The best Sector sprinklers, compared.
Top pick: Cellfast 52-061 – Highest card score in this eight, 86, from 4.3 and 68 reviews, at about £16.86 on a plastic spike with a full or part circle. Best value: Grüntek 296.000 – Mid-price head with the largest review file in this set: about £22.78, 4.2 from 4,367 reviews, score 84. Updated October 2026.
A sector sprinkler is a hose-fed lawn sprinkler you can limit to an arc, so the water stays on the grass and off a path, fence or wall. You buy one in the UK when a corner, a bed against a wall, or a wedge of lawn needs water, and a full circle would soak the paving. On mains water it counts as a hosepipe during a temporary use ban. You recognise a suitable sector sprinkler by stops, rings or a trip that can reverse the head. Stated arcs on this kind of head often run from a narrow slice, about 20 degrees, up to 360 degrees. Check whether you can shorten the throw, whether the base is a spike that must enter the soil or a sled that sits on the grass, and whether the fitting meets the hose you already own. Listing areas are claims at a stated pressure, not a measurement in a British garden. The order of those checks is in the [sector sprinkler buying guide](/hub/garden-watering/sector-sprinkler/sub/sector-sprinkler-buying-guide).
A sector sprinkler is a hose-fed lawn sprinkler you can limit to an arc, so the water stays on the grass and off a path, fence or wall.
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The Cellfast 52-061 is a plastic spike sector sprinkler at about £16.86, with six functions and a full or part circle that can run left only, right only, or both. On the scores already stored for this comparison it is the top pick, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.3 out of 5 from 68 reviews. Most of those reviews are from outside the UK, so the star line is not a British consensus. Non-UK buyers praise the spray functions, the spike, and the sector adjustment, and one Spanish review says it ran on a low-pressure supply. A UK review says the head sticks and needs watching, and another says water lands on the perimeter rather than the middle of the lawn. A German review reports the swing failing after about a week. The listing claims up to 346 m² at a stated maximum of 6 bar, with a 13 mm inlet, a removable dirt filter, and a cleaning needle in the end screw. That area is a pressure claim, not a measurement on a UK tap.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a plastic sector spike with a filter, and you will judge it on your own tap rather than on the star line.
Less suitable: You need a large set of UK owner reports, or even coverage across the middle of the lawn.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it water only one side?
Yes. The listing says the sprinkler can water to the left only, the right only, or both sides, and that the circle can be full or partial.
Is there a way to clear the nozzles?
The listing includes a cleaning needle in the end screw and a stainless steel dirt filter that can be removed.
The Grüntek 296.000 is a sector head on a two-way metal spike at about £22.78, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 4,367 reviews. It is the best value in this set when you want that large review sample at a mid price, rather than the cheapest spike. The listing sets the arc from 30 degrees to 360 degrees and claims up to 452 m² at a stated 4 bar, with flat, fan, large, and mini patterns and a universal click connector. UK reviews describe two dials that let the head sit off the lawn and leave a patio dry, and some owners say the metal spike holds on a slope and in a border. The same page is clear that the head can stick: several 2026 UK reviews report the rotation stopping, so the head then needs a nudge. Throw still depends on the tap. The material field says metal, while reviews describe a plastic head on that spike. Series connection is claimed in the bullets, which does not mean a second head will match the single-head area.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A medium lawn where the spike can sit off the grass, and you can check the head if it stalls.
Less suitable: A weak tap, or a garden where you cannot look at the head after it has been running.
Specifications
Common questions
What sector can it be set to?
The listing says 30 degrees to 360 degrees. UK reviews describe two dials that set the watered arc.
Can a second sprinkler be added on the same hose?
The bullets say multiple sprinklers can be connected in series. They do not state the flow each head will then get.
The heavier FANHAO is a zinc impact head on a metal base at about £37.99 and 970 g, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 out of 5 from 263 reviews. The card score is 84, the same star line as the Grüntek, at a higher price. The bullets set the arc from 20 degrees to 360 degrees and claim up to 5,800 sq ft. Buyers who are happy with it mention a base that stays put and a throw that is usable when the pressure is good. A UK review says the supplied fitting would not stay on a standard Hozelock connector, while another review found the brass quick-lock suited most of their hoses. A leaking joint cut the throw to about two feet, and one buyer found a side screw that did not meet the pulsating arm. Partial-arc mode failed for one owner while a full circle still worked. The instructions are present and described as too small to read. It is the steadier of the two FANHAO sleds in this set, and the connector decides whether it fits the hose you already own.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A lawn where the sled must not walk, and your hose already accepts a brass quick male fitting.
Less suitable: A Hozelock connector you expect to click and leave, or a tap that leaves the joint weeping.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it fit a Hozelock connector?
The bullets say a standard garden hose and a brass quick male connector. A UK review says the supplied fitting would not stay on a standard Hozelock connector.
Can the arc be less than a full circle?
Yes. The bullets say coverage can be set from 20 degrees to 360 degrees.
The Gardena Comfort 8141-20 is a plastic impulse head on a spike at about £25.55, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.0 out of 5 from 2,064 reviews. The card score is 80. The amazon title quotes 75 to 490 m² and a stepless range up to 12.5 m. Gardena’s UK product page, which is clearer than that title, states 25 degrees to 360 degrees and 5 to 12.5 m. UK reviews praise the sector rings for keeping fences and patios drier, and several say the spike holds in turf when the pressure is enough. The same reviews say the head spins one way only on a low-pressure tap, and several UK buyers report it stopped reversing or failed within a week or two. Water often lands in a band at the outer edge rather than filling the sector. One buyer received a replacement from Gardena after a fault; others say customer service did not help. Gardena UK support puts the start of this class of sprinkler at about 2.0 bar, so a weak outside tap is the wrong match. The listing fields of 41,310 pascal and 0.01 litres per second disagree with that manufacturer page. Do not treat those two fields as verified.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know the tap is near the 2 bar this class needs, and you want named sector rings.
Less suitable: A weak outside tap, or a lawn that must be wet in the middle as well as at the edge.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it do a part circle?
The title says circular and sector, with a range up to 12.5 m. The listing bullets do not print a degree range. Reviews mention sector adjustment rings. Gardena’s UK page states 25 degrees to 360 degrees.
What pressure does the listing state?
The technical row says 41,310 pascal, and the flow row says 0.01 litres per second. Those are the listing figures, and they disagree with the manufacturer page. UK reviews say it needs enough pressure or it will not reverse. Gardena UK support puts the start of this class at about 2.0 bar.
The FANHAO on the green sled is a zinc-alloy impact head at about £35.99, listed at 740 g, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.0 out of 5 from 280 reviews. The card score is 80. The listing sets the angle from 20 degrees to 360 degrees and claims up to 5,800 sq ft at a stated 80 psi, which several buyers say they did not get. Reviews praise a heavy metal build that does not tip, and an arc that can be held to a partial sector with two clips, a trip, and a diffuser screw. The inlet leaked for one buyer until the seal was seated and the insert tightened, and that reviewer used a spanner. A self-cut outdoor tap is blamed for weak flow in another review. The style name on the listing says oscillating, which this head is not: it is a pulsating impact sprinkler on a sled. Instructions are described as very small. You are buying weight and metal, and you should treat 5,800 sq ft as a catalogue ceiling, not the patch your hose will cover.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An open lawn where a sled must not tip, and you can seat the inlet seal before the first run.
Less suitable: A weak or DIY saddle tap, or a purchase decided by the square-footage claim.
Specifications
Common questions
How is the watered angle set?
The bullets say the coverage angle adjusts from 20 degrees to 360 degrees. A review describes two clips under the head and a trip wire.
What pressure does the listing give?
The technical row says a maximum of 80 pounds per square inch. Reviews say a weak outdoor tap will not run it properly.
The RESTMO set is listed at about £20.39 as two arc sprinklers, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.0 out of 5 from 158 reviews, many of them from outside the UK. The card score is 80. Each head is described as adjustable from 10 degrees to 360 degrees, with a stated coverage of up to 800 sq ft at 50 psi, and the listing itself says coverage falls when several heads share one hose. A UK review reports the water dropping to a dribble once more than one head is linked. The packing list names two sprinklers, two 5-inch risers, a three-way connector, and two 1/2 inch male fittings, while another bullet talks about three risers and three sprinklers, so the piece count on the listing does not agree. The hose is not in the box. Reviews describe a plastic body and a plastic spike that is a weak point in hard soil. Buyers who used a single layout say the angle and throw can be set. It is a two-head kit on paper, and it behaves like one head if your tap cannot feed both.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two separate beds watered one at a time, with a hose you already own.
