Recommendations for a garden hose spray gun

[C n C]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good quality spray gun with multiple spray patterns for a garden hose please?

I've tried quite a few over the years and they all seem to fail in one way or another after a relatively short time.

I've tried the usual ones recommended by "Gardening World" and similar sites, but without much success.

Several different Hozelock ones, including their "premium" metal versions have all had issues.

I even tried an expensive Gardena one that claims to be very robust, as well as being frostproof - it isn't, as one failed after a year, which I got replaced. The replacement also failed - leaking when turned off.

Are there any other manufacturers that I should be looking at - possibly less well known, and maybe used by professional gardeners/groundsmen?

Price isn't really a major consideration - I'm more interested in something that works well and should last years.

Thanks.

[C n C]

markbigears said:

Google “Gardena premium” …. Thank me later

OP said:

I even tried an expensive Gardena one that claims to be very robust, as well as being frostproof - it isn't, as one failed after a year, which I got replaced. The replacement also failed - leaking when turned off.

These were the Gardena premium ones which failed twice.

[C n C]

Thanks for all the many and varied replies to my question - very much appreciated.

It's (in a way) good to know that many other people have had issues with these type of products.

I hadn't heard of Geka before, and as their range look to be more commercial grade, I think I'll give one of their products a try.

Thanks.

[C n C]

GuigiaroBertone said:

Old skool tight arse solution: Just use an open hose and your finger to adjust the "spray pattern"

To be honest, this isn't a bad suggestion, and is the temporary approach in use at the moment until I sort out a suitable solution. Whilst using the open hose and thumb approach would be ok for me going forward, particularly given the wallet friendly price, it's not an approach that Mrs CnC is all that impressed with!

[C n C]

GuigiaroBertone said:

C n C said:

GuigiaroBertone said:

Old skool tight arse solution: Just use an open hose and your finger to adjust the "spray pattern"

To be honest, this isn't a bad suggestion, and is the temporary approach in use at the moment until I sort out a suitable solution. Whilst using the open hose and thumb approach would be ok for me going forward, particularly given the wallet friendly price, it's not an approach that Mrs CnC is all that impressed with!

I've just read our conversation above, but with a dirtier mind. So much innuendo in there!