Reviews made think twice, but everything about the description sounds right.
Here's the deal. Most, if not all the negative reviews, aren't about this nozzle, it's about the reviewers water supply.
I bought this because I have a need to do a lot of heavy hand watering while seed germinate and plants/grass establish. This was a huge surprise. It's awesome.
Basics: it's HD, very smooth to operate and durable. It's big too, but that's a plus.
Beyond that if you have the water flow (volume), the right hose size (diameter to move as much water as possible) and water pressure (can't do much about most of our municipal water supply pressure) this thing is like a fire hose. The volume of water it can move is insane. With good pressure, that heavy volume can be delivered easily 20-40 feet away. And the best part is that adjusting it from a more narrow to wide spray pattern (for close and far away adjustments in the fly) is really easy one handed so you have the other hand for the hose.
If you use a small diameter hose or don't turn the water supply up high you can't get the pressure or the volume of water to the end of the hose. What you might find is that depending on your supply, if it's like ours when there's a lot of use going on the pressure to your house drops. If that's the case, of course you can't get the same results from this nozzle. I have other nozzles that will work better from a pressure standpoint in those low pressure cases, but they can't deliver even close to the amount of water.
The key is using a bigger hose (I'm only using 5/8" diameter and length is from 25' up to 100' garden hoses with no issues) just don't use the little coiled hoses or small 1/2", they can't supply the amount of water the nozzle can move. Also turn the water supply all the way up, open that sucker up and get as much water to the nozzle as you can. The more the better and then you can control how much you're delivering by adjusting the nozzle.
If you have low pressure water supply this may not be the right nozzle. Imagine if you connected a fire hose to your house and you had to put out a fire. The water would trickle out. Connect it to a hydrant, and you have enough water and pressure to blow up a garden hose.
Keep that in mind when reading the majority of the negative reviews. This nozzle is great, if you have the water supply and pressure. Most residential water supplies should do just fine.
| Manufacturer | Dradco |
|---|---|
| Part Number | HN-70 |
| Item Weight | 1.1 pounds |
| Package Dimensions | 5.08 x 2.91 x 2.9 inches |
| Item model number | HN-70 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | Brass |
| Material | Stainless Steel, Brass |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
