Does your region have problems with rainfall in the summer months, especially when plants need moisture so much? Agree, the use of a watering hose for regular irrigation will help save flowers and vegetables. So, you need a nozzle on the hose for irrigation, which is not easy to pick up.
We will help you find the right device that can fully irrigate the desired area. The article considers the best manufacturers of irrigation systems and accessories, provides criteria for choosing nozzles for domestic use. The article also contains visual photos and video recommendations for choosing sprayers.
Optimum Sprinkler Selection Criteria
Important when choosing are the technical characteristics of the nozzle, its capabilities, type, as well as the price tag, which often is crucial. But not always cheap can faithfully serve more than a season. Therefore, let's look at the main parameters that affect the purchase decision.
Criterion # 1 - Watering Method
The times when you had to pinch the end of the hose with your fingers with all your strength to water the seedlings at the other end of the plot are in the past. Now the watering equipment market offers a number of solutions designed to make life easier for any summer resident.
Moreover, if you wish, you can choose an option that will independently carry out all watering activities after the initial installation and tincture - an irrigation system for domestic use.
The option of clamping the end of the hose is not only inconvenient, but also traumatic for particularly delicate plants. After all, a powerful jet can damage decorative flowers on a flower bed or young shoots
Therefore, before buying it is important to determine the desired type of watering:
- manual;
- auto.
Moreover, if the territory for irrigation is vast, then the second option is preferable.
Manual way, which is most often carried out by watering from a nozzle-gun, allows irrigation in any area in any mode - most models have several spraying options.
Automatic option consists in the installation of irrigators in the right places of the site and the timely inclusion of the irrigation system. True, if you install additional equipment - a time switch, a humidity sensor, etc. - you can automate the process of starting the system itself.
But this method is more expensive, so owners of small summer cottages often choose something simpler. For irrigation of plants, shrubs and other vegetation, a wide variety of types of sprayers can be used.
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Watering nozzle nozzle
Tip hose with switching watering modes
Watering gun on an extended telescope handle
Flexible nozzle on a long handle
The shape, color, appearance of watering devices varies - you can choose the most suitable option. Also in the category of nozzles often include additional accessories for irrigation - adapters, splitters, tees, couplings, nipples, etc.
In addition to simple devices, users consider nozzles to be more complex, capable of working in automatic mode and requiring installation, sometimes professional. We offer a brief look at the most popular sprinklers - devices for spraying water in automatic mode.
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Stand sprinkler
Static sprinkler nozzle
Movable rotating sprinkler
Extendable Sprinkler Type
These devices can also be called nozzles - they are mounted on a hose that supplies water. Many summer residents, having decided to free themselves from the need to regularly water their land, buy a rotating nozzle of Chinese manufacture, in order to save.
And along with it - a watering gun with 5-7 modes. The latter - for the implementation of specific goals
Criterion # 2 - Specifications
In addition to the type of nozzle, its characteristics play an equally important role in choosing the appropriate option. Which are easy to recognize by looking at the accompanying documents from the manufacturer.
However, this information will be relevant only for products of bona fide brands. We offer you to familiarize yourself with the technical parameters that are important for the future user.
