Can't Place Sprinklers Indoors?

"Zeldaboy180;c-16571727" wrote:

"AloeVista;c-16569641" wrote:

"CrystalAbyss1;c-16569466" wrote:
...but sprinklers indoors will just create a huge puddle that a sim will be forced to mop up. I’ve seen some place no floor tiles in their greenhouse to make it more natural, I suppose like that it will allow for one indoors

I don't have any floor tiles in it? Otherwise you couldn't exactly call it a greenhouse =p

Its just dirt flooring but it still won't let me place them indoors. And I don't care about the puddles. You could always just leave puddles there and it wouldn't bother your sim. I just think its silly that in the previous games you could place sprinklers indoors but for some reason they decided to prevent that in this game.

"IceyJ;c-16569495" wrote:
I never give up when this game tries to stop me from doing something I want to do. o:) I was building a store that sells seasonal supplies. Don't remember exactly how I did it. I think I placed it outside near the building, then stretched the walls out to cover it. You could also place it anywhere outside and build the room around it.
https://i.imgur.com/OupZHWY.png

Thanks for that idea. I guess I could try it, but its a hassle considering I've already taken the time to build the greenhouse. I'd have to pretty much dismantle it, place the sprinklers, and then rebuild it all over again.... there should be a much easier way. Like them just simply letting us place it indoors.

Not really, you don't have to delete the whole greenhouse, just one wall and the roof so it's considered outside and not closed off, then rebuild it. And does MOO not work?

Please see my lengthy response directly above yours. I've already responded to someone else who said the same exact thing you have said. (Did you miss all of that...? :S)

And if you had paid attention to my first post I had said that move objects cheat does not work (:.

"Lomelindi7;c-16571793" wrote:
Of course you have to close it afterwards otherwise the plants won’t be able to grow year round which is the entire purpose of putting the plants into the greenhouse in the first place.

I didn’t bother to delete a wall. I simply left the roof off with ceiling tiles deleted, added the sprinklers, then put the glass roof on. You will get puddles on the ground which will make your sims grumpy, but, it sort of works

Well yeah that's obvious, why would I make a greenhouse in the first place then. That is the whole reason why I'm upset that we can't place the sprinklers indoors. Its why I have been adamant about keeping the room. But I'm not sure who said that you shouldn't close the wall afterwards? I already made a long response above explaining why I can't do that method, but I wondered if removing the roof would have worked. I didn't bother trying it, but if that is another piece of advice someone else can use then that's good. Thank you for that suggestion.

Like I said I just ended up downloading a custom sprinkler that works and actually lets me put it indoors like it should. There. Problem solved. Super simple - is that so hard? All I wanted was a sprinkler that could be placed indoors and they couldn't or didn't want to do that. But its fine thanks to wonderful modders I have my greenhouse just as I like. In the screenshot I posted you can see its autumn, but the plants look perfectly fine and healthy because its a fully functioning greenhouse room like its supposed to be. That is what I wanted all along~

"AloeVista;c-16571569" wrote:

"ByondTime89;c-16569707" wrote:
Does deleting the floor tiles around the sprinkler so that it's on the lot grass help at all? Like, where ever its area of effect is just delete the tiles there? Perhaps you could make a cute indoor display area with the sprinkler and flowers and such

Oh like I said in an earlier post I don't have floor tiles in mine (: (I'm not using planters) instead I just used the ground and placed terrain dirt for the most natural looking greenhouse I could create. I'm sure there are greenhouses that exist that have flooring, but I'm not used to those kinds. I'll add a picture at the bottom for reference since the visual would make more sense.

But yeah even if you don't have flooring it still won't let you place it. What it is is that if its a fully completed room you're not allow to place it. It'll tell you "must be outside." So dumb :(

Ahh, I see. If that's the case then wouldn't simply removing any sort of room roofing let you place the sprinkler indoors? If that works, you could probably just turn MOO and replace the roof. Or you have to place the sprinkler FIRST?

You'd think, since we got a gardening overhaul and glass roofs, obviously with greenhouses in mind, they'd make sprinklers placeable indoors! XD I mean, commercial buildings irl have them for fires so why not!

"IceyJ;c-16570485" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-16570355" wrote:
I don't know why we would be restricted to placing sprinklers in greenhouses since they can water the plants. I wonder if this could be a bug.

No one said they were restricted to greenhouses. The problem is that sprinklers can't be placed indoors, even in greenhouses because the game considers it indoors.

They could change this in an update. I want to use sprinklers in green houses.

If they do consider adding a sprinkler for indoors for greenhouses I hope they can be attached to ceiling. The ones we have in game aren't like any I have seen in a greenhouse and it may be awkward to add the soaking type that run across surface. Ceiling to "rain" down on plants sounds to me like a good option.

On another note anyone have a greenhouse in gallery they recommend? My building skills aren't the best. TIA

"bluegayle_;c-16573155" wrote:
If they do consider adding a sprinkler for indoors for greenhouses I hope they can be attached to ceiling. The ones we have in game aren't like any I have seen in a greenhouse and it may be awkward to add the soaking type that run across surface. Ceiling to "rain" down on plants sounds to me like a good option.

On another note anyone have a greenhouse in gallery they recommend? My building skills aren't the best. TIA

I'm rebuilding it so it's not on the gallery anymore. The studio was too cramped so I increased the size. I'm also trying to graft and splice the plants in the greenhouse. If you search the galley for greenhouse, there should be some on there by now.

"Dannydanbo;c-16572991" wrote:

"Bluebeard45;c-16572696" wrote:
I call bull. We shouldn't have to remove any walls or use cheats if the sprinklers where designed for indoors. So EA needs to get on the ball and design indoor sprinklers. Also a compost maker would be nice.

