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Thanks everyone for all your help.

5004 is a 4inch pop up rotor and 5006 is a 6inch pop up. Stick with the 5004 if you have low pressure or the MPs. 5006 will need more pressure to make it all the way up!

I just ran across a 5006 rotor head on eBay. What are the differences between the 5004 and the 5006 heads? Thanks.

There is no difference in performance from the 5000 series to the 5000 plus series. The only difference is features (water shut off feature). Wet Boots is correct on the Maxi-Paw as being the performer in low pressure, but with all impacts, the need servicing over the years. There is a low pressure setting on the Maxi-Paw that can aid in the performance. You can change the spring on the splash arm from one location to another. This is usually only recommended on the smallest nozzle sizes, but have found that it does work in many other situations.

As far as a recommended replacement, the 5000 series rotor should Sufic. It comes with some low gallon nozzles that will aid in your low pressure situation.

Best of luck!

From reading some of the other posts, in your opinion does the Rainbird 5000+ perform better than the 5000 series? Thanks.

Nothing can outperform a Maxipaw at low pressure, so far as distance goes. But sometimes gear drive rotors with tiny nozzles can reduce the flow in a zone, and by doing so, raise its pressure (assuming the supply pressure is high enough) to a point where the heads can spray as far as the original maxi/mini heads were spraying at a lower pressure.

The nozzels are the original ones from Lowes, but i have no idea which one's they are. <font color="blue">Do the Rainbird 5000 rotors fuction well with low water pressure?</font id="blue"> My Maxis pop up under low water pressure but stay in one position with no movement, not good. Thanks Wet_Boots.

What nozzles do you have in those heads? Minipaw nozzles are not interchangeable, but Maxipaw nozzles might be switched for smaller ones.

Thanks Lakeside for your feedback. Do the rotor heads perform better with lower water pressure? My max paws and mini Paws don't even pop up sometimes do to the low water pressure.

I personally like the 5000s better. Easy to adjust and troubleshoot if there are any issues.