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Type of work - automatic or manual. The latter is typical for pistols and hoses, in which the operating mode is activated by pressing a button or trigger. In order not to constantly clamp the button, manufacturers offer an option with its fixation
Openings (nozzles) for a water stream in a nozzle design and a possibility of blocking some of them. This parameter is important when choosing a sprinkler, because it allows you to fine-tune the irrigation mode
Operating modes - this parameter is not as rich in stationary models as in manual ones. But for pistols, not only the number of modes is more important, but also their range - so that there is a directional stream for washing the garden path, gentle spraying to irrigate flowering petunias and others that you specifically need
The angle of irrigation and the ability to adjust it - these characteristics are important when organizing an automatic irrigation system. And they must be taken into account so that no irrigated plants remain on the site
The width, range of irrigation and the area that the nozzle you like can cover. Knowing these parameters, it is easier to calculate the desired hose length or the number of watering accessories and their location on the site
Pressure and the ability to adjust it - here you need to build on the indicator characteristic of your home water supply network. The nozzle should have not less indicator, but better, if it has this parameter with a margin, then it will function without the risk of breaking on the first day
The diameter of the hose to which you plan to attach the nozzle is also important. It must match the diameter of the mounting thread provided for in the gun / sprinkler design. Otherwise, you will have to additionally purchase an adapter
The material from which the nozzle is made must be of high quality. Now manufacturers use plastic and metal separately, sometimes they combine these two materials. Moreover, the combined accessories and metal belong to the premium segment and they have a corresponding price tag
Handpiece with irrigation function
Sprinkler holes
Directional Gun
Defined irrigation angle plot
A group of sprinklers on the lawn
Pressure Sprinkler
Watering hose diameter
High quality plastic gun nozzle
The type of installation and its simplicity are still important - pistols, as a rule, easily snap in and are no less easily removed from the hose. But automatic irrigation nozzles can have a platform, leg or tripod on which they will be installed.
It is important to immediately check how easy the accessory you like is attaching and whether you can remove it yourself.
An interesting and convenient option is the spray nozzle on the boom. With its help, it is convenient to refresh the young cherries, towering above the head of the summer resident
Criterion # 3 - the composition of the irrigation kit
Some manufacturers immediately offer their customers a watering kit that includes not only a nozzle, but also a watering hose, as well as adapters and connectors. This is extremely convenient for owners of small areas, picking up manual irrigation devices.
When choosing more complex irrigation systems, in view of their considerable cost, it is better to give preference to products of a reliable brand with a good reputation. Moreover, such companies always equip watering devices with necessary adapters, adapters and other accessories.
And company representatives will competently advise on the capabilities of their sprayers and tell you how to install them correctly and how many pieces will be needed, given the size of the site that needs irrigation.
A nozzle like a gun is an indispensable accessory. They can wash the car and water the flowers, changing the mode to gentle spraying, clean the garden tools from dirt, turning on the sharp stream mode
In any case, when choosing watering accessories, you should pay attention to their quality so that nothing hangs and does not fall away. What can often be found flattering on cheap Chinese nozzles made of thin plastic.
The best manufacturers of watering accessories
Among the products that are in demand among buyers, one can single out both domestic and goods of European and American manufacturers, which are distinguished by a high price tag.
The rating of the best manufacturers of watering nozzles and accessories consists of such companies:
- Gardena;
- Karcher
- Hozelock;
- Quattro Elementi;
- Grinda.
Gardena - A German brand with an excellent reputation, produces not only nozzles, but also hoses, couplings, adapters and all accessories necessary for assembling the irrigation system, including pumps. As well as garden equipment, including garden pumps, lawn mowers and garden vacuum cleaners.
Karcher - A well-known company originally from Germany, offering reliable and durable hoses, irrigation systems, as well as a wide range of household and industrial equipment: pumping stations, drainers, automatic pumps, industrial and household vacuum cleaners that are not superfluous on a suburban area.
Hozelock - The British manufacturer specializes in the production of irrigation systems, equipment for the garden, vegetable garden, pools and ponds. Among its products, including pumping stations, hoses, nozzles, sprinklers of various types, other accessories.
Quattro elementi - An Italian company producing a wide range of machinery and equipment, including welding, pumping, climatic, pneumatic, garden equipment and tools.
Watering products of these European manufacturers are presented in a wide range and the buyer will be able to choose the best option for themselves. The appearance and color scheme of the accessories of each of these brands are discussed below.
