Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler body beside blue nozzle rack
Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler body beside blue nozzle rack
Top view of Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler adjustment controls
Top view of Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler adjustment controls
Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler body beside blue nozzle rack
Top view of Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler adjustment controls

RAIN BIRD 3500 POP-UP ROTOR

Rain Bird 3500 Pop-Up Rotor for lawn watering and landscaped grounds. This compact rotor suits smaller lawns. Rain Curtain nozzles water both near the sprinkler and across the throw, while the removable filter screen can be cleaned if debris builds up.

✓ Inlet: 15mm (1/2") female threaded
✓ Coverage: 4.6–10.7 metre radius across nozzle options
✓ Spray Pattern: Adjustable 40°–360°
✓ Operating Pressure: 170–380 kPa
✓ Flow: 2.0–17.4 L/min across nozzle and pressure options
✓ Pop-Up Height: 102mm

Rain Bird 3500 Series Sprinkler Specifications
Rain Bird 3500 Series Sprinkler User Guide

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Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler body beside blue nozzle rack
RAIN BIRD 3500 POP-UP ROTOR
Rain Bird 3500 sprinkler body beside blue nozzle rack
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The compact 3500 rotor suits smaller lawn areas, with Rain Curtain nozzles for close-in watering and consistent coverage across the throw. The removable filter screen can be cleaned if debris builds up.

The nozzle choices provide a 4.6–10.7 metre radius. Radius is the distance from the sprinkler to the outer edge of the watering pattern. Operating pressure is 170–380 kPa.

Adjust the arc from the top using a flat-blade screwdriver. The top adjustment screw lets you shorten the watering distance by up to 35%. Choose the nozzle for both watering distance and arc so sprinklers on the same zone apply water at similar rates.

Six Rain Curtain nozzle choices are supplied. The water-lubricated gear drive supports dependable rotation. The wiper seal protects the moving stem from debris, and the factory arc setting is 180°.

The plastic riser raises the nozzle 102mm above the cover. The body is 168mm tall when retracted, with a 15mm (1/2") female threaded inlet.

Warranty: Three-year trade warranty.

Rain Bird 3500 Series Sprinkler Specifications
Rain Bird 3500 Series Sprinkler User Guide

✓ Product Type and Application
Rain Bird 3500 Pop-Up Rotor.

✓ Dimensions and Connection
Inlet: 15mm (1/2") female threaded.
Pop-up height: 102mm, measured to the nozzle centre.
Overall body height when retracted: 168mm.
Riser: plastic.

✓ Coverage and Spray Pattern
Radius: 4.6–10.7 metres across nozzle and pressure options. Radius is the distance from the sprinkler to the outer edge of the watering pattern.
Spray arc: Adjustable 40°–360°.
The head changes direction at each end of the set arc, including when set to a full circle.

✓ Pressure & Flow
Operating pressure: 170–380 kPa.
Model-family flow range: 2.0–17.4 L/min; flow varies with nozzle and pressure.
See ‘Precipitation Rate’ below for how the arc setting affects the amount of water applied across the area.

✓ Nozzles and Performance
Six Rain Curtain nozzles supplied.
Nozzle trajectory: 25°.

Standard nozzle options.
Example comparison at 300 kPa, before radius reduction:
0.75 nozzle: 5.2 metre radius; 2.86 L/min.
1.0 nozzle: 6.4 metre radius; 3.93 L/min.
1.5 nozzle: 7.3 metre radius; 5.49 L/min.
2.0 nozzle: 8.2 metre radius; 7.17 L/min.
3.0 nozzle: 9.4 metre radius; 11.13 L/min.
4.0 nozzle: 10.6 metre radius; 15.32 L/min.

✓ Radius Adjustment
Up to 35% radius reduction with the nozzle-retaining screw. Use the nozzle size and pressure that suit the required coverage.

✓ Sprinkler Spacing
Spacing is the distance between neighbouring sprinklers.
For head-to-head coverage, each sprinkler throws water far enough to reach the next sprinkler. This overlap helps water the area between them evenly.
Use the actual watering distance after adjustment when planning the spacing.
A square layout places sprinklers on a square grid. A triangular layout uses staggered rows.

✓ Precipitation Rate
Precipitation rate describes how quickly water is applied across the area, measured in millimetres per hour.
For example, with the 2.0 nozzle at 300 kPa, a 180° half-circle arc and sprinklers spaced 8.2 metres apart:
Square layout: 13 mm/hour.
Triangular layout: 15 mm/hour.
At the same pressure, the same nozzle uses essentially the same flow whatever the arc setting. A smaller arc concentrates that water over a smaller area.
Different nozzle sizes can help balance watering between smaller and larger arcs, but they also change the watering distance. Choose nozzles that maintain head-to-head coverage; changing nozzle size alone may not suit an existing layout.
Where suitable nozzle combinations cannot provide similar watering rates, put sprinklers with different watering rates on separate zones so their run times can be set independently.

✓ Operation and Servicing
Water-lubricated gear drive.
Dual-action wiper seal helps protect the mechanism from debris.
Removable filter screen.
Factory arc setting: 180°.

✓ Warranty
Three-year trade warranty.

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