"Firehose" nozzles?

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I have been told to get a firehose nozzle to spray down my car, tires, wheels, etc. Are these nozzles really good? And which one is best? I have seen almost identical-looking "firehose nozzles" priced from $9.95 to $79.95!



Any suggestions...
 
Griot's sells a great one but I will be damned if I am going to pay almost 80 bucks for a nozzle. I have one I got from Lowes or Home Depot made by BonAir for like $20 I think. I think Sears carries the same one under their Craftsman brand too.
 
You have to watch the cheap-o's though. The cheap one only turn on and off one way where the better ones turn on and off both ways. I like this much better.
 
TortoiseAWD said:
Sears carries a Craftsman branded nozzle that is usually $20, but they have half-price sales on it several times a year: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=LAWN&pid=07169040000



The nozzle is also covered under Sears' Craftsman lifetime guarantee.



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I got that one for $10 (thanks to the heads-up from this site) and like it alot. The post above that talks about a nozzle with a "soak mode" sounds pretty interesting though..
 
Yea. From what I hear some of those higher end nozzles do everything but soap-up your car for you. Some may even do that...
 
I bought a "Goodyear" branded fire nozzle from HD a couple of months back and have been quite happy with it. It too has a lifetime guaranteed and it's built like a rock. It only cuts water when turning in one direction but I have a quick-connect hose insert w/ a built-in shut-off valve. On a side note, make sure you have good strong water pressure at your home.
 
TortoiseAWD said:
The nozzle is also covered under Sears' Craftsman lifetime guarantee.
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i have one as well, and it's good to know if there's any problems with it (even if it's your fault) they will replace it for free! :up
 
I dont care for fire hose nozzles. Its a pain to turn on and off and adjust the spray pattern. I also feel its awkward to hold. I like the trigger sprayers, you can adjust the spray pattern in an instant with out fumbleing the nozzle head. When you let go of the trigger its shuts off as apposed to using two hands to hold and turn the other nozzle head. PLus it puts our wrist and hand in a more natural postion.
 
I bought one on a whim from auto zone for about $5-6, rubber coated looks pretty well made. I played with it for a while and now dont care for it much. like INTERCOOLED i find turning it off and on a pain because you always have to adjust the stream each and every time. I prefer the old fashion trigger sprayers, when i squeeze the trigger the spray pattern is right where i left it last.
 
That's why you put a flow control valve between the fireman's nozzle and the hose. It's about 2" long, has a ball valve inside, and has a lever that you operate with your thumb to control water flow, there's no need to play with the nozzle.



When the thumb lever is in the North-South direction, you have full water flow.



When the thumb lever is in the East-West position (a rotation of 90*), water flow is shut-off.



No need to adjust the flow of the valve until YOU decide you want to change the nozzle from a narrow stream to a fine spray or flood pattern.
 
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