Chapin Garden Sprayer
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'ve been using this garden sprayer now for about 5 months and It has always worked perfectly. This sprayer is so easy to use. The way it works is you fill the sprayer with your choice chemical, pump the handle until the air pressure builds (you will feel the resistance in the handle when the pressure is built) point the nozzle and spray. So easy! The container is a good thick quality, wand is 12" and the hose is 28" which makes maneuverability nice and easy. This sprayer has a convenient funnel top which helps prevent liquid from running down the sides when you are filling it.\n\nI use this with insecticidal soap on my houseplants and on my garden plants. The spray is nice and even and it has a nice wide spray width. The nozzle is adjustable and the wand is easy to reach into bushes or up into small trees. This sprayer mists everything leaving a nice coat on the leaves without dumping out too much product. This is nice because my liquid lasts longer. I have never had any issues with this sprayer and would recommend this. If this review is helpful to you in any way, please let me know by clicking on helpful. Thank you so much!! :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought the Chapin four years ago and it\'s still working, with occasional tip cleaning using vinegar or CLR. It\'s never quite as "misty" as I\'d like, but it\'s adequate for spraying weeds, and for the price I can\'t complain. The wand and tips are usually the weak points in these home sprayers, so I looked into buying new ones but it was more than the complete tank.\n\nIt probably doesn\'t help that I leave chemicals in it for extended periods. I once left liquid in it so long that I forgot whether it was weed killer or insecticide, so disposed of it by spraying an area that needed both. I then decided to get another dedicated sprayer and label them. This seemed easier than cleaning them out after every use because that\'s just not gonna happen, to be honest.\n\nThe lock and release action of the pump mechanism for carrying is smoother and easier than with others I\'ve tried, and given the abuse it takes it\'s a great deal.\n\nThe Smith was twice as much, and the wand is a bit longer. It feels more robust and sprays mistier, but that could change. The twist and lock action isn\'t as smooth as the Chapin, but other than that they\'re pretty similar.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is an extremely well made garden sprayer, easy to use, maintains good pressure, clear volume markings.It takes about 3 pressurizations to empty the sprayer. I have to give kudos to Chapin. Not only is this a great sprayer, but when I called them to make sure the extendable wand I wanted to add was compatible, the person who answered knew immediately what I was doing, and was also aware that the nozzle that came with this sprayer would NOT fit the wand and sent me one that would fit at no charge which arrived before the sprayer and wand did! Now this is just a small plastic part, but essential for operation. I am very impressed with this company's foresight and service and will look at other Chapin products in the future.\nNow I'd like to also rave about the wand purchased through Amazon, Chapin #6-7770 32-Inch Extendable Wand with Viton. The extendable part is brass and is slightly bent at the tip. The bend is important because just by turning your hand slightly while spraying, you can get the underside of the leaves. It fits the hose that comes with the sprayer. When it is fully extended, I can get the top branches of a pear tree that is roughly 15 feet high."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Update:\nToday one of the sprayers exploded when I pumped it up to medium pressure (shown in this photo). I heard a loud explosion and the lawn weed killer drenched me everywhere. This sprayer was stored outdoors long enough for the plastic to degrade. Based on this experience I highly recommend discarding and rotating them out with a new one after a few years. I came across a bunch of other reports of these Chapin sprayers exploding, so I'm throwing away the rest of mine and switching over to Smith brand. Also the Smith models have a manual pressure relief valves so it won't spray onto you while opening the lid.\n\nOriginal review:\nIf you're trying to decide between the 1 and 2 gallon Chapin sprayer, I recommend the 2 gallon because you can still fill it with only 1 gallon and then use the remaining gallon as a larger air spring. The larger air spring volume will make it easier to pump and spray longer."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I operate a small farm so I've bought a few 2 gallon sprayers in my time. I was hoping for an imitation of the rugged model I bought in a big box store. So, the pros: the tank is solidly built and will not leak or rupture. The cons: The wand and hose and pump handle are made from plastics that are close to the cheapest of the cheap. Especially the hose and wand. I can guarantee that if this unit is left out exposed to the elements, especially heat, it will disintegrate to uselessness in a big hurry...it's obvious that I'll need to baby this along to get any life out of it. By habit I always thoroughly rinse sprayers and flush them with both water and air after each use, and store them in our workshop. For about $6 more, there are other models with extra features that make them much more serviceable and likely to last, like more rugged wand and hose components, and a pressure vent. For the price I suppose this was adequate, but I will not be purchasing this unit again because others out there are so much better made."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " 10/10 strongly recommend. Watch my video. I'm a picky person, and you will not regret buying this. Preforms outstandingly and will last for decades."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This sprayer is amazing! I bought it to spray my yellow spots in my lawn with LawnStar. I used the Home Depot HDX brand last year and it got clogged every 5 minutes. It was very frustrating. This sprayer didn't get clogged once and I was able to spray my lawn much faster!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Pros:\nNow, the quality of the device is nice. I does feel a little cheap at first. When I got it rolling, which was effortless, I found the pumping mechanism to be a superior design. "So easy and old lady can use it". It pumps fast. Three gallons is A LOT of juice however, the cylindrical design allowed me to pick it up and shake up my ingredients easier than my 2-gallon sprayer which is pregnant shaped. I LOVE the fact I can clearly see plain water levels through the plastic. Darker liquid like Miracle Gro is super easy to see.\nCons:\nOne thing which is going to make people angry, because I was also, is the fact there are multiple options for this unit...But you don\'t know this when ordering it. This "20003" model "with Adjustable Nozzle" does NOT come with "the Deck version" or the "Relief Value" version or the... See, you find out about all these add-ons and model changes AFTER you buy this base unit. It\'s stupid for three main reasons.\nOne. This poor marketing doesn\'t allow people to chose a more expensive product which better fits their needs so, everyone loses.\nTwo. A consumer gets this product and easily believes they are cheated. Resentment. Phone calls. Staffing. Dumb.\nThree. Because one and two are so probable, there is no direct mechanism to solve the problem. You can return it and the company loses. You can get mad and swear revenge and the company never knows WHY you\'ve gone on an online campaign to destroy them over something so avoidable. Finally, it\'s simply the reason some businesses make it and others fail.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "The locking mechanism on stem of handle consists of a tiny plastic tab. If you don't tighten this mechanism up enough, air will escape and it won't do the job. If you tighten it up too much, the tiny plastic tab will break... rendering this product useless. The latter happened to me. Received this product a week ago, and it's worthless after only 2 uses. Don't even know if it's worth the effort to try to return this product since I already tossed the packaging in the garbage."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " I bought it not for gardening, but for cleaning purpose. At first I was so worried the sprayer won't be strong enough to remove my balcony bird poop(which it pretty hard and stick since the sun burnt it). But turn out it is perfect for it! I no longer need to bend down and scratch it off with a toothbrush!! And it also do perfect job for window cleaning as well. Just use hot water and spray it on my window, it looks perfectly clean.\n\nI have used this for four months now~ There is no any problem on breakage / leakage. But you just have to be careful to get all the air out before you open it to refill water. It could surprise you how much pressure you have pump in."}]