Side by Side Comparison of: Gilmour

It works. Is metal so it will hopefully last longer than the plastic ones.

I had to replace the Viking 912600 8-Way Heavy Duty Spray Nozzle which rusted out with this one and it works great for less of a cost. Not quite as versatile as other fancy ones but gets the job done.

I have a dog who is a "water biter". He loves to chase the stream of water from the hose or sprinkler. After planting our garden this summer we could barely water it with him in the yard. It didn't take long for the kids to leave the old plastic sprayers laying in the yard where he attacked. I looked at a variety of metal and heavy duty sprayers and decided on this one. The price was right and it didn't look their was any part he could chew up.Success! The dog has nothing to chew up.So far it's worked great.My only complaint is that it is a little difficult to adjust. If you want to switch from a powerful stream to a soft shower there is a small knob you must adjust. Once adjusted you can flip down a little lever to keep it on. It's worth the hassle to know it will stay on one piece.

Item arrived on time.Price of the item was 'fair'Item is very simplistic. Spray or stream.Item lacks sensitivity with its spray or stream options which often feel too 'strong'Solid construction but I prefer the nozzles with more sensitive options...like fine mistItem is not a bad purchase in general. It just wasn't a great fit for my needs.I probably would not buy this item again.

I bought this Gilmour hose nozzle to replace one that looked almost like it. The old one last almost 20 years before it finally sprung a leak, so I had to recycle it. I'm hoping this Gilmour will last just as long. So far, it appears sturdy and I'm happy with it. I've been using it for about a month. It has a basic "point-and-shoot" design. It is not so easy to adjust the flow to a lighter, "sprinkle" setting, but mostly I just need "on/off" for my very basic gardening. There is a magnet attached to the handle, and that comes in handy for sticking the hose nozzle to a fence rail to keep it off the ground.

It looks like it came right out of an episode of Leave It To Beaver but don't be fooled by this retro-looking nozzle. This feels great in my hand and functions way better than the plethora of nozzles I have tried in the past. The trigger has a real nice, snappy, feel to it.Unlike my other nozzles that are made from plastic, I actually think this will survive a winter outdoors in PA. The only thing I have to get used to is that the type of spray is determined by the pressure I apply on the trigger. Everything else about it is perfect.***Update*** (Aug 2014)After several months of use, this is starting to rust. Although I love this nozzle, it's apparent that I will have to replace this at some point. I get that zinc isn't the same as stainless steel but if a nozzle can't survive outside in the summer under the deck for more than a few months, I think something is missing. When is someone going to come up with a "outdoor" product that can survive the outdoors for more than one season? Sorry, had to take a star away from 5 to 4.

I bought this because it looked like the old school nozzles I remember my parents and grandparents using. Those things would last forever. Although this one still functions fine, the finish has began to chip off and is rusting after about a year.

Be careful not to lose the washer sometimes it pops out when you remove the gun from a hose. Ordered like 3 or 4 more of these cause they are cheap as in don't expect them to last forever..

Cheap metal. Perhaps good for the price. Can tell it won't last many seasons.

OK quality, but made out of pot-metal. Also, the old brass nozzle is now a plastic one. I wonder how long it will last?

This is a China made, grey, plastic coated, "full metal" nozzle. They don't leak (so far) & are old school style. Don't pay too much for this basic model.

I don't remember using this yet. I bought it to use on a hose I seldom use, so I think it is still sitting out on my front porch somewhere waiting to be used. If it is like the same brand and model it is replacing it should be okay and last a very long time. That is why I bought it, to replace one I have for about 5 seasons that I used outside. The one I just received was metal and seems as sturdy as they one like it that I replaced it for. The one I had before took quite a few years before it started to leak when I sprayed with it. This is a cheap cost hose but if like the other one it should be good?

Product feels like cheap plastic. I have only used it a few times and seems to work. However, I would not get this again. Not like the old metal versions I had 20 years ago.

This leaks so badly, no wonder there's no pressure with it. I should've known better...you get what you pay for!

Mine broke after almost exactly 1 year of use. And I was using it probably about once per month. I was hoping that it would last longer.

I got thos nozzle at the end of last summer. Worked great like everyone said. I live up north and we have pretty cold weather in the winter. I dried and stored the nozzle in the garage. I brought ir out this summer as soon as water flowed water shot out with all the water pressure behind it. There was a major crack on the base bevel so I couldn't use it at all. I only got 3 to 4 uses out of it. Not a durable product.

I have bought two of these now. The first one was great, we've had it over a eyar and I use it once every couple weeks to wash cars. The second one we've had abouta month and it sucks. The lever has a squishy feeling compared to the first one, and it doens't always turn off, spraying a fine mist after you let go of the handle. And if you dorp it on the ground it will start misting and not turn off, so you have to pic it up and play with the elver to get it to turn off. Poor quality control....It's not worth the $8 or whatever to ship it back to Amazon so I guess we are stuck with it.

Purchased because I was tired of plastic nozzles breaking and this looked sturdy. It's OK from a reliability perspective but a step back in functionality for watering garden. The stream is not as nice as the cheap plastic shower settings and the handle gets extremely cold. I have now upgraded to the gardenite hand sprayer which is a metal version of the cheapo plastic nozzles but has better reliability as it is metal with 10 settings and has insulated handle.

The handle broke and now water sprays out of the cracks. Unfortunate

It broke after 5 uses. Waste of money

Broke within 3 weeks of use nozzle got stuck and it continues to do so.

Cracked after 3 weeks of use. It seemed to crack for no reason, it wasn't dropped or crushed, I just went to use it one day and a split grew down the handle as I used it.

Mine just arrived and the word "Zinc" is nowhere to be found. Instead, it's described as "HEAVY DUTY METAL". Luckily, it's a painless return.

Bought this item 6 months ago, went to use it today to find the metal finish pealed, rusted and corrosion had eaten a hole in the handle making it useless.