I've become an avid fan of the Gardena system since trying out one of their spray guns and some of the quick disconnects. I don't usually use a spray nozzle like this model, but for some tasks, it really is better than anything else, so I decided to pick this up and give it a try. Why not have one more quick-disconnect accessory to play around with, after all? I was pleasantly surprised to find that this actually does the job extremely well, in fact better than some of the brass nozzles I have used in the past. You get a lot of power on the jet/pinpoint stream setting, in fact more power and narrower stream than you can achieve with, say, their trigger-style, 3-in-1 sprayer on the same stream setting. This makes it excellent for things like cleaning/pressure washing. The wider fan settings are also good, giving you an easy way to handle most watering tasks if you don't have a spray gun around. You also get pretty easy one-handed operation, unless you have unusually large/small hands. I saw reviewers state that it was an issue to adjust without using both hands, but I did not encounter that problem at all. And, in case anyone is wondering, yes, you can shut the sprayer completely off/closed by turning it all the way. Works perfectly and no leaks. As others have noted, the mechanism in this nozzle has one peculiarity, in that if you shut off the water and turn it back on, you get the jet/pinpoint stream setting again, regardless of where the nozzle is set (say a wide, fan setting). I was not able reproduce this by simple snagging the hose, as some suggested, but if you completely cut off the flow, it can happen. What you need to do is then turn/twist the sprayer completely off, then re-open / twist back to your desired setting. It's a little annoying, yes, but honestly I don't know how much of an issue it really is. Are you going to snag the hose in the middle of watering something? Probably not. Are you going to have the sprayer running while walking around and when the hose might actually have a chance of getting snagged? Probably not. Even if you snag the hose, will it be bad enough to completely cut the pressure off and cause this hiccup issue? Probably not, especially with pressure in the hose. Bottom line, I watered my whole backyard with this thing today, including moving around, purposely snagging the hose, purposely trying to bend it and cause this issue, and I wasn't able to do it. The only thing that worked was shutting it off at the hose bib/spigot and turning it back on. My humble opinion, but the few reviews that harp on this seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill, and downplaying the really good features of this nozzle. It's well made (in Germany!), has a very nice grip, is easy to operate with one hand and gives you all the patterns you could possibly want for in a nozzle of this type. Output is very narrow and powerful on the stream setting and works superbly for cleaning and blasting away dirt on pavement/sidewalks/etc. A nozzle like this has its place and if you use the Gardena system of quick disconnects, you really shouldn't be without one of these. Well made and well functioning, I'd highly recommend it to anyone. Much preferred over any brass model I've used before and any of the plastic import junk at the stores.
