--- product_id: 767614 title: "Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler" brand: "gilmour" price: "NZ$109" currency: NZD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/767614-gilmour-819603-1001-196spb-impulse-polymer-sled-base-medium-duty store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # 5,800 sq ft coverage 12-point adjustable spray ring Lifetime warranty Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler **Brand:** gilmour **Price:** NZ$109 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 💧 Water smarter, not harder — your lawn’s new best friend! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler by gilmour - **How much does it cost?** NZ$109 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/767614-gilmour-819603-1001-196spb-impulse-polymer-sled-base-medium-duty) ## Best For - gilmour enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted gilmour brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Durable Polymer Build:** Lightweight yet robust polymer construction ensures long-lasting, medium-duty performance. - • **Flexible Spray Control:** Adjust from partial to full-circle watering with an easy-to-use collar for tailored irrigation. - • **Lifetime Peace of Mind:** Backed by a lifetime replacement warranty—invest once, water worry-free forever. - • **Expansive Lawn Coverage:** Covers up to 5,800 sq ft with an 86-foot diameter spray—ideal for large circular lawns. - • **Precision Watering Mastery:** Customize your spray pattern with 12 adjustable points for perfect lawn hydration. ## Overview The Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB is a medium-duty polymer circular sprinkler designed for large lawns up to 5,800 sq ft. Featuring a 12-point adjustable spray ring and an adjustable collar, it offers customizable partial to full-circle watering with an 86-foot diameter spray. Lightweight and durable, it comes with a lifetime replacement warranty, making it a reliable and precise irrigation solution for professional-quality lawn care. ## Description Customize your sprinkler’s spray and never over-water again. Create your own spray pattern to fit any irregularly shaped area of lawn. Flexible ring customizes spray distance at 12 different points for the ultimate in precise watering. ## Features - Ideal for large circular lawns - Up to 5,800 square foot coverage - 86-feet diameter circular spray (43-feet spray distance) - Adjustable collar for partial- to full-circle coverage - Lifetime warranty ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B0036GA7K8 | | Best Sellers Rank | #33,410 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #101 in Lawn & Garden Sprinklers | | Brand Name | GILMOUR | | Color | Light Green | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,235) 4.3 out of 5 stars | | Item Dimensions | 12 x 10.75 x 6.75 inches | | Item Type Name | Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler | | Item Weight | 1.5 pounds | | Manufacturer | Gilmour | | Manufacturer Part Number | Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master C | | Manufacturer Warranty Description | Lifetime Replacement Policy | | Material Type | Polymer | | Maximum Flow Rate | 1.5 gpm | | Maximum Pressure | 43 psi | | Model Number | 819603-1001 | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Number Of Packs | 1 | | Style Name | Adjustable,Circular,Ring,Sled | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Upc | 780231601930 617407658811 721019502292 799360356772 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** GILMOUR - **Color:** Light Green - **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 12 x 10.75 x 6.75 inches - **Material:** Polymer - **Style:** Adjustable,Circular,Ring,Sled ## Images ![Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519cH0vMOnL.jpg) ![Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71muzJQ2KIL.jpg) ![Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71sW1yyKhbL.jpg) ![Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/719cvGKm8LL.jpg) ![Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wxnKxp0FL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does it work for small yards? The box says for "large lawns" Would I have to set everything to the min distance and lose the benefit of adjustability?** A: I guess it depends on how small your yard is. I've got a large yard, but am using this sprinkler to water only a 25x50 foot rectangular seedbed. With the sprinkler in the middle of this area, I've got it adjusted so the spray distance varies from about 13 to 25 feet. I think it could service an even smaller area if I turned down the water flow.If your yard is smaller, and is not very irregular in shape, you might want to use a small oscillating sprinkler. Keep in mind that impulse sprayers, like this Gilmour, are designed to shoot water fairly long distances because they aim in one direction at a time. The oscillating sprinklers provide more even coverage for smaller areas. **Q: Mine is shooting as much water out of the backside as it is on the lawn. Why is a strong stream of water coming off the back?** A: One time it was because the hose fitting was not perfectly round; it had been stepped on. Hammering a metal cone (from a flagpole) into the fitting restored the fitting's shape. Another time it was because the plastic channel in the sprinkler split; I had let water freeze in it. **Q: Are additional pattern rings available separately? I'd like to save separate patterns for different areas of the yard.