Flow Control: The Importance of Spray Efficiency

Have you ever tried to wash your car or water your lawn with a malfunctioning nozzle that is spurting water from the hose and/or handle connection? It's a frustrating endeavor, no doubt. But before a nozzle gets to the point that it is actually losing water at its joints, chances are it has gone through a long and arduous process of degradation. Quite possibly, the nozzle orifice has been collecting sediment and its performance has deteriorated due to improper maintenance. Or the leaking could be the product of other issues, ranging from spray pressure to flow rate to capacity to spray angle to nozzle wear to material compatibility issues and so on. Whatever the case, the end result is the same: You, standing cold and wet in front of the azalea bushes in your back yard.