the settings right on your first guess. If you can set these all appropriately without getting soaked in the process, you're a better waterer than I am. ;-) - If you decrease the width of the coverage the little nozzles all tilt up, meaning you'll get more water on the side you narrowed. This isn't a big deal, but be warned. Note that the width adjustment is stiff, so it can be hard to get it right (see the last point above). Note: This sprinkler is designed for Gardena's snap-on connector system, which you're either going to love or hate. If you've already adopted Gardena's connectors (they fit Melnor connectors in the U.S.), this will be a nice convenience. Otherwise, you'll have to screw the included snap-on connector onto your hose end each time you want to use this sprinkler. If you just leave the connector attached to the sprinkler, however, that shouldn't be a problem. Update 4/29/15: I bought another one of these sprinklers a few weeks ago, and it leaked like crazy around the back of the little orange dial that controls the water height. I returned the leaky sprinkler to Amazon, but the replacement did exactly the same thing. Finally, I got a replacement head directly from Gardena support in Ontario (905) 792-9330, which worked perfectly. Looks like Amazon might have gotten a defective lot. Just be aware that this sprinkler is not supposed to leak.

One of the best oscillating sprinklers I've ever had! This sprinkler is so easy to adjust - both width of coverage as well as length of pattern. It's small and easier to store than most oscillators. Such a good sprinkler, our neighbors borrow it all the time! Christmas will come, neighbors - and the one who latches on to my sprinkler for too long will be gifted with it and I will be the recipient of YOUR new sprinkler! Seriously, this is a great sprinkler - I wouldn't wan to use any other!

We purchased a total of three of these sprinklers a few months ago to use in our irregularly-shaped yard. First, the good: the sprinkler is incredibly customizable. You can really target the spray pattern to cover smaller or larger areas, and even make somewhat irregular shapes. We tried a number of sprinklers and this was the only one that worked for our yard. We liked the first one so much we bought two more. It also sprays well and evenly, and can be daisy-chained well. Now, the bad: we used them last fall, put them away for the winter and just took them back out. Two of the three have sprung large leaks from the center body -- see the included image -- almost all of the water is leaking out the center rather than coming out of the nozzles. Two out of three is a ridiculous failure rate for such an expensive sprinkler! We contacted Gardena for warranty service, and it's been a disaster. First, they have no US office -- their Canada office covers both the US and Canada. They are open very limited hours, but do have a web form to submit issues. Unfortunately, the web form seems to just go into a black hole -- there's no confirmation that you sent anything, and they don't respond. We called their office during the limited hours they're open -- you can only leave a message for their service department who calls back a few days later. The woman who called back tried to be somewhat helpful. She wants us to ship the (heavy) sprinklers, at our expense, to an inspection office in Michigan and then they'll consider shipping replacements from Canada in 2-3 weeks. They refused to pay for return shipping and said that's just how their warranty works -- the customer is on the hook for shipping, even when the product is defective. Since we had just reseeded our lawn, we had no choice but to buy replacement sprinklers instead. Reasonable customer service would have been to ship us replacement heads and cover return shipping for the defective heads. I'm sorry to say that I can't recommend this sprinkler -- it's too bad, because it's really useful -- it just doesn't last and costs too much to replace every year!

Very nice piece of equipment. Do you need another sprinkler? If you have a bunch that don't let you put the water exactly where you want it or you have some that fall over or only work on one side and are planning on getting a new one--do you want this one? It's not the most economical one on the market--but when I checked reviews --it rated very highly and I tend to concur with those reviews. I WAS TIRED OF GETTING WET SETTING AND RESETTING THE SPRINKLER TO HIT THE RIGHT SPOTS I do still have some sprinklers that spin in a circle, this one is like the type that oscillate back and forth and cover a longer area. BUT THE DESIGN OF THIS ONE LET'S ME SET IT TO WIDER OR NARROWER DEPENDING ON THE SPOT I AM WATERING. See the little orange button showing on the image--you move that to adjust the width of the spray and there's one on the other side too. It has the other usual settings for letting you adjust the head to the right or left. That's why I purchased it, that, and the fact that IT IS SO VERY WELL MADE. It's sturdy--it has metal in the base so the unit does not tip over. The plastic is good quality and should not break down or crack from use in the sun. The hose connector is not cheap and flimsy-it's very well constructed, the entire unit feels light years more substantial than any other sprinkler I've ever had the displeasure to fiddle with.

My last Gardena sprinkler lasted a decade. I love this brand -- it's incredibly easy and intuitive to use and easy to set up. The snap-on feature eliminates so many headaches. This one reaches every part of my small garden, very efficiently.

UPDATE: leak was the result of o-ring displacement in the joint between the body and the base; i had never separated these two parts, the joint is threaded and easily loosened (pretty much has to be loosened for any flexibility in the aim); back up to three stars UPDATE: developed a pinhole leak in the plastic body of the base after less than two months of regular use; down to two stars pending a test of Gardena's warranty service (i intend to ask to replace it with the older AquaZoom model) ORIGINAL REVIEW: in short, i find the adjustments lacking compared to Gardena's AquaZoom models, but i do like the compactness and it is slightly better suited for watering very small spaces i like Gardena's designs because i hate wasting water; i have worn out two Gardena AquaZoom 1977 sprinklers in 15 years, but the second of the two lasted about a third as long as the first; i thought the design of the ZoomMaxx may be improved so i bought it instead of another AquaZoom … now that watering season has kicked in i am impressed with how well it waters the corners of a rectangle, but i have immediately found some design flaws: the sprinkler oscillation cannot be adjusted away from the vertical, the maximum width of the spray is too narrow and the width is hard to adjust precisely; i'm also concerned to see in some reviews that the unit didn't last long the oscillation is a big deal to me because i have many different spaces to water, and often have to water them from one side, sometimes from a couple of feet away from the planted area; if you think of the the ZoomMaxx oscillation like the hand of a clock, its range adjusts between 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock; the problem is the range must always include 12 o'clock, so if you are watering on one side you can water from 12:00 to 3:00 or even 12:00 to 1:00, but water will always be falling where the sprinkler is; aside from putting water where i don't want it, this also means i get sprinkled on while i'm adjusting — with the AquaZoom you can set the range from 1:00 or even 1:30 to 3:00 while you get the range and width adjusted, and then reset the oscillation and step back; this one feature alone is going to drive me back to the AquaZoom despite my qualms about its longevity the other issues limit my ability to water precisely; the width doesn't go wide enough to water a long narrow bed from the long side; i have often used the Aquazoom to water beds about 15 x 4 feet; with the zoom max the width of the spray is more limited unless i crank up the pressure, at which point the narrowest range of oscillation will spray an area much more than 4 feet deep; my narrow areas have to be watered in two passes now the width adjustment is also harder to fine tune than the AquaZoom; the rubber nozzles need even more encouragement to move into position than those on the AquaZoom, and the adjustment sliders have a very short throw, so it's difficult to get the right width; for people who with less needs to fine tune the spray, this model should be very nice (if it turns out to be long-lasting); for those who want to water only where it's needed, and who have multiple differently-shaped garden spaces, i would recommend the AquaZoom instead