Less suitable: Hard ground, or a plan to run both heads at once on one tap.
Specifications
Common questions
How many sprinklers are in the box?
The listing’s item count is 2, and the packing list starts with two sprinklers. Another sentence mentions three sprinklers and three risers, so the pack count is inconsistent.
Is the garden hose included?
No. The packing list says the garden hose is not included.
The STYDDI is a zinc-alloy impact head on a metal sled at about £26.99, and amazon.co.uk shows 3.9 out of 5 from 153 reviews. The card score is 78. The listing sets the arc from 20 degrees to 360 degrees and states a maximum of 6 bar. Buyers who like it point to an all-metal build, a base heavy enough that some do not stake it, and a spray that can be opened from a finer pattern to a longer jet. Assembly is described as straightforward, and at least one buyer used it on a newly seeded lawn. The sector width and jet length are fiddly at first, and other buyers call the coverage uneven or no better than a cheaper sprinkler. At least one head did not rotate, one connector leaked, and a review says the head stuck until it was freed with light oil. That oil note is a buyer’s workaround, not a method to copy, because lubricant is a known way to gum an impact arm. At this price you are paying for a sled that stays put, and you may still spend the first session learning the stops.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An open lawn where you want a metal sled rather than a spike in the turf.
Less suitable: A tight budget, or a first session where the arc must be right without trial and error.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the spray be limited to part of a circle?
Yes. The bullets say the spray pattern adjusts from 20 degrees to 360 degrees.
Does it need tools to set up?
The bullets say you can assemble it with the quick connect adapter without tools. They do not name a UK connector brand.
The LATERN ET-A1609 is a zinc impact head on a metal spike, listed at about £9.99, and amazon.co.uk shows 3.4 out of 5 from 861 reviews. The card score is 68, the lowest in this eight. The listing says the spray runs from a semicircle to a full circle, a review describes two metal stops for any arc under 360 degrees, and the stated radius is 15 m. Buyers who get it turning say the angle and distance can be set when the tap has enough pressure, and some report that the spike stays in the lawn. The same review set is full of heads that do not rotate or travel only one way, and of weak pressure that leaves a single wet strip. Several people say the instructions were missing, the spike bent in hard ground, and joints leaked after assembly. The listing states a maximum flow of 530 litres per minute, which is a catalogue figure rather than a flow a domestic hose will deliver. Do not treat that figure as verified. Running two together is a repeated failure in the reviews. At this price you are buying a metal head with stops, and you are also buying a real chance that it never reverses.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A cheap trial on soft turf, if a head that never reverses is a risk you can accept.
Less suitable: Hard ground, a weak tap, or a plan to run two heads from one hose.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the arc be limited?
The listing says spray from a semicircle to a full circle. A review describes two metal stops for any arc under 360 degrees.
Does the hose come with it?
No. The listing questions say the hose is not included. The connector is stated as 1/2 inch.
Eight amazon.co.uk sector sprinklers are on this page. There is no separate methodology sheet and no laboratory test. The card score is the amazon.co.uk star rating times 20, so 4.3 becomes 86 and 3.4 becomes 68. The top pick is the highest of those scores, the Cellfast 52-061 at 86. Best value is the Grüntek 296.000, stored as that award because it pairs 4.2 from 4,367 reviews with a mid price of about £22.78. It is not the cheapest listing. The weights below follow the buying checks in the digest. They sum to 100 so the page can show the order of those checks. They do not change the card scores.
Sector control
30%You need stops or rings and a trip that reverses the head. A spinner that only travels a full circle is a different product. Stated arcs in this set run from a narrow slice up to 360 degrees, or a full or part circle.
Pressure at the tap
25%Gardena UK support says this class starts at about 2.0 bar and is rated to 6 bar. Ofwat’s floor is seven metres of static head, about 0.7 bar, in the communication pipe, not at the sprinkler. Reviews often say the head will not reverse when pressure is low.
Plot shape
20%A corner or a bed against a wall needs a narrow sector. An open lawn can use a wide arc or a full circle. A long rectangle is often an oscillating sprinkler’s job. A sector head waters a wedge or a circle.
Mount and material
15%Metal sleds resist tipping. Metal spikes hold in soil and can bend in hard ground. Plastic spikes are lighter. Plastic-head reviews include sticking and a failed reverse within weeks.