** A: The ring has 12 spots around the adjustment ring which can be moved up (to spray further and slower) and lower (to spray shorter and faster) as the sprinkler head cycles. One can design almost an unlimited number of radial shapes or patterns to water. Setting the shape is best down with the sprinkler running. There's other adjustments possible at the sprinkler head to change dispersion of the sprinkler stream. **Q: Can you buy just the head part** A: Here is a link to the Circular Sprinkler Head if that is what you are looking for: https://gilmour.com/products/sprinklers/lawn-garden-sprinklers/circular-sprinkler-head-0193 ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great unit and into third season of use... *by on Reviewed in the United States June 8, 2014* I bought 2 of the Gilmour 196SPB Pattern Master Impulse Sprinkler on Polymer Sled Base about 2 years ago because I have very irregularly shaped lawn areas and no other sprinklers were able to be fine tuned to vary the distance of water thrown around these various areas. That meant I was wasting lots of water with the other types of units I tried. I also tried linking three small sprinklers up in a row so that I could set each one to throw the water different distances and angles, but by the time the water got to the 2nd and third units, there was limited water pressure left. So I saw this Gilmour Pattern Master, and thought I would try a couple of them. It's been two years of using them, and they have been terrific, just what I was looking for. Overall, excellent units.Setting the sweep. As other reviewers have said, setting them up takes a few minutes to get used to how much of a 360 degree angle sweep you need, but after a minute or so of experimenting, and getting yourself wet while you watch it work up close and adjust it while it is working, you can fine tune the sweep it throws to within a foot - very precise. I had something approximating an "L" shaped area to handle, and put the sprinkler in the intersection of the "L" in front of a bush, pointing out at the lawn with the hose hidden along the shrubs. Many other sprinklers on the market allow you to set a sweep, so that is no big deal. I had several of them, and they all did a good job at the variable sweep. But read on to the next step below to see what Gilmour did so well to introduce variable distance throwing...Setting the Distance for each angle. Once you get the sweep/angles it throws water at the way you want, you then adjust a variable pattern of how far it throws the water within the sweep angles you set in the earlier step. Gilmour controlled how you do this very cleverly. All you do is push up or down the plastic ring at the various angles as the sprinkler goes around its path. To learn how it works, just push up from beneath the sprinkler every 15 degrees or so pushing the ring up all the way for some angles, and half way for other angles. Again, it will take a minute for you to watch it go around its sweep and to master how to set those adjustments affect the water output with trial and error, but once you see how it works from your test, you will then quickly be able to set the distances around the sweep angles by properly pushing up from underneath in several places from underneath the ring. Depending on your water pressure (mine is on a well pump, so not very strong, maybe gets up to 40 or 50 lbs of pressure), you can fine tune the distance it throws in this step very accurately. I have some parts of the sweep where I adjusted it so it throws the water 35 feet, and other parts of the sweep where I set it to throw the water only 8-10 feet, with lots of variation you can set in between.Durability. Yes, it is made of plastic, but would have to be to allow for their little plastic distance variation ring to smoothly be adjusted up and down. I had no leaks where you connect the hose to it, so that part was solid, and I have connected and disconnected them several times each watering season. The unit is lightweight, though, and it does vibrate some when it is working, and it could actually shift its position where you originally place it, so you may want to do what I did, and stake it down. The vibration does not change the settings you made, but could literally make the entire unit move an inch or so, thus throwing off the sweep angle because the whole unit moved. I took a coat hanger, made a U-shaped stake, and staked it down in two places. That worked great and it stayed put all season, and I reused the U-shaped hooks from the coat hanger the second season. But you can figure out various ways to resolve that minor issue. I am into the third season of using them, and except for the one my lawn tractor mowing deck edge hit by accident in my first season (which did break the unit, no surprise, and I bought a replacement) they are still going strong and have not broken now that I have learned to avoid them with the tractor! My watering season is about 5 months, and at the end of the first season, I disconnected the units for the winter and store them in the garage, and marked them with permanent marker to indicate which location in my yard each is for, and I marked them with an arrow pointing to a landmark on my yard so I would know exactly where to angle it on the yard when I place it down the following year. That way, I would not have to readjust the settings again.Competition on the market. I see that another mfg, Nelson I think, makes something similar too, but the Gilmour got better and more reviews, so I went with the Gilmour and after nearly three seasons of use, have no complaints. I am considering buying 2 more for other sections of my yard based on the success of these, or to have at least one backup in case I have another tractor incident with one. I am not sure why more companies do not sell these.Summary:Pros: Reasonable price and it does exactly what it is described to do. Color blends in with grass. Saves water by your being able to fine tune sweep and distance in a variable way. Holds up well to time (my third season using them). Quick delivery from Amazon. Adjustments stay put nicely, and can be readjusted without fear of breaking those adjustments. After trying at least 7 or 8 different sprinklers I finally found the one that meets my needs and has lasted into my third season and is still going strong. I recommend the unit highly.Cons: It would be nice if Gilmour include little stakes or something to stake them down, since they do jitter a bit while being used, and over time may shift the unit's location on the lawn a bit. