KärcherPremium Oscillating Sprinkler - OS 5.320SV, Black

I’ve been debating whether to get a sprinkler for our garden for some time. We have got a reasonable sized couple of lawns, in total about 60m x 7m which are often in a pretty poor state due to moss and over hanging trees, along with a resident collection of squirrels, foxes and avians digging the place up. However, after conducting an extensive lawn repair I felt time was right to get a sprinkler to help keep the grass hydrated while the new seeds are growing. I looked at many sprinklers, and didn’t mind spending a bit of money to get the right one. The main choices tend to be by Hozelock, and they have a considerable choice on offer, however the reviews of them are always just average so I’d put off buying one. Then I happened to stumble across the Karcher sprinkler on Amazon, listed as £15 for Prime members reduced from a £39.99 RRP. The reviews were much better on average than any of the Hozelock products, and there were plenty of reviews to look at showing it was actually quite popular. I have to admit I didn’t even know Karcher did sprinklers…..and I own their pressure washers and window vacs so I’m no stranger to them.The sprinkler is impressively well built and is certainly a chunky product. It is also easily configurable to meet your garden’s needs, which I wasn’t expecting. There are banks of jets pointing in different directions laterally, each of which can be individually turned on or off. Likewise, there are slider controls allowing you to customise how much the sprinkler oscilates in either direction. This is great as you can effectively prevent an area from getting wet, such as on my front lawn where I could stop it from showering passing pedestrians from getting soaked. There is also a slider control to adjust the amount of water coming out, with the ability to turn it off completely. Finally, there is a “patent pending” piece of plastic that rotates around from the side which blanks off the half of the sprinkler closest to you, allowing you to adjust the direction and power of the jets on the other half without you getting a face full of water while you do so. All very well thought out. Naturally, it connects to Hozelock attachments, given they seem to be the industry standard.I was conscious of our relatively low water pressure (the sort where if two taps are turned on together you end up with a pathetic dribble) and what impact it would have on the performance of the sprinkler. It easily covers the 7m width of the garden and oscillates to a coverage of 8-9m. It means that on my particular lawn with my water pressure I need to move it a few times to give total coverage, but it’s so much easier than wandering over the whole lawn myself.It has impressive features, is very well built and does an excellent job despite the poor service provide for it. I think I’ve made the right purchase.

The media could not be loaded. This sprinkler is far superior to any others I have tried. It is of very strong construction and I particularly liked the feature that allows you to close off the first few sprinkler holes whilst it is running and be able to move it without getting soaked. The two stabilising pins to secure to the ground are also useful. NOTE: please read the instructions on the box, I didn't at first and nearly returned it as the output was pathetic but on reading the box I found the you also have an option to control the water flow, again a very useful feature especially for anyone with low water pressure. It is capable of covering a very wide area and again, the various options to change direction, width and speed of flow are not usually found in water sprinklers. It does cost more than a lot on offer but the price is more than justified by the performance. The sound of water in the video is not from the sprinkler but from a water feature running in the background !

Why didn't I watch the video earlier? Controlling the follow of water and the splash gaurd are great design features. Can now adjust the spray height and width in my dog leg shaped garden. Perfect and still working 4 years later.

Really impressed by this sprinkler - great even with low water pressure provided you narrow the width of the jets.Having bought quite a few trying to find a decent bit of kit, I think I finally found the right solution. Does it cost a little extra, yes, is it far more practical, saving you time watering, 100%!Added perk being it feels built to last! Far better quality than some other leading brands!

Firstly this is a well engineered sprinkler, the design is really thought through being able to adjust pressure, turn off, and adjust spread width and length.Unfortunately it leaked alot of water out the other end gray ftting, from out the box, as reported by other users. It was for a new seed lawn in the summer, so i carried on using it.Yesterday i looked inside the cardboard cover it came with, and noticed an exploded view with part numbers and noticed the end fitting showed an o-ring. Unscrew the grey fitting and sure enough no o-ring..how can someone assemble this and not fit an o-ring KARCHER.New 0-ring has fixed it, it now covers twice as much area.

We purchased this to help manage our grass growing efforts and the need to keep it well watered. We liked the features hence was willing to pay more for it.It was very easy to snap on/snap off with our hoze pipe connector and can quickly interchange it with the spray head which we use on specific sections of our garden.The sprinkler allows easy and watering, covering specific areas of the garden and omitting other areas if you need either by limiting the arc of the watering, or turning off specific sections. We have used both options extensively when watering as we place the sprinkler in 2 - 3 different sections of the garden to ensure coverage, and turn off sections to not-overwater the same areas.And because we manually move it around, it is also super useful that you can turn off the water flow from the sprinkler itself versus having to turn it off at the faucet. you could also use the protector lever but we found that it is really just easier turning the flow valve off/down.With regards to water flow, it is dependent on what you get from the mains. On a normal day, it works very well and has a strong flow of water. When both kids are showering and the dishwasher is running, it does affect the water coming out but not so much that it would cause a complaint.Overall we are very happy with the sprinkler, the robust quality, and the easy to use features.