Chapin International G6015 Wet/Dry Hose-End Sprayer, Translucent

works great but leaks at the hose and bottle connections.

During initial review I saw some 1-star reviews but I thought that maybe they were some form of operator error. Nope. This thing is certified turd. I had hoped that spending a little bit more would 1) allow me to use dry crystals directly in the hopper for ease-of-use and 2) get me a more quality product that worked better and lasted longer. Not only did I not get either of those, but what I got was a waste of time, about $10 worth of fertilizer and possibly a long-term ailment TBD. I had blue from the fertilizer ALL over my hands trying to deal with this POS. I even thought about putting on nitrile gloves before starting but it seemed like overkill. After all, I invested in the better sprayer and just needed to load the fertilizer in the hopper, connect a hose, set the dial and spray the area. What could be easier? It should be noted that the item arrived on-time and the packaging it was shipped in was 100% intact and undamaged. No way can any blame be assigned to something happening in shipment. What I didn't know that, of the 3 moving parts this device has, 2 of them failed on the very first use. Pretty sorry failure rate. It first leaked from the hose input, getting my feet wet. I thought that I had screwed the hose in fully (I'm not one to haphazardly make connections such as this) but tried to sung it down some more. Upon turning it back on, the sprayer was no longer spraying and was instead dribbling blue fertilizer water all over the place. I turned the switch to "off" to examine and then back to "dry" and it dribbled a few inches further. I tried to fertilize my plants standing literally right over them just to get the task done. Blue water was going everywhere and my fingers/hands were now stained blue trying fight this stupid thing. In the end, I had to give up after only getting probably 10-15% through my project when the valve that was causing it to dribble failed fully closed and there was no way at all to get anything other than dribbling down the side of the container. What a POS! I was standing in the sun for over an hour doing what should have taken less than 10 minutes total. I really wish I had trusted my gut on this one after reading the reviews that seemed to call out the same weak points on this sprayer. I wanted to post this experience to serve as a warning for others. Buying a "brand name" device that costs more thinking you're paying for a premium product that will serve you better and do a better job is a mistake with this one. I don't know if the no-name knock-offs are any better but they certainly can't be any worse. If I could give this less than a star I would because nothing about this earned even a single star. I don't know what corner cutting measures Chapin has made on the production/QC of this product or if it was ever even any good but Chapin should be ashamed with putting this product on the market as it's clearly not an isolated incident. I'll never buy anything with the name "Chapin" on it again.

This little gem is just what I needed to wash my truck. I tried one of the expensive foamer vehicle wash nozzles. What a hot mess it turned out to be. It was expensive, it leaked horribly and I got as wet as the truck. No happy. I saw this while shopping for something else that would work. This seemed unlikely since it’s main use is for chemical spray but I read that the contents could be wet or dry. I don’t use any chemicals but this thing is great for what I need. I put in 4 ounces of McGuires Gold Class Car wash, turned the setting on liquid and full fan. It gave me a nice fan spray of soap that I could then use my Mr Clean Magic Eraser w/ Dawn and scrub the black acid rain off of my silver truck. It has a off lever so after scrubbing I turned it back on for more soapy water. After I was finished washing I attached my fireman’s hose nozzle and blasted away the black soap. Then I waxed the truck with McGuires liquid fast wax. I love this handy dandy tool. I will be using it to wash my vinyl siding as well. 👍

Good

Works as advertised. I have read people not liking the dripping but seems like All these product types have that issue so I roll with it. I just know it works well which is what I need for my yard. Totally recommend. Fast arrival.

Pretty poor. The sprayer is well made but poorly designed. The spray patterns are weak and very uneven. Not something you want when spraying herbicides, the jet pattern was very poor. Barely 7 or 8 feet. If you try to spray poison ivy in a tree you would get soaked in the chemical. My unit may be a fluke but it is going back. Chaplin makes a much better unit but I hate to fork over the $40 or $50 for it. Will just have to bite the bullet.

Works good, Better than Chameleon.

If I could give zero I would. Bought two diff style hose end sprayers both Chapin and ABSOLUTE TRASH they are. Water pours from the PLASTIC CRACKLY LOOSE frame of sprayer, the spray patterns are absolute garbage it barely lobs water with 40psi behind it and is terribly difficult to use. How ij the world is this company in business when its chynees made garbage hardly works... it's beyond comprehension. I will NEVER buy a Chapin product again for my 3 acre vegetable farm. EVER.

Aunque aún no he utilizado la calidad de los materiales se aprecia de inmediato

I've never used one of these before so I'm not sure if it's better or worse than others. However it works well, a little awkward to hold and can be messy with liquids, but I love it, very convenient.

Great product. Be aware the connector to uk hose pipe is hard to find

Returned the day I received because there was no spray nozzle or a hose connector for Australia. I think you can buy an adaptor with American thread from Bunnings but I would not recommend this to Australian buyers because our garden hoses don't have threaded brass ends.

It was leaky at joint per other reviews. Use it every day during summer growing season, but one day when turning dial between dry and wet diffusor no water came out. Looks like an internal gear is broken to which I cannot fix.