Nelson Industrial "Firehose" hose nozzle

Having seen an episode of "How it's Made" on Discovery where they showed Firehose nozzles, I went on a quest to see if I could find one for use detailing. And...I have.

Amazon link: here

It's made by Nelson, and it's called the "Adjustable Pattern Spray Nozzle." Part number 50503. This thing is well made - it's nice and weighty to the hand, made mostly (all? hard to say, since I can't see inside it) of metal. And...there's a huge, "basket handle" style shutoff valve, just like firemen get on theirs.

I haven't washed a car with it yet, but I've plugged it into the hose out front and fiddled around some. Neighbors must now think I'm a complete nutjob. The spray pattern goes from a "barely on" shower style pattern, to a sharply focused jet, with the turn of the nice, large, rubber coated end. Similar to the Bonaire that I had, but now, I don't have to twist to disengage it. This always annoyed me - the ones that "twist off" make you lose whatever spray pattern you were last using. Problem solved!

And this sucker shoots a LONG way. It's going to be great for the roofs of large trucks.

From the back of the package:

- Heavy-duty, die-cast metal body with GRIPGUARD insulation
- Up to 300% more water flow for superior cleaning power
- Adjustable from gentle shower to powerful stream
- Engineered from zinc, aluminum, glass-filled nylon, and brass
- Protective rubber coating prevents scratching of surfaces when dropped
- Metal shut-off handle



At only $20 on Amazon, this looks like a good find. Enjoy!

 

Good find! Let us know how it is squirting a car down.

 

Oh man, I just got this one: http://www.detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=50

 

Nelson and Gilmour are pretty nice and available at HD and Lowes. Of course for really heavy duty use there is the D.O. Smith. Too bad it does not have a rubber sleeve.

 

This is the one I have from GRIOTS GARAGE. Awsome piece of equipment, although I wish it had the handle like the Nelson unit.

 

and I love it! I found them at Sams Club for just under $10.00, and ended up buying 4 of them, one for a friend, one for my dad, and two for me

It has a good spray pattern and the shut-off handle can be used with my thumb from the same hand holding the hose. The only down side (and this is being nitpicky) is that if I lay it down, and then pull it towards me later using the hose, the large spray pattern adjuster will roll and change the pattern setting, but this is a very minor quibble.

 

I have the same one which I bought at sams club. Tried it out todaya nd it is nicee. Powerful spray from just a regular garden hose

 

How does this compare to a pressure washer?

 

It doesn't.

It just doesn't generate enough pressure to compare with even the most everyday Karcher electric. As hose nozzles go, it's tops...but it'll never match a pressure washer.

 

exactly. its very multi purpose. it has a perfect spray patterm for watering the plants/lawn and has decent pressure. unlike another firehose nozzle i got from walmart. horrible spray pattern