Gardena 1975-U AquaZoom Fully Adjustable oscillating Sprinkler, for Flexible, Leak Proof and Precise Watering, Compatible with Any Hose Brand, Made in Germany, 1975: 3900 SQ. FT, Grey

The media could not be loaded.  I have been gardening for decades, mostly tending perennials. Nearly all the lawn of my small suburban yard is now perennial gardens. The gardens are all odd shapes: round, narrow, around trees, along the side of the house, etc. These odd shapes make it very difficult to water the beds! I have been using a Gardena AquaZoom oscillating sprinkler for many years. While it has served me well over the years, it was always difficult to use such a large sprinkler for tiny/narrow/odd-shaped gardens. I do not water any lawn ever. I needed something specifically made for little gardens.I hesitated for a long time to purchase the Gardena ZoomMaxx mostly because I could not find details about how small of an area i could water with it. DO NOT HESITATE! This thing goes down to "tiny" !!!!There are so many ways to adjust this sprinkler and that helps immensely: there are two tabs to adjust each side of the width of the water flow (the "wave") there are two knobs to adjust the point at which the wave will stop and then oscillate to the other side there is a knob to adjust the pressure of the flow. This keeps the sprinkler oscillating and also adjusts the height of the wave. the sprinkler head rotates. I love this feature. So much more flexibility in where I can set the sprinkler.It all sounds like a lot but it's super easy to use. The spike is sturdy and raises the sprinkler head above the ground a bit. Just poke the sprinkler in the ground, rotate the head in any direction, and get watering!

Our townhouse association shut off the water sprinklers to save money. Using my own water supply I needed something that would work in smaller confined areas. My lawn is postage stamp size - say 20 x 20 feet in area. It is adjacent to two driveways and it was important to keep our very hard water off the driveways and more importantly off the cars that park on them. This is perfect, you can adjust the angle, rate of flow, and tightly focus the stream to only land on the grass. I left it out all summer, it is barely noticeable, and use a timer to control frequency. Lawn has never looked better, even when the sprinklers were working, this does a much better job with coverage.

I have had sprinklers before and they have worked fine. One brand I have had for years but the width adjustment handles were so flimsy they broke. I decided to buy new one so I tried Aqua****, cheap, worked but you couldn’t adjust the width of the spray - didn’t work - sent it back.Then I purchase Gardena (this model) twice as expensive, but difference is night and day. There is adjustment for pressure, adjustment for the length on both sides using the sliding bars, but here is what is the bees knees, the width of the sprinkler is adjustable individually on each side, that means one side can be full width while the other is at its narrowest giving a myriad of combinations. The adjustment mechanism is also very sturdy and fine.I have only had this a a short while, impressed so far. If it lasts the 5 years it is guaranteed for then money well spent.It also comes with a quick connect and the sprinkler end is one piece with the unit so no leaking, another nice feature.If you don’t need these features the Aqua**** would be fine but if you need adjustments to get in those weird shapes of lawn like mine - this is the one for you.Time will tell how good the workmanship is, if it keeps going without breaking or clogging, I would give it 6 stars