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing device, best sprinkler I've seen *by on Reviewed in the United States October 1, 2012* This is not only the best sprinkler I've ever had, but one of the best things I've ever bought on Amazon, period. It is pure genius. After using it for a couple of weeks, here is my overall appraisal:This "pattern sprinkler" is a huge time-saver. My lawn is a normal sized suburban yard, but for some reason it used to take me forever to water it (which makes me disinclined to do so). With my succession of previous sprinklers, in order not to be watering the street, driveway, or house, I have had to move the sprinkler all over the place. Between back and front yards, I have had to move the sprinkler 11 or 12 times at minimum, and even then there would be a lot of crossover, so that certain areas got double-watered. With this device, I only move the sprinkler five times, max.PRO:- Saves time and water. Precise allotment of water from roughly 45 feet to within 5 feet in a 360 degree circle. Basically what this means is you put it down in one spot, set the two rotation controls (or just let it spin in a continuous 360 degrees), and then set the distance limiter setting which has about 30 points on the circle that can be set from 45 ft to less than 5 ft each. Then, let it run. You then can have the water going full blast 45 feet across the yard, pulling back when it goes across the front of the house, going out a little further before the driveway, a little further more at the street, pulling back at the mailbox, and then going back to 45 feet out. Just incredible.- Quick to setup for each move. Once you see how the distance limiter buttons work, you can set them in 30 seconds or less each time. The rotation limiters are simple levers you just move.- Very lightweight, but seems durable.- Low price.CON:- It's made of plastic (thus the low price) so if you slam it on hard ground or concrete it is going to break. This problem could come into play if you are moving it, and winding up a lot of hose in your arm, and then carrying it all with the sprinkler hanging out at the end. You need to be careful and not just throw it all down on the ground.But believe me, after watching this little baby run you are going to want to be careful with it anyway.I think if they made one out of aluminum or some exotic substance and charged $150 instead of $19 I would be the first one to buy one. With this plastic model, I will just make it a point to go buy a new one if ever or whenever this one breaks. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moderately Effective for Niche Applications *by on Reviewed in the United States June 22, 2011* I wanted to like this sprinkler more than I ultimately did. Given that I think that has more to do with my preferences and situation rather than quality or effectiveness of the product, I rate this at four stars.First, my situation: A corner lot house in the California 'burbs. Lot's of grass (well, grass and weeds in roughly equal parts) in uneven shapes due to walkways, flower beds, etc.What the sprinkler did well:* Adjustability: I've got to say, the sprinkler does exactly what it is described to: Adjusts to sprinkle any shaped area. I was impressed - and still am - at the ingenuity of the designer(s). It took a few minutes to figure out, but when I got it, the results were impressive. If you have a weird area to sprinkle and don't want to move a simple broadcast sprinkler a dozen times to cover it, this may be your sprinkler.What I didn't care for:* Since this is an impulse sprinkler, the movement comes from an arm getting in the way of the water stream, basically knocking the stream over a notch until the arm swings back and knocks it over again. This style covers reasonably well, but not perfectly. (as most sprinklers also don't) My issue is with the effect of the adjustment: For long runs, the stream shoots way out, leaving much of the grass in the interim relatively dry; for short runs, where the adjustment comes in to play, a hood comes down and deflects the stream of water, forcing it downwards. The upshot: The areas of coverage where the water has the shortest travel get soaked, while the area of longest travel gets relatively little water. Result? Seriously uneven watering. This, despite the fact that the sprinkler seemed to go faster through those short spans.Other thoughts:* While it worked great for adjustability, the ring that is used to make the adjustments does not seem like it would last over time. I didn't get the feeling that this is really meant to be adjusted every time one needed to move it to another part of the yard. Rather, it is best having it dedicated to the one spot that it is adjusted for and then replaced at that same spot every time, in the same orientation, so you don't need to make the adjustments over and over again. Which is fine, but just not for this particular user. I can see that it would be really great for certain applications; it just wasn't the right product for my particular weed farm.If you can plant this sprinkler in the same spot, in the same way every time you water, and if the distances between the maximum reach and the minimum reach aren't too great, this may be the sprinkler for you. I'll try using this in another part of my yard to see if it works any better there and I'll write an update if I have a different experience going forward. I will say that overall quality is good and seems stout enough for a sprinkler of this type, holding in reserve my judgment of the circular adjustment device over the long term. ## Frequently Bought Together - Gilmour 819603-1001 196SPB Impulse Polymer Sled Base Medium Duty Adjustable Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler - Gilmour 996 Pattern Master Pulsating Sprinkler - Flexzilla Garden Hose 5/8 in. x 50 ft, Heavy Duty, Lightweight, Durable, ZillaGreen - HFZG550YW-E --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/767614-gilmour-819603-1001-196spb-impulse-polymer-sled-base-medium-duty](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/767614-gilmour-819603-1001-196spb-impulse-polymer-sled-base-medium-duty) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-10-23*