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Metal garden hose spray gun: checks before you buy

Updated: 21 October 2026

The plastic nozzle on the outside tap has split, and amazon.co.uk titles are shouting zinc and ten patterns. A metal garden hose spray gun is still a hand-held nozzle on the pressure your tap already has. It is not a pressure washer, and the biggest pattern number is a weak reason to buy. Peter F. orders the checks as the inlet, what metal includes, the lock or thumb, the named patterns, and a bar figure read only as a maximum. Prices and stars are the amazon.co.uk listings kept on 19 October 2026, not a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The ranked shelf is the [metal garden hose spray gun comparison](/hub/painting-supplies/metal-garden-hose-spray-gun).

The plastic nozzle on the outside tap has split, and amazon.co.uk titles are shouting zinc and ten patterns. A metal garden hose spray gun is still a hand-held nozzle on the pressure your tap already has.

Our top picks

Onarway Onarway metal spray gun

Best overall

Onarway Onarway metal spray gun
8.5/10about £15.74
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Draper Draper 7-pattern gun

Best value

Draper Draper 7-pattern gun
8.3/10about £12.49
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FASBET FASBET twist-head gun

Alternative

FASBET FASBET twist-head gun
7.9/10about £5.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What you are actually buying
  2. 2.The inlet, before the metal
  3. 3.What metal includes
  4. 4.Lock, thumb, and the bar number
  5. 5.A short decision

What you are actually buying

A pistol has a squeeze trigger and a rotating collar. A thumb-control gun uses a small slide, so you are not gripping hard for a whole border. A twist-head, such as the FASBET at about £5.99, turns the nose through mist, spray, and jet and has no row of icons. The collar is the easy claim in a title, which is why eight and ten appear so often. Anytime Garden's listing says eight and then names seven. Mist, a wider spray, and a jet cover a normal week. If the pattern count was your first filter, check the hose end.

The inlet, before the metal

UK garden hoses are commonly 3/4 inch BSP, often with a Hozelock-type click fitting. A water-stop stays shut until a male spigot opens the valve. The wrong nose gives a dry click and a return. FASBET is listed with an FNPT inlet. Reviews of that gun, and of Ibergrif, include water-stops that never open. At about £5.99, with 4.2 stars from 1,184 reviews, it can be the cheapest gun in this set and still be useless on the hose you own. Metal does not fix a connector that never opens the valve. Thread names are on the hose spray gun fittings page. If the inlet line is missing, leave the listing.
Onarway Onarway metal spray gun

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Onarway Onarway metal spray gun
8.5/10about £15.74
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What metal includes

Zinc alloy is the usual body, as on Onarway and FANHAO, and it is not the same metal as brass. Draper is aluminium with a brass fitting, and YMTEEDIO is listed as stainless steel. A line that says 100% metal is a claim this comparison has not checked. FANHAO, at about £24.90 with 4.3 stars from 354 reviews, says 100% zinc alloy, and reviewers say the thumb control is plastic and can snap. If a clip snaps at once, raise satisfactory quality under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 with the seller. Metal is the fix when the old shell split, and a poor swap when the connector was the fault, which is the argument on the metal versus plastic hose spray gun page.

Lock, thumb, and the bar number

A squeeze trigger with a lock, which Onarway lists, suits a long bed because you can rest your hand. A thumb slide, as on FANHAO, avoids that squeeze and can ache instead. Skip the lock when you are filling a watering can and want the flow to stop as you let go. A lock left on is an open tap. A printed bar figure is a maximum, not the pressure at your outside tap. Draper lists 7 bar, Anytime Garden lists 8 bar, and HmiL-U lists 9 bar, while several guns list none. Ofwat's floor is 0.7 bar in the communication pipe, not at the nozzle. A spray gun counts as hosepipe use.

A short decision

Walk away if the inlet will not open your water-stop, if a plastic thumb hides under a 100% metal line, or if the bar number is the reason you like the listing. Onarway at about £15.74 is the top pick when your click fitting opens and you want a zinc gun with a rear knob and a lock. It shows 4.7 stars from 262 reviews. Draper at about £12.49 is the best value if you want the lower price and 4.3 stars from 6,328 reviews. The shelf sort gives Onarway 85 and Draper 83. Who should take which is on the best metal hose spray gun page.

Common questions

What should you check before you buy a metal hose spray gun?
Check the inlet against the hose you already own, then whether the lever you move is metal or a small plastic part. Read the named patterns, not the number in the title, and treat 7, 8, or 9 bar as a maximum. If the thread is missing, leave the listing.
Does 100% metal mean there is no plastic?
No. The words are a listing claim, and this comparison has not verified them. FANHAO, at about £24.90, says 100% zinc alloy, while reviewers report a plastic thumb control that can snap. Seals are rubber on these guns either way. Look at the control in the photos before you pay the highest price in the set.
How many spray patterns do you actually need?
Mist, a wider spray, and a jet cover most borders. FASBET's twist-head offers those three and stops there. Anytime Garden's listing claims eight and names seven, so one pattern exists only in the title. Extra shapes are worth it only when you will turn to them.
What does a 7, 8, or 9 bar rating mean on a UK tap?
It is the maximum printed on the listing, not the pressure at your outside tap. Draper lists 7 bar, Anytime Garden lists 8 bar, and HmiL-U lists 9 bar. Ofwat's floor is 0.7 bar in the communication pipe, not at the nozzle. A seller's rule of thumb puts typical mains nearer 2.5 to 4 bar.
Do you need a trigger lock?
You need a lock if a long bed tires your hand and you want to rest it while the spray runs. Onarway includes one on its squeeze trigger. A thumb slide, as on FANHAO, avoids that squeeze and can ache in a different way. For filling a can, the water should stop when you let go.
Is a £6 gun a false economy if the connector is wrong?
Yes, when the inlet never opens the water-stop you already use. FASBET at about £5.99, with 1,184 reviews, includes reports of that failure. A dearer gun with the same wrong inlet is the same mistake. Match the printed fitting first. When it does fit, Draper at about £12.49 is the best value if you do not need Onarway's lock.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures saved for this set on 19 October 2026.

  1. Water Industry Act 1991, section 76 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. Flood and Water Management Act 2010, section 36 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. Water UK, hosepipe bans (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. Thames Water, temporary use ban (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. Water Regs UK, hose union taps (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. WaterSafe, hosepipe backflow (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. Ofwat, water pressure (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 20 October 2026)