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HomeGarden StoreHoses, Nozzles & MoreHose NozzlesGilmour Full Size Zinc Pistol Grip Nozzle with Threaded Front 573TF |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 GREAT -- JUST ONE FLAW Oct 15, 2011
By S. Rome
"sterlingrome"
If you check my reviews you'll see I've been on a quest for a decent sprayer gun/wand for years.
Exhausted with that, I finally bought these because they weren't PLASTIC, and they look like the
sprayer my grandparents used for 50 years.
Voila - I am happy to report these (I got 2) work great.
Only flaw: when I go to fill a bucket, etc. there is no "medium" strength - it's either a wide
mist or a super-cannon.
Otherwise, terrific.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
great gardening tool Jun 27, 2011
By Anne M. Pontuso
"AnnieP"
I bought this nozzle based on all the reviews I read about it. And I must say, they were right on. This nozzle is the BEST. I can water my whole garden without moving from one spot. You adjust the spray by the amount of pressure you hold on the pistol. No twisting and turning to get the right spray. Best of all, it doesn't leak. I love it.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Longest Lasting Nozzle! May 25, 2011
By Batman
My husband uses this in our boot wash in our hog barn office. He says this has lasted the longest out of the many brands we have purchased over the years. I have 6 more on order. Highly recommend.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Does the Job Jan 09, 2012
By Stoney
Nozzles exactly like this have been around for at least 40 years, manufactured in a dozen companies, and sold under a wide variety of brand names---for a very good reason---they are the best design. They are perfectly and easily controlable, durable, and don't leak. You can get "prettier" versions with plastic covers over the grip and plastic handles, if "pretty" is your priority---but, functionally speaking, you can't buy a better designed garden hose nozzle.
Note the little thumb screw at the end of the piston can be used to adjust the type of spray when the handle is maximally squeezed. Normally, you want this to be the tightest stream possible for long throws.
CAVEATS
After a year or two, the zinc metal body can seize on your hose and be difficult to unscrew. I suggest greasing the screw threads with silicon grease when you install it on the hose Permatex 22058 Dielectric Tune-up Grease - 3 oz. If you don't have silicon grease on hand, buy a tube---it terrific for improving electrical connections and refurbishing rubber items, and even for lubricating things such as this. While you are at it, lubricate all your hose connections (both the threads and the seals) to prevent leaking and to make it easy to screw-on and -off the hoses and accessories.
Why not petroleum-based grease? Petroleum-based grease damages rubber seals.
After a year or three the action can get stiff, presumably caused by internal corrosion (or the original grease having deteriorated or lost). The handle is steel, and can rust. Ultimately the stiffness plus the rust results in the handle breaking (after 5 years or so of abuse). Ideally, keep the nozzle dry---at least don't keep it in a muddy puddle, or half-buried in acidic soil. It is good idea to lubricate the piston with grease when you start to notice it getting stiff. (With the water off, squeeze the handle to expose the brass piston. Apply a liberal amount of grease to the piston). If the nozzle is very stiff, take it off the hose, spray it heavily with WD-40, let it soak for 15 minutes or so---that will probably adequately loosen it up, but is not a permanent solution---you still need to grease it.
What about those other pretty, fancy, mostly plastic sprayer nozzles (which cost 3x--4x more) that you see at the garden center?---they don't work nearly as well, and won't last nearly as long. I know this for a fact---my wife keeps buying them---indeed we have a bin of discarded (mostly still functional) "pretty" sprayer nozzles, which have "fallen out of favor" for various reasons.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good product Dec 24, 2011
By A. Burr
There are lots of fancy nozzles out there. This one is basic and does the job. Plus, being all-metal should make it more durable than the plastic ones.
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