2013 Update: This sprinkler was purchased in 2011. I am using it for the third season. How has thisunit stood up? Not as hoped. It has now begun to not rotate as designed. Sometimes it sticks in oneposition or the other and sprays all the water in one spot. I've tried to get it working properly which sometimes it does cooperate, but sometimes not. It is unreliable. I attribute it to the plastic construction since I have another rotating sprinkler made by another mfg which is completely metal and it has worked flawlessly for years.Another problem that has surfaced is the quick disconnect. Sometimes when connecting the hose to the sprinkler, the connection does not allow water to pass through the connector to the sprinkler. There is a self-sealing valve in the connecter that prevents water from gushing out the end of hose if sprinkler is not plugged in. This valve is supposed to open when plugging to the sprinkler. Many times it does not open and no water gets to sprinkler. You have to keep fiddling with the contraption until it decides to cooperate. Again, probably the plastic construction.The Gardena is NOT worth the money because the German engineering acts more Chinese. I will use it the remainder of this summer, then relegate it to the pile of products that made promises they could not keep after the warranty ran out.Original Review (2011) The Gardena 1975 was purchased because of its reputation, good reviews and large square foot spec. I was tired of moving sprinklers and this one held out the promise to cover my entire front lawn from a single position. I measured the lawn to make sure it was within the 3800 sq. ft.Like most products nowadays, the Gardena is not the ultimate in design, quality, or performance and shows signs of using cheaper materials to keep down the price. The product has good and bad points.The good: Seems well made from a precision stand point. It can be adjusted in four directions; forward, back, left, and right. There are four levers that easily accomplish these adjustments. It has a wire mesh filter to keep any trash in the hose out of the unit. The quick connect is a great feature and doesn't leak. The unit reverses the sprinkle cycle quickly with minimum linger time when it reaches the limits of the forward and back direction.I do wish engineers would discover a way for these types of sprinklers to lay down a perfect rectangular pattern. Instead, they round the corners as they complete the forward/back cycle. That always leave four spots that don't get the water.The bad: Made from plastic including the quick connect, thus Gardena guarantees the product for only 2 years. It does not appear to be flimsy toy plastic, so maybe it is more like industrial plastic. The sun probably won't do its damage in two years, but will surely shorten its life compared to an all metal sprinkler.Because this unit is plastic, it is very light. That means it doesn't always want to hold the position in which it is placed when working at the limits of a garden hose. With a hose of sufficient length to have some slack, this isn't a problem.The biggest disappointment is the coverage. If you read the specs closely, they say UP TO 3800 square feet coverage. The UP TO figure is a deceptive way of making a claim for a product which you are likely NOT to achieve. If manufactures wanted to be truthful, they would give the consumer an "average" figure which would be more realistic. I expect if your local fire department hooked this sprinkler up to their pumper truck, you might get 3800 sq. ft.; otherwise, be realistic (think 2500 or less s/f) when making this purchase.Water pressure and hose diameter all contribute to the coverage being less. In my case, with average residential water pressure, I get less that half the coverage they advertise and am still moving a sprinkler around to cover entire yard.I do suggest using a 3/4" diameter hose with this unit to improve coverage. The larger diameter allows more water flow, thus larger coverage.Do I recommend this unit? I'm on the fence. It was overly expensive, yet did not deliver what I expected. I don't have the satisfying feeling that I got my money's worth. For less money I have a similar sprinkler from another mfg. made entirely of metal and wets almost as large an area. My guess is, it will outlast the Gardena even without German engineering.

Sin duda supera por mucho los aspersores que he comprado anteriormente, al poder controlar el haz de apertura me permite cubrir un distancia mayor sin mojar banquetas o paredes de la casa, me resultó muy útil para mantener mi jardín en excelente estado esta temporada de calor

I got this sprinkler to water my oddly shaped veggie garden and it works really well. Allows me to water a narrow garden and is easy to set up and move around. The pressure dial is a bit fiddley, it should be bigger, but not a big deal.

This was a replacement for the same product that "died" after a number of years of use. I suspect that the problem was calcium build-up in the mechanism, as the water in our area is quite hard. With the exception of a brass fitting I use at the front end of my garden hose, I always use Gardena connectors as well. They make changing the device on the output end of the hose fast and easy.

Funciona perfectamente, se regula sin problemas para adaptarse al tamaño exacto de la parcela. Es solido y de muy buena calidad.Como negativo, está enviado por Correos Express (no es la primera vez que nos la lía), que lo dejó en el portal de al lado, no en mi casa, ni llamaron a la puerta ni al teléfono ni hablaron con el conserje de mi finca, el conserje del otro portal tuvo la amabilidad de traerlo. Recomiendo que cambien a cualquier otra mensajería, es una pena que un producto de calidad sea enviado por una desastrosa mensajería.

Irrigatore di ottime capacità per giardini di medie dimensioni.L'acqua scende come se piovesse.Ottimo per la distribuzione.