They weren't designed for indoors. They were designed for outdoors for kids to play in. The fact that they can also water plants is the extra, not the other way around.

I get your point, but it doesn't matter. Like I said time and time again in the previous games you were able to place them indoors AND sims could play with them outside. It wouldn't kill them to allow us to just place the thing inside since obviously gardening is big in this EP so there will be people who would want to make greenhouses and take advantage of them. There's no reason why an outside garden should have the advantage of sprinklers while an indoor one can't. To make a sprinkler ONLY for kids to play outside with is silly anyway. You know sprinklers were originally made to water lawns and stuff right? So logically it wouldn't make sense anyway. But I guess EA doesn't like basic logic.

And about removing the wall, I already explained why I can't use that method. Like I said, I built my lot with foundations. And saying 'its not that hard to do' is inconsiderate to other players that actually do find it difficult for reasons like mine. It shouldn't be a hassle, it should be simple by allowing us to just place the sprinklers indoors.

"ByondTime89;c-16572394" wrote:

"AloeVista;c-16571569" wrote:

"ByondTime89;c-16569707" wrote:
Does deleting the floor tiles around the sprinkler so that it's on the lot grass help at all? Like, where ever its area of effect is just delete the tiles there? Perhaps you could make a cute indoor display area with the sprinkler and flowers and such

Oh like I said in an earlier post I don't have floor tiles in mine (: (I'm not using planters) instead I just used the ground and placed terrain dirt for the most natural looking greenhouse I could create. I'm sure there are greenhouses that exist that have flooring, but I'm not used to those kinds. I'll add a picture at the bottom for reference since the visual would make more sense.

But yeah even if you don't have flooring it still won't let you place it. What it is is that if its a fully completed room you're not allow to place it. It'll tell you "must be outside." So dumb :(

Ahh, I see. If that's the case then wouldn't simply removing any sort of room roofing let you place the sprinkler indoors? If that works, you could probably just turn MOO and replace the roof. Or you have to place the sprinkler FIRST?

You'd think, since we got a gardening overhaul and glass roofs, obviously with greenhouses in mind, they'd make sprinklers placeable indoors! XD I mean, commercial buildings irl have them for fires so why not!

Yeah someone else in the thread said removing the roof method worked for them, but I don't feel like going through the hassle. I agree with you though. It makes more sense to allow us to place the sprinklers indoors!

"Simmerville;c-16574683" wrote:
Did not read all the replies, but first thought: can it not be placed indoor with the bb.moveobjects cheat?

In my starting post I had said move objects cheat does not work =p

There is a big difference between sprinklers made for green houses - seeing green house sprinklers are usually overhead ceiling misters, yard sprinklers, and play sprinklers. I actually have never heard of someone using a playtime water prinkler for plants or inside even a green house as technically they would over water and damage plants in real life if they were made for water fun - they hit people with far too much force that most green house plants could take and with way too much water. Inside systems are supposed to be just brief mist like sputters that are on timers set to just briefly water the plants lightly. Even grass sprinklers use too much force and too much water for green house plants and flowers.

It's so easy to water green house plants now with the update - why would you even want a sprinkler. You would in real life end up with a serious mold and bacteria issue and plants would never grow properly.

But regardless - those are definitely not garden sprinklers - they are play sprinklers for family fun OUTDOORs.

"Writin_Reg;c-16575496" wrote:
There is a big difference between sprinklers made for green houses - seeing green house sprinklers are usually overhead ceiling misters, yard sprinklers, and play sprinklers. I actually have never heard of someone using a playtime water prinkler for plants or inside even a green house as technically they would over water and damage plants in real life if they were made for water fun - they hit people with far too much force that most green house plants could take and with way too much water. Inside systems are supposed to be just brief mist like sputters that are on timers set to just briefly water the plants lightly. Even grass sprinklers use too much force and too much water for green house plants and flowers.

It's so easy to water green house plants now with the update - why would you even want a sprinkler. You would in real life end up with a serious mold and bacteria issue and plants would never grow properly.

But regardless - those are definitely not garden sprinklers - they are play sprinklers for family fun OUTDOORs.

You do know you can use them for your outdoor garden in the game and they water your plants just fine right? Let me remind you that this is just a game - not reality.

The problem is that you can't place them indoors. It wouldn't have been hard for them to let us use them indoors since it wouldn't be harming anything. I was saying it was more realistic to let us use the sprinklers indoor because greenhouses use sprinklers in real life too. And like I said, in the previous games you were able to use the sprinkler for both watering your plants indoors/outdoors AND playing with them. I never said anything about using yard sprinklers for greenhouses and vice versa, I stated that sprinklers were made for lawns and watering plants as well. They don't have to get hyper realistic and create separate sprinklers - one for outdoor playing, one for lawns, and one for greenhouses. All they had to do is let that one sprinkler be placed indoors.

And some people don't care about how easy it is. Some people just like to have their plants watered so that they can use those spare seconds for other things in the game - like me. In my opinion you're just justifying one of EA's poor choices.

I always put mine in and do not close the roof until after upgrading them and they work.

"ladeeGee;c-16569651" wrote:
I had the same problem but I figured out a workaround. The sprinkler considers any room (not outside) I wanted my greenhouse to look more natural and thought removing the floor would work. I removed the door, then deleted two wall panels where the door should be. If the walls are not connecting it doesn't consider it a room. You should be able to place it after doing so. Hope this helps.

I thought about doing that myself, but wanted to keep the room for the glass roof. But since you said it worked for you I think I'll just give this method a go anyway since it seems the easiest :D