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The best models from Gardena that are in demand among customers are watering kits, Premium series sprayers, Comfort 18315-20.000.00 multi-purpose spray gun, Gardena basic kit 18295-34
Hozelock manufacturer offers a wide range of products, but of the watering devices such models are most in demand - Multi Spray Plus gun, Plus Hozelock tip 2294P0001, Plus 2644P9015 telescopic pistol gun and Flexi Spray 26839018 flexible pistol gun
The most popular models of watering accessories of the Karcher brand are the Karcher 2.645-071 nozzle, a kit with a Karcher 2.645-114.0, 1/2 "hose, a multifunctional gun with three modes Karcher 2.645-266, a sprayer on a Karcher 2.645-157 boom
Among the best nozzles of the Quattro Elementi brand are an eight-mode pistol of 12.7 mm Quattro Elementi 241-314, a nozzle with adjustable modification 646-102, an accessory on the long Quattro Elementi 241-345 handle, and a nozzle on the quattro Elementi 241-338 telescope rod
Gardena Pistol Tip
British Hozelock Rod Attachment
Watering gun of the German brand Karcher
Watering gun of the Quattro Elementi brand
Grinda - A domestic supplier offering a wide range of equipment and goods for water supply, sewage, dust removal systems, washing, gardening and park equipment and machinery.
The most popular nozzles of the Grinda brand from the CLASSIC Quick-Connection System series. This is a plastic gun Grinda 8-427359_z01, a six-position spray gun Grinda 8-427339_z01, a tip seven-position Grinda 8-427253_z01
Along with eminent manufacturers, many summer residents prefer inexpensive domestic and even cheaper Chinese nozzles, the main advantage of which is the low price tag.
It is important to carefully consider the proposed purchase - if the cost of the goods is low, and the brand is well-known, then it will not be out of place to ask for documents on products and a quality certificate.
For cheap nozzles of little-known manufacturers, a thorough inspection before purchase is mandatory - all fasteners must be reliable, the material of the case and component parts, if any, intact and durable. And the kit must include the adapters you need and a guarantee from the manufacturer.
Handmade nozzle from improvised materials
A number of talented summer residents, not wanting to waste time buying a new nozzle, assemble it from improvised materials with their own hands.
To make the simplest option will require a minimum of time, a little imagination and the following materials:
- plastic bottle 2-2.5 l;
- wire or large needle;
- adapter for hose, clamp, duct tape or hot melt adhesive.
The last point can be safely skipped if you have a watering hose with a diameter of ¾, then the neck of the plastic container will fit tightly without additional fastening.
You can begin to manufacture spray nozzles.
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We rinse the plastic bottle, preferably a 2-liter bottle, remove it from the label, mark it with a marker, marking the area where the holes for spraying water will be
We take a metal wire or a large needle and make holes in the marked places. It can be clear rows or randomly arranged dots - as you like. To speed up this procedure, you can pre-heat the needle
On the neck of the workpiece we put on an adapter that is suitable in diameter. With an adapter, a do-it-yourself sprinkler can be used with a hose of any diameter
It remains to attach the bottle to the hose using the adapter. And if the neck fits your hose perfectly, you can do without an adapter by fixing the sprinkler with a hose clamp or simply wrapping it with electrical tape. It remains to turn on the pressure and move away from the irrigation system in order to observe from afar its functioning
Step 1 - Preparing the Plastic Bottle
Step 2 - making holes in the bottle
Step 3 - Attaching the Adapter
Step 4 - DIY Testing
Such a simple and primitive nozzle of our own manufacture is quite capable of watering a small area without your participation. Not a single penny was spent on its manufacture - only improvised materials were used.
Overview of various watering nozzles from a consultant in a garden equipment store:
Demonstration of the performance of automatic sprinklers from an amateur summer resident:
Watering devices with a visual demonstration of the operating modes of the guns:
Connectors, adapters and other devices for assembling irrigation equipment are discussed in the following video:
It will not be difficult to choose a watering nozzle for domestic use if you decide in advance on the future scope of work.
For a modest summer cottage with a small flower bed and a couple of currant bushes, a pistol with 5 modes will be enough. But for a lawn and good beds, more serious nozzles will be needed so that the owner in the country has time to listen to the nightingale trills, and not to devote all his life to watering all evening.
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