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I have a DRAMM WATER BREAKER on it's way but I think I will have to leave the Stainless watering can for a bit. Danica thinks I deserve something else for my birthday I am sick of the Pressure sprayers not working after a short time and wonder if there are any good quality ones out there worth paying extra money for?
What are you guys using?

This is something like I use at the moment

hey mate,

i just bought one of these recently myself. i have had them before but the one i bought previous to the recent one, decided to break after about 2 weeks, and i gave up on them, especially since it was a dear one.
this time i bought a cheaper one, smaller yes on 6 litres but its still going strong for me, i think a major problem with these is if they get over pressurised.

i was nearly tempted into buying the one with the electric pump, but then i thought to myself its just another thing that could break so i didnt bother.

Ooo! Looks nice!

I gave my watering wand a go for the first time today, and it is great to use. The mist setting is so fine and drenching, and it's nice and long to get in all the tough spots.

I only have a fairly small area to do though, so as long as the hose reaches I'm right. If I had a larger area that wasn't near a hose then I might be after something like you have. But then... it'd be poor design to not have a tap near my Bonsai collection

Brett have a look for the professional type, they have a backpack set up with a hand pump. I have seen them being used by the parks and garden guy's. I am told they are around the 30 dollar mark.
Personally I use the hills pressure pump type never had a problem lasting up to 10 years. Just make sure you clean them after use and keep them out of the sun and a bit of lubrication on the moving parts.

Pup

Chapin seems like the bomb and hozelock is running a close second but not easy to find a supplier

brett have a look at Kmart there wand there is a nice one with different nozzle setting and you can control the flow of water pressure simlar to a pressure pump with with capacity to gentle water the mane pots cross over to pots in training, get a cheap 6ltr one still for the fertiliers
Black Dog

I'll have a look mate but I am thinking I want one that comes from a company confident enough of their product that they have a warranty. Chapin are definitely the bomb they invented these things in the 1800's and are still the market leader.
They have lots of different models. I think I would be happy with the Sure Spray Sprayer. I think the Premier would be even better but there would be even less chance of getting hold of that being a new release

It is great to see you joined the forum

Bretts,i have a couple of Silvan selecta knapsacks and they are fantastic. The wife uses one for weed spraying in the garden and mine is for my trees. Go to http://www.silvan.com.au .

Thanks Bodi for giving me extra Info By Pm it was much appreciated I have not used them much but I was thinking that the 15L back pack ones where a bit too large for my use. I guess that the extra air that would result from making 5L mixes in a 15L pot would not be ideal.
After a look around online I had trouble finding one for sale around the 5L capacity although they do make them.
I was planning on going to Kmart in Dubbo today Black Dog to have a look until Danica told me they don't have one

I think I will be happy with the decision I made today though. After not finding what I wanted at Mitre 10 which was a bugger because they had a 25% one day sale Although I was tempted at first to get a Hills for about $44 plus 25% discount. Or a stainless one for about $95 plus 25% discount.
I went on to Bunnings and was lucky enough to have another customer that heard me talking to Danica about them that stated he was over the cheap ones stuffing up in no time as well. He was after advice from me but I think I got the better end of the deal as he pointed out all the issues he had which where different than mine.
He left with the Yates Garden Sprayer 5L about $55 . We both liked it alot because it seemed good quality with a metal o ring type nozzle, was able to be maintained which was clear with a spare set of grommets included and a 2 year warranty. Apart from the obvious quality and a different plunger it was much the same design as the cheap spayers.
You can see it here in this catalogue in the first three items.
http://www.bannerhardware.com.au/upload ... g%2009.pdf

I left a while later with a Hudson Bugwiser Sprayer (Edit: 8L) at about $80. We both liked this one as well. It seemed able to be maintained but did not come with a spare set of rubbers so we had some concern about getting spares. Made in the USA. When looking through the instruction manual after he left it stated the kit that was needed to be purchased for a full perishable replacement. It dawned on me that although the Yates came with replacements it might not be so easy to chase down another set? So I was sold with a 5 year warranty and looking very much the design of the Chapin Sprayer market leader. I believe it has a more robust trigger system than the Yates as well. It has a very different pressure release valve than the other sprayers.
After checking online when I got home it almost seems like the whole sprayer is replaceable with parts
I haven't tried it yet and won't for a while as The deal with Danica makes me wait for a bit. She is a ripper stating that it shouldn't be a present as it is something we needed to get anyway Sheesh with my Dramm Water wand and this I will be feeling very spoilt
I am confident that I have made the best choice for me. I will let you know how it goes.

This sprayer has been very good. About the only problem I have is how to mix the contents. I pick up the sprayer and shake it to mix and it doesn't really have anything to hang onto. One day I was silly enough to hang onto the plunger handle and it disengaged and the weight of the bottle broke the spring at the bottom of the plunger.

I contacted the supplier and after some discussion(just stated that it had broken not how stupid I was ) showing my receipt in an email they sent me out a new part to replace it free of charge. The funny thing is although theses have a vast array of parts available the spring at the bottom of the plunger was not available as a separate item and they sent out a whole new plunger?

Anyway apart from my stupid use of the plunger handle to shake the bottle it has gone great. The release valve that is unique to this company works great and is 100% better than the old pull valve. It has no safety valve. They say when it gets hard to pump that is the pressure limit. I guess they are confident that the bottle can take whatever pressure is possible with the pump?

I would recommend this as a top quality small sprayer!

When I started out. I thought that the more expensive ones are better. I spent $80 buying an 8L pressure sprayer from Bunnings. 5 months later (only used twice), every joint leaks. I had to return it and got my money back as the box said "5 years warranty".
I later bought a similar one from Aldi for $14. It has been working great until now.

Can't comment on those ones Kvan as I don't know what they are but I can say that this hudson is a ripper. Pump it up as had as I like and it takes it all without even thinking about leaking. After going through a few cheap ones I am very happy.

Bretts wrote:Can't comment on those ones Kvan as I don't know what they are but I can say that this hudson is a ripper. Pump it up as had as I like and it takes it all without even thinking about leaking. After going through a few cheap ones I am very happy.

Bretts, I didn't say the brand before just because it's....the same one that you currently have now (the blue Hudson Sprayer) All the rubber/plastic parts at the joints got harden and causing leaks after sometime like I mentioned. Not sure it was because I stored in the the Titan shed that could get very hot in summer. The good news is you could return it for your money back if it plays up in the future.

Ah I always find "out with it" as the best way to comunicate
Thats intresting. Do you mean the seals or the hose attachments?

Bretts wrote:Ah I always find "out with it" as the best way to comunicate
Thats intresting. Do you mean the seals or the hose attachments?

Most likely the seals. If you remove those attachments, you should find the small black rubber rings for most of the inserted parts. Those ring will eventually harden and/or shrunk and become loose. No matter how hard you try to screw the caps in, they still leak