Black Ops 6 Zombies Reckoning: How to Activate Sprinklers

How to Activate Sprinklers in Black Ops 6 Zombies Reckoning

By Ambar Jimenez | 2025-08-20 09:40:48

In the Black Ops 6 Zombies map "Reckoning," the main quest Easter egg features a unique and often confusing step involving a water bucket and a sprinkler system. This part of the quest requires players to fill a bucket with water from a sprinkler head, which can be challenging since the sprinklers are only active in a random location for a short period each round.To help you navigate this step, here is a breakdown of how to activate the sprinklers, where to find all the sprinkler and water bucket locations, and how to use them to progress the main quest.

How to Activate Sprinklers in Reckoning

The most frustrating part of this step is waiting for the sprinklers to turn on in the correct location. However, there is a trick to manually activate them even when they are off. By using an explosive, such as a Molotov or a grenade, you can trigger a smoke alarm in specific locations on the map, which will immediately set off the sprinklers.Here are the locations of the smoke alarms you can trigger:

T1 Project Janus Reception (Spawn): Look through the zombie barrier on the southeast side, near the open doors leading to the Pack-a-Punch machine. You will see a staircase inside with a smoke alarm on the ceiling. Throw a Molotov or other explosive to activate it.
T2 Android Assembly: In the area where you build Franken-Klaus, face the south zombie barrier and throw an explosive.
T1 Executive Suite: Go to the north wall of the cafe. Look into the kitchen through the zombie barrier and throw an explosive.

A key tip for this step is that you can complete it in advance. By meleeing the water bucket under the sprinkler in the spawn area before you go through the metal detectors, the sprinklers will automatically be activated by the scripted explosion that occurs, and the bucket will be full and ready for you when you need it later.

All Sprinkler and Water Bucket Locations

Once the sprinklers are active, you need to melee the water bucket to push it underneath the sprinkler head. You do not need the Melee Macchiato perk for this step. Here are all the locations where you can find a sprinkler and its corresponding water bucket.

Sprinkler Location	Water Bucket Location
In the T1 Project Janus Reception, just above the metal detectors as you spawn into the map.	In the immediate spawn area of T1 Project Janus Reception, located against the north wall.
Inside the T1 Android Assembly, in the center of the open room between Franken-Klaus and the launcher to T1 Quantum Computing.	Inside the T1 Android Assembly, located in the far east corner of the same room as the launcher.
In the T1 Executive Suite, in the center of the downstairs cafe.	In the T1 Executive Suite, on the north wall next to the cafe's bar.

How to Use the Sprinkler and Water Bucket in Reckoning

After you have filled the water bucket with water from the sprinkler system, the next step is to head to the T1 Quantum Computing Core with the Gorgofex Wonder Weapon.

Look to the west wall of the Quantum Computing Core. High up, you'll see a small room with a Fungal Head inside.
Fire a charged shot from your Gorgofex at the Fungal Head to knock it down.
Place the Fungal Head into the filled water bucket. This will cause purple-eyed zombies to spawn.
Kill all the purple-eyed zombies around the water bucket. Once they stop spawning, the Fungal Head is cleansed.
Pick up the cleansed Fungal Head and take it to the T2 Teleportation Lab.
Place the Fungal Head on the teleporter to complete this step and continue with the main quest.

Tags: Campaign Mode, Multiplayer Maps, Zombies Mode, Weapon Loadouts, Killstreak Rewards, Special Ops Missions, Perks and Atta

Platform(s): PlayStation 5 PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows,

Genre(s): First-person shooter

Developer(s): Raven Software, Treyarch

Publisher(s): Activision

Engine: IW engine

Mode: Single-player, multiplayer

Age rating (PEGI): +18

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