Spray nozzles?

I had good luck with a Neilson (spelling?) fireman's hose nozzle I got from Lowe's or Home depot for around $8. It had great adjustablilty with even spray pattern. I ran over it and the rubber coating split and kept getting worse. My friend bought the same nozzle and his sucked. The spray pattern was all lop-sided. So my friend bought a Goodyear firemans nozzle and I thought it was great and I liked the larger size to hold onto, so I bought one to replace my damaged Neilson nozzle, but my Goodyear nozzle sucks. The spray pattern is almost all to one side of the nozzle.



I don't think that any of these are made to very stringent specs and the differences are enough to make one nozzle great and another of the same nozzle no good (except for probably that Griots nozzle if it costs $70). It probably hit or miss with the cheaper nozzles.
 
Is this the one you had? L. R. Nelson - 2510

I bought one at a warehouse sale for under $10 last year. It has replaced my Carrand firemans nozzle which I think is similar if not the same as the Goodyear model.



The Nelson on has a great range of spray patterns; I leave it where I want it and use the shutoff valve. I've also added in brass quick disconnects so I can switch between the nozzle and my foam gun. Makes for a hassle free washing experience. :)
 
Ben...that looks just like the Gooodyear one I have which sucks, but my friends works great. The Nelson one that I like was smaller and coated in blue rubber. The aperature was metal inner to metal outer. The Goodyear one is metal center to rubber outer aperature. I bet if you had a box of them they would all be different as far as spray pattern.
 
I'll have a look at all my nozzles to see what they're like at the aperature area. I agree, they do produce different spray patterns. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to get when you turn it on. :)
 
Ben Kenobi said:
.. I've also added in brass quick disconnects so I can switch between the nozzle and my foam gun. Makes for a hassle free washing experience. ..
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If you want to further decrease the hassle-factor (and your bank account too :D ), get a second hose and have one for the foamgun and one for the regular nozzle. Then you can really go nuts and get redundant systems, one for each side of the wash bay.
 
AS a side thought (don't ask why), as winter approaches please don't forget to shut off the outside water and DRAIN the dam hose. Any connection to a hose that is full of water and made of plastic will crack, even some metal ones!



Also, when you get/buy a hose don't get the 5/8's hose go up in size to the 3/4 inch ones, They will provide greater pressure and overall satisfaction.

Changeling



PS. Coupe if you are reading this, this thread made me remember I was supposed to check at one of my sources for that solid "Brass" nozzle you like, sorry I forgot. I'll get to it when I am in that area and let you know.
 
Just bought this thing at Lowes for $20 today



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the neat thing is that it has a built in shut off valve that does not alter spray pattern
 
BlueLibby04 said:
How do you like it so far 06E90?
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used it briefly, it is very well made by Gilmour, it has a separate adjustment for pressure and one for spray plus the shut off valve. It feels a little awkward to hold but I think I'll get used to it. For the money I feel it is an excellent buy.
 
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