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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I'm not sure which impulse sprinkler
you have but most models that I've seen are two-part deals: the
impact mechanism screws into the base with 1/2" or 3/8" pipe
threads. I wound up replacing my base with a homemade 4-legged
PVC contraption that had more stability. I'd post a picture but I
ran over it with the snowblower last season.<br>
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You can also buy spiked bases that you push into the ground. My
neighbors have one of these...I think it has 3 spikes. Doesn't
get much more stable than that.<br>
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If you're dead-set on keeping your existing base, you can try to
add weight by filling in the cavities that you mentioned with,
say, grout/cement or a sand-epoxy mixture if you have some 2-part
epoxy on hand. I doubt the cavities are large enough to add much
weight, though.<br>
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On 07/14/2018 02:04 PM, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA wrote:<br>
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<div>My recent purchase of a Gilmour hose-end impulse
sprinkler. </div>
<div>It seems to be very difficult to get a good sprinkler
now, </div>
<div>I grew up using Nelson (painted yellow) sprinklers, but
even </div>
<div>they seemingly are of much lesser quality.</div>
<div>Anyway, my problem is to find a reasonable and quick way
to </div>
<div>add weight (other than to carry a brick) to the base of
the </div>
<div>unit. Unfortunately the base is plastic, however there
are many </div>
<div>cavities that something could be poured into to help
stabilize </div>
<div>the sprinkler.</div>
<div>Any suggestions?</div>
<div>Thanks.</div>
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Mount Vernon WA USA<br>
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