Griots Finest Hose Nozzle

[Accumulator]

Noting that I know virtually nothing about...what is it?...fluid dynamics(?)...

I have moderate flow volume, oughta have larger-diameter pipes than I do. To compensate I have a booster pump that ups my pressure considerably. While it's a half-@$$ed solution, it works quite well.

GG oughta rethink that product description though, even *I* know they're talking apples/oranges there.

 

[Paul Mitchell]

My current home is 30 years old with small diameter plastic pipe and 40 pounds pressure. It's set at 40 pounds because the cheap plastic fittings would probably blow apart if it was set higher. I agree that pressure is important but so is flow and with small diameter pipe I can't push any more water through the pipe regardless of pressure.

My former home was 60 years old and had 60 pounds pressure but no flow as the galvanized pipes had corroded to the diameter of a pencil. I replaced the pipes with copper and that really increased the flow of water without changing the pressure.

Both are important but even with high pressure if you don't have the flow through the system this type of nozzle is next to worthless.

 

[The Driver]

I have one of these and the only problem with it is the consistency of the water pressure when you turn it off and turn it back on. So when you go to turn it back on it might be on full blast or soaker, it's a roll of the dice. Other then that, quality water hose. Recently, I bought a 3-pack of some decent ones from Costco. They have held up well.

Yea, they are very durable "per say"... They tend to break in the cold but at the ends. I've got it down where all you have to do is cut the end, resplice it into the brass end and your good to go. They do break but it's literally a 2 minute fix. Technically they will last years before the get down to a small non usable size. To me it's totally worth the time an portability aspect over a conventional hose ANYDAY.

 

[jw3571]

I really need a nozzle that has a shower setting like the $10 ones at Home Depot. Are there any nicer ones that have that?

 

[Accumulator]

jw3571- I have a Craftsman one from Sears (no idea who really made it) that has that setting and it's not bad, better than many I've had.

 

[TumbleWeed]

Hey Accumulator, I was just checking out that very same nozzle today when I went to Sears to purchase my 75ft. Black Craftsman Garden Hose.

I decided not to get it though because well, I wanted to try all of these out first! lol

Keep in mind that we have about 110pounds of pressure here according to my Water Guage….so plenty of pressure for an even sturdy flow.

The Hosezzle for $20 at Amazon was very disappointing….especially, since I honestly thought that that one would be the best out of the bunch.
It had a Very Very weak jet stream on it compared to all the others and the shower setting was just plain dumb. We will Definitely be retiring this one!

The next worse was the big Red clumsy Fire Hose Nozzle from Amazon for about $15.
Now, even though it has a pretty solid jet stream, it isn't really sharp….. rather it just dumps a lot of water rather then actually blasting in one particular area if that makes any sense. Also, this nozzle tends to slip out of it's settings very easily. So not very happy with this one either…..

Next up from Worst to Best is the Yellow/Grey/Black nozzle from a company called Melnor…this nozzle was purchased from Home Depot for about $9.
Now, this nozzle's settings were waaaaaaaaaay better then each of the fire hose nozzles for sure….but the jet spray still wasn't on point and was instead kind of all over the place and was spitting here and there. Real annoyance when you need that solid steady stream from a proper jet. Also, this nozzle just seemed really cheaply made to me…. so needless to say, this one will also be returned!

Now we have the last two nozzles…… These were both purchased from Lowe's. The smaller one was only about $5 while the slightly larger one was about $10.
I REALLY like these two compared to all the others! I love the smaller one because of the size and shape and the way it fells in my hand. very solid.
Although……….I do actually Love the "Shower setting on both, the larger of the two has a MUCH better jet stream then the smaller one.

I'm convinced both will be of use and I'll be sure to keep both of them around to see which one functions better over time and with some wear and tear.

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[mnehls86]

I use this one and really like it. Easy settings, easy on/off and great flow. I think there is a small and large version. Mine is the smaller one I think from walmart around $15-$20.

 

[Bunky]

I have owned a few of the trigger types. They work well (like the shower, jet, etc) but they do not last especially those with the dial sprayer settings. The ones with the brass shut offs work better. If they get dropped a few times with just normal use, they will leak at the heads. If you consider them expendable (get 1 year use), they usually can last that long.

 

[The Guz]

Costco has this 2 pack. Not sure how good they are.

Belstrom High Power Nozzle Set

 

[Accumulator]

Those nozzles with, uhm...unconventional operating systems leave me cold. Eh, that's just 100% personal/subjective though.

And I can't help but think that *any* of those would be bulky for getting in wheelwells and just not all that user-friendly *FOR ME*. So as I'm always saying, for detailing, I still don't use a conventional hose nozzle and I really, *REALLY* like my weird setup with a shutoff controlling a plastic female quick disconnect (with its own shutoff that I use to regulate the spray volume/pattern). Heh heh, I must be the only person alive who prefers that setup!

TumbleWeed- Hey, that was an interesting comparison! I'm glad you did at least come up with a few that you like, let's see how they hold up. And that water pressure of yours is great.

Oh, and those brass quick-disconnects with the big plastic rings...I have mixed feelings about them. VERY easy to use, but bulky and sometimes I accidentally uncouple them, so I personally stick with the much harder to use ones without the plastic. See what *you* think after you've used them for a while.