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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Spray Nozzle Preference

My trusty old spray nozzle finally died on me last week. I went to Lowes to grab a new one and even though there must be about 30 different models to chose from, I couldn't find the type I like. I prefer the type that starts out as a fan stream when you first pull the lever and then as you pull further, closes in to a tighter and tighter stream. The only type they seem to carry now are the ones where you have to use your other hand to adjust the spray pattern.
This pretty well sucks. I like to be able to adjust my spray pattern on the fly to adjust for flowing water over a surface or blasting out soap suds from gaps in the body work, knocking off bugs, etc. Kinda hard to do this when you have a lambs wool mit or bucket in the other hand. Apparently I must be the only one that thinks like this as it appears the "old style" nozzle may be hard to find.
I guess I will keep looking but wanted to see what you guys like using and why.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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The fire hose nozzle is a very good one.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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The fire hose nozzle is a very good one.
Thanks for the recommendation. I actually found a Gilmour "Classic" nozzle...guess I just got accustomed to my old fashioned nozzle...lol
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