Rain Bird R-VAN: A Complete Line of Rotary Nozzles

Get ready for the next generation in nozzle design. The R-VAN line is engineered to deliver the most efficient coverage while making installation and maintenance faster and easier. Rotary nozzles have evolved. It’s time to move irrigation forward. It’s time to advance with R-VAN.

[benp]

Best products on the market.I've been a landscape contractor here in California for twenty years and always use rainbird products.been buying from ewing irrigation

[Drakeziel]

I have about 60 of these on my truck. They are great for specific applications!

[slim]

I put these on my newly installed system 6 years ago. They were ok first year but the get clogged and quit spinning easily. I had to run each zone for 45 to 50 minutes to keep grass looking good. Changed nozzles and water 20 to 25 minutes now.

[Bazzaland]

One of the best features, IMHO, is the fact that they go faster than the MP Rotator. They really put on a show! Helpful when you're a contractor showing off your system after an install. I've done plenty of jobs too where I could substitute a stream rotor where I used to use a mini-gear drive, so that was very helpful as stream rotors are more dependable usually than mini-gear drives.

[MAGAMAN]

I'm replacing a bunch of hunter sprinkler heads with these because the Hunter heads are only watering near the sprinkler head and at the far distance. After having the lawn at my new house die out in large areas I did a water uniformity test and the area in between the head and the far reach of the sprinklers is practically dry. I used Rainbird at the old house and they had no such problems.

[e.a.p]

I always used 1804prs with Hunter MPR nozzles I liked them for shrubs. The only issue I have is that my customers often don’t understand that slower is better, and they replace the MPR with standard nozzles. I also find that the MPR 800 really plug up easy. I will try Rainbirds R Van nozzles next year and see the results. Both Rainbird and Hunter sprinklers are a good product and I think it’s just personal preference

[Newsmonkey]

I absolutely love rvan but I do like the fun colors on MP rotors

[januszszafranski]

Rynek profesjonalny podsumował ten produkt jako totalna porażka RB

[dreednlb]

I just installed a few of these for the first time. They are great! I recently swapped out all of my misters for 18RNH (180 degree rotator) which are the older, arc-non-adjustable style. They were an upgrade of the mist style, but they didn't cover a full 180 degrees, they would leave dry spots at the start of the arc as the stream would get ramped up. This new style solves all problems since the arc is completely adjustable, and also the stream seems to start a lot stronger in the first few degrees of the arc than the old ones did anyway. I just wish I had seen these before I bought so many of the 18RNH !

[AllL.A.Everyday]

My cousin Have Those Sprinklers for 34 Years and still runs

[bryanjacobs]

The product impressed me. The attack on another brand was a lot like dishonest politicians condemning the other guy, so you wouldn't see their faults.

[springfever]

I was coming here to see the difference and comparisons, but ooh boy! The arguments of how the R-Van is better than the MP Rotator are not arguments once you listen to Hunter and Nelson's explanations on the design of the MP Rotator.

1. The MP Rotator was invented by Nelson, an agriculture irrigation company. Not a lawn irrigation company. Hunter bought the patent from Nelson. However, the design was not changed much except for the MP800SR to allow shorter radius.

2. Nelson designed the MP Rotator to match precipitation rate of soil. That is why the MP Rotator requires max pressure to be 40psi so that the rotation is slower. Not faster.

3. Hunter created the 30psi regulated body shown in this ad, and the MP Rotator specific 40psi body which allows the MP Rotator to not over spray even at 25mph wind speeds. Funny how that was left out.

4. I will give the esse of adjustment to rainbird with a caveat. Plastic parts wear out, and every plastic adjustable Rainbird head I have tried has needed tools to adjust after a bit because calcium forms inside the crevices of the head. It is true the MPtool is a pain and does get lost, but usually a small flathead can work.

Overall both systems work, but for matched precipitation I would choose the MP Rotator. If time constraints and changing out bodies to regulated bodies is an issue, choose R-Van.

[bigdee]

Hands down Rain Bird r-van’s over the mp’s. Felt the video was a bit bashing but nothing was a lie, if anything it should save you from wasting your money on other brands while making the switch to rotators.

[trentwood]

I bought this rainbird product, 13-18 feet it said. Fully open and 50psi on the line and it barely went 13 feet. I'll stick with hunter and just install it right. This flush cap seems to be a DIY fail safe and shouldn't be something you need.
I found that rainbird didn't perform on their rotary or hvan nozzles never threw as far as they say.

[elmrcaminos]

Had to find the small ones for the side walk in stores.

[SirensOfWA]

IM NOW CHANGING MY MP ROTATORS WITH THESE!

[albertcollins]

what is difference between r-van & he-van? is one favored over the other? My system is old but working other than seeing some areas not getting enough water, so thought replacing Rainbird 8h with HEVAN 8 newer nozzles may fix the problem.

[brianlaws]

very incorrect with a quote that rain bird mentioned. (in my opinion)

1.
rain bird said '' R-vans nozzles are engineered to allow dirt and debris to pass right through.

NO!

hunters mp rotators have an auto flush feature, so when it turns on and off it flushes right out without worrying about it. I have a mp rotator system thats been installed for around 30 years and the heads still work just fine

2.
one thing i'll say about the '' hand adjust feature '' is if its installed in the public it's likely that somebody will mess with the adjustments.

[qazable]

Минусы R van больший литраж и меньшее расстояние но плюсы в том что достаточно два вида головок чтоб перекрыть 360° без специфических, в Хантере надо иметь дополнительно 2головки, причём эти две головки менее востребованы

[bludika]

my biggest gripe with these RVAN's is that, why is increase throw distance clockwise and decrease as anti-clockwise? just like when you close a faucet, you turn clockwise to shut it, but making the increase=clockwise, decrease=anti-clockwise, it messes up with your brain.