Hose nozzle

**TPup** · 02-11-2018, 09:09 PM

I was tired of the cheap, leaking and cumbersome sprayer for years. Purchased an Ely sprayer and it's awesome.

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**Mantilgh** · 02-11-2018, 09:24 PM

Yep. ^ That’s the one I was talking about in my first post.

Is there much adjustment with the cleaning nozzle?

**ducksfan** · 02-12-2018, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

This 1 does have a thumb dial, just like I described in my post.

Yeah, what I meant was mine has a thumb control like the one you showed.

**BlackMDX** · 02-13-2018, 09:17 AM

I've had a bunch of turret nozzles over the years and I haven't liked any of them!

**TNMIKE46** · 03-12-2020, 07:34 PM

RE: Hose Nozzle (REVISITING)
i know this thread is old but I'm gonna ask you guys (and gals) if you are using a hose nozzle now that you would recommend. Bought 2 different name brnad ones lately and both either leak or spray terrible.

**PaulMys** · 03-12-2020, 08:07 PM

In my opinion, there is no perfect hose nozzle.

If you have 40 psi at the end of your hose, you're doing better than most, and will think better of a certain nozzle than the guy with 25 psi.

Couple that with the fact that no nozzle is needed to properly rinse a car/truck if you use the flooding technique, and I find the "Nozzle debate" kind of trivial.

JMO..........

**ducksfan** · 03-12-2020, 08:42 PM

I forgot about this thread.

I'm still using the thumb controlled sprayers - wouldn't go back to the trigger style. Just get a good quality one.

Oh, and get a quick disconnect system. That way you can go sprayer to flood to foam gun to... no problem.

**LikeABauce302** · 03-12-2020, 09:52 PM

I'm a fan of the old school brass twist nozzles. They have the best spray pattern and infinite adjustability. Just have to remove it flood the paint, but that's not much of an issue.

The only real downside is they are almost always all metal. You have to be careful and keep your distance to avoid any accidental contact with the car.

**Coatingsarecrack** · 03-13-2020, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by LikeABauce302

I'm a fan of the old school brass twist nozzles. They have the best spray pattern and infinite adjustability. Just have to remove it flood the paint, but that's not much of an issue.

The only real downside is they are almost always all metal. You have to be careful and keep your distance to avoid any accidental contact with the car.

I use a fireman’s nozzle from amazon and like it. Doesn’t leak at all and is great for car wash to watering plants

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**Eldorado2k** · 03-13-2020, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by TNMIKE46

RE: Hose Nozzle (REVISITING)
i know this thread is old but I'm gonna ask you guys (and gals) if you are using a hose nozzle now that you would recommend. Bought 2 different name brnad ones lately and both either leak or spray terrible.

I’m still using the same Orbit nozzle I bought 2.5 yrs. ago and it still sprays good but I’m probably going to replace it soon because the thumb lever has become really hard to turn off/on. After 2.5yrs. there’s a minimal leak but overall I’d highly recommend it. I’ll probably buy another 1 exactly like it.

That Orbit nozzle has impressed me so much that when it came time to upgrade the hose situation for the backyard just recently, I went with another Orbit product, this time a wand. It’s made of metal, feels solid, and just as expected there’s no leaks.

I’ll probably never look elsewhere when it comes to hose nozzles. And they’re really not expensive either.