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Crucial

Crucial

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so i go to wash the GTO lastnight and get everything ready... wheels were already done ... when time comes to spray the car, turn the nozzle and the center comes off, hits the roof , and chips the paint!!

 

to top it off i couldnt find the piece that flew off ... at this point i was pissed so i just washed the car with no nozzle lol ... found the center piece and reassembled the nozzle later ...

 

so looking for options on nozzles and wondering if this has happened to anyone else?

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Zeus_SVT

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hmmm , now that you mention Gilmour, i wonder, has anyone seen a foamer at HD or Lowe's from Gilmour? because they are near impossible to find right now!

 

 

I found a place online that has them in stock, and got mine in about a week. That was after waiting for stupid amazon for almost 5 weeks before I cancelled that order. Hit me up if you'd like to know where to order at. It's the FoamMaster II, if that's the one you are looking for. :2thumbs:

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Faze

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I have a couple fire hose nozzles and I love them. They work very well for me. Maybe I am lucky for once.

 

same here... but ill go ahead and locate all of the ones i have just in case...

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Sooners

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any suggestions for someone that doesn't have one yet? what brand and where to buy a good quality one? they aren't on the adam's website anymore :(

 

I picked up a Gilmour firehose nozzle at Lowe's. Good quality, works great, no issues.

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any suggestions for someone that doesn't have one yet? what brand and where to buy a good quality one? they aren't on the adam's website anymore :(

 

I have a Goodyear firehose nozzle that I picked up at HD or Lowes. It is grey and yellow, not a cool as Adam's black one, but it works fine.

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DieselDude

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I got mine from another place and still no problems, but it has a ball valve built into it (so you do not have to turn the sprayer end to shut off the water).

 

I found another Firehose Nozzle and it did not have the built in ball valve so I went to Lowe's picked up a Gilmour Shut Off Connector (they come in Zinc, Brass, and plastic). I screwed the shut off into the firehose and it works perfect.

 

I can see what you guys are talking about, after continued use of turning on and off that the screw could become loose.

 

Neither of mine leak and it is very easy to shut off when not in use and the screw in mine is still tight.

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jsprop

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Most of the ones I seen have are the cheap knock-offs. Here is the link to first one that was on the market from H I S C.

 

http://www.shopdepalma.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=45&osCsid=36a972bb5cde17aea39efa9bb256ad41

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Three things to look for. There will not be a hose washer on the real thing and it will tune off in both directions. There also will be a lifetime warranty on the unit.<o:p></o:p>

 

 

John

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Smeg

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Just bought one so hope not!!

 

Where did you get yours? Saw a few of that type at various stores including Home Depot which seemed to have a very heavy duty one. Ended up getting mine at WalMart as it seemed pretty good............ Wondering now.......

 

How old was it? Don't need any more chips in the paint. Road construction everywhere here does enough damage to the car with all the grit all over the road!

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