Hose and nozzle preference?

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I am just curious to see what everyone is using as a hose and nozzle for car washes?

At home I have been using an old garden hose that is beginning to act up, crack, and be a pain in the you know what. I also use a cheap WalMart fire hose nozzle that is nice but again, cheap. So I'm probably going to be in the market to upgrade these come spring time.

So, what's your preferences when it comes to washing media?

Thanks!

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i use this silver/blue hose, its got alot of threading u can see-through...its really tough and doesnt pinch...i also use a firehose nozzle
 
^ The brass "quick connect" fittings sold on AG are a great! I actually need to buy one more soon.
 
Brass quick disconnects will be in my future, that's for sure. I don't own a foam gun but it'll still make flooding a lot easier... just pop off the nozzle and there ya go. Thanks for the link Al, that was posted before I started coming on AG regularly.
 
Nothing fancy. Regular garden hose, don't know the brand my dad bought it a while back. For a nozzle I have one of those pistol shaped ones with 7 settings that you get at the garden store for like $7. Its all I need really.
 
I installed a special hose bib in my front yard before the pressure reducer, just for using while washing cars. That gives me 115 psi. The house only gets 45 psi.

As a hose I have two 50ft all rubber 3/4 in hoses with the AG brass fittings on the end.

I do the initial rinse and wash with plain hose water, then I use the quick connects to run my water filter in line. When using the filter I turn the pressure way down so I only get about a gallon a minute. The filtered water makes it much easier to dry the car before there is any chance of water spotting, even in the sun.

I am using the same "fire hose nozzle" that most everyone else uses.

In case anyone wonders, I have a five gallon soap bucket with two grit guards, and I use a micro fiber towel as a wash rag. I have never liked mitts.
 
I do the initial rinse and wash with plain hose water, then I use the quick connects to run my water filter in line. When using the filter I turn the pressure way down so I only get about a gallon a minute. The filtered water makes it much easier to dry the car before there is any chance of water spotting, even in the sun.
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Hey Oldmodman:
The filter you are using, is this the one from AG? Been thinking of trying this out. Very hard water here. TIA
 
oldmodman said:
I installed a special hose bib in my front yard before the pressure reducer, just for using while washing cars. That gives me 115 psi. The house only gets 45 psi.
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Can you please give a link or a name as I would love to get the pressure up outside the house especially when watering my lawn with 2 or 3 sprinklers at the same time. Don't know what a "pressure reducer" is and what to look for to buy.

Howard
 
Since washing is the least favorite part of my detail regimine I still use an old hose and hand sprayer from the old days. I soak the car with the hand sprayer. Attach my Gilmore gun to soap each area and use a solid stream of water from the hose to rinse the car.

It would be nice to have the brass quick connect fittings but my penchant for MF towels keeps me broke so I live with the old stuff.
 
I bought a black rubber hose at another site (sorry) several years ago and also have a firehose nozzle. Next spring I might make the move to a soap gun. All those suds sure look great.
 
I use a Dramm 300 and the foam gun without the gun attachment.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
I use a Dramm 300 and the foam gun without the gun attachment.
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Killr, that dram 300 is the brass shutoff valve, you hook the foam section of the foam gun straight up to this with a quick connect?

Im assuming you do this so you can detatch the foam part and use the hose to flood, but I have a brass shutoff I was using and it increased the pressure at the tip so flooding didnt work so well anymore. Does this happen with the dramm 300?

I might have worded that a little confusing.
 
foam gun set up then quick disconnect for flooding.
 
I went with a black GoodYear hose and a 5 way setting spray nozzle from Homedepot. I also picked up my brass quick disconnect from Homedepot as they sell them really cheap there. Here's a quick vid of it in action
 
YankeeFan said:
Can you please give a link or a name as I would love to get the pressure up outside the house especially when watering my lawn with 2 or 3 sprinklers at the same time. Don't know what a "pressure reducer" is and what to look for to buy.

Howard
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It's not a special product or anything.

I just bought a regular faucet (hose bib) at Home Depot, and four feet of copper piping. I cut the pipe where it comes up out of the ground, removed a section of the old pipe, installed a new length of pipe with the new faucet in it, and soldered everything up.

The new faucet is seeing full city water pressure (the same as a fire hydrant gets) so there is a ton of pressure. At the new faucet I am getting 145psi. The pressure regulator is now between the new faucet and the pipe going into the house. Most houses here in Los Angeles have a pressure reducer to keep from blowing out pipes and washing machine hoses. And since Los Angeles has never had a single freezing day we don't have all our pipes buried.
 
oldmodman said:
It's not a special product or anything.

I just bought a regular faucet (hose bib) at Home Depot, and four feet of copper piping. I cut the pipe where it comes up out of the ground, removed a section of the old pipe, installed a new length of pipe with the new faucet in it, and soldered everything up.

The new faucet is seeing full city water pressure (the same as a fire hydrant gets) so there is a ton of pressure. At the new faucet I am getting 145psi. The pressure regulator is now between the new faucet and the pipe going into the house. Most houses here in Los Angeles have a pressure reducer to keep from blowing out pipes and washing machine hoses. And since Los Angeles has never had a single freezing day we don't have all our pipes buried.
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its a good idea but it will be difficult for people in some area of the country. Around me, everyone's water main is either a big lead pipe if its old, or a larger "black pipe" that isnt easily tapped into.

But I helped a friend fix the water pressure at his house by replacing some pipe like you did, we were changing his old 1/2" copper main feeds to 3/4". It helped alot.
 
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