The Melnor XT Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler had 380 customer comments and 27 answered questions on Amazon as of this writing.  I've read through the reviews and then condensed the results into this report.  I hope that this information helps make your sprinkler shopping easier.

Item Specifics

The Melnor XT Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler features operating tabs that help you control the length of the watering pattern from 10 feet all the way up to 75 feet.  You can also control the position of the pattern from left to right to center.  A patented one touch adjustment controls the width of the watering pattern from as little as 10 feet all the way up to 53 feet wide.  An integrated flow control dial allows micro adjustment of the water to aid in optimizing your watering pattern.

With this sprinkler, you won't be wasting water on the sidewalk or other areas that you don't want watered.  A large volume tube fills with water when the sprinkler is in use.  This helps to stabilize the sprinkler while also providing a smooth and even flow.  There are 18 nozzles on this sprinkler to allow for maximum coverage.  An infinity turbo motor helps ensure an easy operation at both low and high pressures.

Easy to Adjust Fan

Customers liked how easy it was to adjust the fan of the water spray from very wide to narrow, including adjusting the oscillation.

Water Pressure Is a Big Factor

There were a lot of comments about how some people couldn't get this sprinkler to spread water as far as advertised, while some with good water pressure said they could get it to go far.  Most that commented on the distance range, also commented that a lot will have to do with the water pressure that you have.  With that being said, don't plan on this sprinkler, spreading water as far as advertised unless you have great water pressure.

Here is one of the many water pressure comments, "We bought two of these for the front and back of the house. Maybe it's our water pressure, but the coverage doesn't seem nearly as broad as advertised."  And another, "This sprinkler is light, and can spread a large area but not 4000 sq feet as they claimed, maybe it is because of the water pressure, however when they claim that in the title, it is kind of misleading."

Low Price

You really can't beat the price of this sprinkler.  Just so you don't expect a sprinkler made of high quality material, you may be pleased with the job that it can do in spite of the low price.  The material that it is made from is plastic.

Stops Oscillating

There were a lot of complaints about how this sprinkler would stop oscillating.  It may be that this is an inexpensive sprinkler and has some faults.  Here is one of the many comments on oscillation, "It was great at first, and I was super proud of my amazing find... until one day I came out to check on my garden after having this sprinkler on it for about 30 minutes, and one half was drenched in water while the other half looked like it had just barely gotten a sprinkle. I thought it might just be a fluke, but I continued to have this problem over and over again and had to just stop using it. Somehow the oscillating function works for a minute or so and then just stops working."

Lightweight

A nice feature and also somewhat of a drawback of this sprinkler, is that it is lightweight. Weighing in at just 1.2 pounds, it is easy to carry and transport however it is also easily knocked over, or as one customer said, blown by the wind.  It is made of plastic and hence that is why the price is so low.

The Melnor XT Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler is a low priced sprinkler that may just get the job done for you, without the need to spend a lot.  But there were reports that it stopped oscillating. Others reported that they have been using theirs for quite some time without any issues.  However, be aware that this is only a plastic sprinkler. It is not made of heavy duty, quality materials.  It is lightweight and weighs just 1.2 pounds.  This makes it easy to carry but the weight also makes it easy to get moved unintentionally by people, animals or the wind.

This sprinkler is easy to adjust and has a wide or narrow water flow pattern.  People did comment that it will not throw water as far as advertised unless you have great water pressure.  Overall, for the price you can't go wrong if you want a simple sprinkler without spending a lot of money.

Here are some top questions that I found for people considering buying a Melnor XT Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler.