Nozzle for irrigation hose: guidelines for selection + review of products of popular brands
Does your region experience annual precipitation problems during the summer months, especially when plants need moisture? Agree, using a watering hose for regular irrigation will help save flowers and vegetables. This means that you need a nozzle for the irrigation hose, which is not at all easy to find.
We will help you find a suitable device that can provide full irrigation of the desired area. The article discusses the best manufacturers of watering systems and accessories and provides criteria for choosing a nozzle for domestic use. The article also contains visual photos and video recommendations for choosing sprayers.
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Criteria for choosing the optimal sprinkler
When choosing, the technical characteristics of the nozzle, its capabilities, type, as well as the price tag, which is often decisive, are important. But cheap ones are not always able to last more than a season. Therefore, let's look at the main parameters that influence the purchase decision.
Criterion #1 - method of watering
The times when you had to pinch the end of the hose with your fingers as hard as you can to water seedlings at the other end of the plot are gone. Now the watering equipment market offers a number of solutions designed to make the life of any summer resident easier.
Moreover, if you wish, you can choose an option that will independently carry out all watering activities after the initial installation and setup - an irrigation system for domestic use.
Therefore, before purchasing, it is important to decide on the desired type of watering:
- manual;
- auto.
Moreover, if the area for irrigation is vast, then the second option is preferable.
Manual method, which is most often carried out by watering from a pistol nozzle, allows you to irrigate any area in any mode - most models have several spray options.
Automatic option consists of installing sprinklers in the right places on the site and turning on the irrigation system in a timely manner. True, if you install additional equipment - a time relay, a humidity sensor, etc. - then you can automate the process of starting the system itself.
But this method is more expensive, so owners of small summer cottages most often choose something simpler. A variety of types of sprayers can be used to irrigate plants, shrubs and other vegetation.
The shape, color, and appearance of watering devices vary - you can choose the most suitable option. Also, the category of nozzles often includes additional accessories for irrigation - adapters, splitters, tees, couplings, nipples, etc.
In addition to simple devices, users also consider attachments to be more complex, capable of operating automatically and requiring installation, sometimes professional. We offer a brief overview of the most popular sprinklers - devices for spraying water automatically.
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 plots, buy a Chinese-made rotating nozzle in order to save money.
And along with it - a watering gun with 5-7 modes. The latter is for the implementation of specific goals
Criterion #2 - technical characteristics
In addition to the type of nozzle, its characteristics play an equally important role when choosing the appropriate option. Which are easy to find out by looking at the accompanying documents from the manufacturer.
However, this information will only be relevant for products from reputable brands.We invite you to familiarize yourself with the technical parameters that are important for the future user.
The type of installation and its simplicity are also important - guns, as a rule, easily snap into place and are equally easy to remove from the hose. But automatic irrigation nozzles may have a platform, leg or tripod on which they will be installed.
It is important to immediately check how easily the accessory you like is attached and whether you can remove it yourself.
Criterion #3 - composition of the watering kit
Some manufacturers immediately offer their customers a watering kit that includes not only a nozzle, but also watering hose, as well as adapters and connectors. This is extremely convenient for owners of small plots who select manual watering devices.
When choosing more complex irrigation systems, due to their considerable cost, it is better to give preference to products from a reliable brand with a good reputation.Moreover, such companies always complete watering devices with the 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 you will need, taking into account the size of the area that needs irrigation.
In any case, when choosing watering accessories, you should pay attention to their quality so that nothing dangles or falls off. Which can often be found when you are tempted by cheap Chinese attachments made of thin plastic.
The best manufacturers of watering accessories
Among the products that are in demand among buyers are both domestic and goods from European and American manufacturers, which have a high price tag.
The rating of the best manufacturers of watering nozzles and accessories consists of the following 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 a watering system, including pumps. As well as equipment for the garden and vegetable garden, including garden pumps, lawn mowers and garden vacuum cleaners.
Karcher is 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, which are not superfluous in a suburban area.
Hozelock - a British manufacturer specializing in the production of irrigation systems, equipment for gardens, vegetable gardens, swimming pools and ponds. Its products include pumping stations, hoses, nozzles, sprinklers of various types, other accessories.
Quattro Elementi is an Italian company that produces a wide range of machinery and equipment, including welding, pumping, climate control, pneumatic, gardening equipment and tools.
The watering products of these European manufacturers are presented in a wide range and the buyer will be able to choose the best option for himself. The appearance and color scheme of accessories for each of these brands are discussed below.
Grinda – a domestic supplier offering a wide range of equipment and products for water supply, sewerage, dust removal systems, washing, gardening and park equipment and machinery.
Along with well-known manufacturers, many summer residents prefer inexpensive domestic and even cheaper Chinese-made attachments, the main advantage of which is their low price tag.
It is important to carefully consider the proposed purchase - if the cost of the product is low and the brand is well-known, then it would not be a bad idea to ask for documents for the product and a quality certificate.
For cheap attachments from little-known manufacturers, a thorough inspection before purchase is mandatory - all fastenings must be reliable, the material of the body and components, if any, must be intact and durable. And the kit should contain the adapters you need and a warranty from the manufacturer.
Homemade nozzle from scrap materials
A number of talented summer residents, not wanting to waste time buying a new nozzle, assemble it from scrap materials with their own hands.
To make the simplest version, you will need a minimum of time, a little imagination and the following materials:
- plastic bottle 2-2.5 l;
- wire or large needle;
- hose adapter, clamp, electrical tape or hot glue.
You can safely skip the last point 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 start making the sprinkler nozzle.
Such a simple and primitive nozzle of your own making is quite capable of watering a small area without your participation. Not a single penny was spent on its production - only available materials were used.
Conclusions and useful video on the topic
Review of various watering attachments from a garden equipment store consultant:
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 watering equipment are discussed in the following video:
Selecting a watering nozzle for household use will not be difficult if you decide in advance on the future scope of work.
For a modest summer cottage with a small flowerbed and a couple of currant bushes, a pistol with 5 modes will be enough. But for the lawn and good beds, more serious attachments will be needed so that the owner at the dacha has time to listen to the trills of the nightingale, and not devote all evenings to watering.
Tell us about how you chose the nozzle for your dacha irrigation system. Share useful information that will be useful to site visitors. Please leave comments in the block below, ask questions, post photos on the topic of the article.
If there is a water meter in the yard, then a spray gun is beneficial. Well, it is also needed for ornamental sissy plants. But if the water supply bill is calculated based on the number of residents on the site, then there is no point in fiddling with it. I calmly water plants with a hose without nozzles. I take the end of the hose to the garden, hang it on the fence and turn on the supply from home. If it’s heavily flooded: no big deal, many plants do even better with rare but abundant watering. Everything is growing well for me. The harvest is always abundant.
Not all plants can tolerate such heavy watering, which is why hose attachments were invented. They have nothing to do with saving water and meters. It’s amazing that you have a bountiful harvest with such knowledge of gardening.
A hose attachment is a very useful thing for gardeners.For almost all beneficial plants, watering with a strong stream of water is harmful, as this leads to damage or deformation of leaves and flowers. And even the most harmless damage at first glance can interfere with growth, cause a fungal infection, etc. Therefore, spend money and buy a normal attachment: the plants in your garden will be grateful and give a good harvest.