Connector
10%Listings include a click adaptor or a brass male quick connector. One review says a supplied fitting would not stay on a standard Hozelock connector. A leak at the head joint steals the pressure the head needs.
A sector sprinkler has to reverse on your tap, cover a wedge or a circle, and fit the hose you already own. Read the sector and the pressure before the largest area number, then the mount, then the connector. Prices and stars below are the saved amazon.co.uk lines for these eight listings, not a laboratory test.
A sector sprinkler is a hose-fed head you can limit to an arc, often about 20 degrees to 360 degrees, so water stays on the grass and off a path or wall. Impact or pulse heads use a spring arm to break the jet and walk the head between stops. The trip is up for a full circle and down for a sector. A diffuser and a deflector change the throw. Pattern heads add selectable spray shapes and a sector limit, including left only, right only, or both sides.
Listing areas, from 75–490 m² to up to 452 m² and up to 5,800 sq ft, are claims at a stated pressure. They are not a measurement in a British garden. A radius of 15 m and a flow of 530 litres per minute are catalogue figures. Do not treat the Gardena listing fields of 41,310 pascal and 0.01 litres per second as verified.
Trip up holds a full circle. Trip down is the sector. Closing the diffuser until the jet dies shortens the throw past the point of use. Two heads on one hose split the flow. Expecting every head in a chain to match the single-head claim is a repeated failure in the reviews.
Hozelock’s advice is an AquaStop on the hose and a male click on the sprinkler, or an adaptor for a plain thread. A UK review says one supplied fitting would not stay on a standard Hozelock connector. Watering from the mains during a temporary use ban is a separate mistake. Read the notice for your postcode.
Sector control is the reason to buy this category. You need stops or rings and a trip that reverses the head. A spinner that only travels a full circle is a different product. Stated arcs in this set run from 20 degrees to 360 degrees on the sleds, 10 degrees to 360 degrees on the two-head kit, and 30 degrees to 360 degrees on the metal-spike pattern head. The plastic pattern spike is described as a full or part circle, including left only, right only, or both.
Pressure at the outside tap decides whether the head reverses. Gardena UK support says this class starts at about 2.0 bar and is rated to 6 bar. Ofwat’s floor is seven metres of static head, about 0.7 bar, in the communication pipe, not at the nozzle. Reviews in this set often say the head will not reverse when pressure is low. Two heads on one hose split the flow, and a chain will not match the single-head claim. The mount is the next check. Metal sleds resist tipping.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You need a part circle more than a huge area claim. The Cellfast 52-061 is the top pick: about £16.86, score 86, from 4.3 and 68 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is a plastic spike with six functions and a full or part circle, including left only, right only, or both. Most of those reviews are from outside the UK. The listing claims up to 346 m² at a stated 6 bar.
You want the mid-price head with the largest review sample. The Grüntek 296.000 is the best value: about £22.78, score 84, from 4.2 and 4,367 reviews. The listing sets the arc from 30 degrees to 360 degrees on a metal spike, with a click connector. UK reviews still report a head that sticks and needs a nudge.
You want the base to stay put. The heavier FANHAO is a zinc impact head at about £37.99 and 970 g, score 84, from 4.2 and 263 reviews. The bullets set the arc from 20 degrees to 360 degrees. A UK review says the supplied fitting would not stay on a standard Hozelock connector.
The top pick is the Cellfast 52-061 at about £16.86. The card score is 86, from 4.3 out of 5 and 68 amazon.co.uk reviews, on a plastic spike with a full or part circle, six spray functions, a cleaning needle and a removable dirt filter. Most of those reviews are from outside the UK, so the star line is not a British consensus. The best value is the Grüntek 296.000 at about £22.78, score 84, from 4.2 and 4,367 reviews. It is the mid-price head with the largest review file in this set, on a metal spike with dials from 30 degrees to 360 degrees. UK reviews still report a head that sticks. Neither score is a laboratory test, and the area claims are listing maxima.
Cellfast 52-061
Highest card score in this eight, 86, from 4.3 and 68 reviews, at about £16.86 on a plastic spike with a full or part circle.
Grüntek 296.000
Mid-price head with the largest review file in this set: about £22.78, 4.2 from 4,367 reviews, score 84.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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