SMITH PERFORMANCE SPRAYERS 190285 1-Gallon Bleach and Chemical Sprayer for Lawns and Gardens or Cleaning Decks, Siding, and Concrete

First off, I noticed a lot of negative reviews about this sprayer, however most of them looked different than the one I purchased. (The one I have is for bleach). I will update this review if I have any issues later. I have bought sprayers for different ingredients: soap, fertilizers, insecticide, paint and I've bought very expensive $70 metal ones, and cheap $8.00 one's. Metal is very heavy, corrodes and you can't see what's in it. Just not practical. The cheap plastic one's are great because they do the job and can often last a few years. But I needed one specifically for bleach. Long before Covid19 became a household word, I wanted to clean and disinfect larger areas such as sidewalks, walkways and also package deliveries. It's a sad fact that people spit on the ground, don't pick up after their animals etc. Lysol is like gold so I use that sparingly. Bleach is easier to find and the CDC's recommended 1/3 cup -OR- 5 Tablespoons bleach to one gallon of water is economical and suits this sprayer perfectly! It's not heavy when filled, and so much easier to spray items when standing up as the sprayer wand is a nice length. Bleach is notorious for destroying most types of sprayers or spray bottles as it eats up anything rubber. So far this is working fine. I just pumped it to build pressure and it sprayed a wide, fine mist. I keep it handy to spray bottoms of shoes, door mats etc. Works great to disinfectant bathtubs and showers too. If I get a year from it I'll be more than happy. If not in use, drain and rinse throughly.

This is the sixth one gallon sprayer I'v bought and I use them all for differant purposes. The one I've had for Years, I accidently left it out in a Montana winter so I replaced the rubber "O" ring from the hardware store...still working! Fill up the thick heavy duty bottle...prime the air inside,push down and lock it into place, adjust end of the wand for a fine mist up to a heavy spray. I take the tip off to water my plants so dirt doesnt get blown out of the pot. And press down on the trigger. SPRAYER # 1. I fill with carpet cleaner and water mixer. 2. His one has Tempo mixed with water to kill ants, spiders even scorpions. Its saved me THOUSANDS of dollars not having to call a professional or using bug bombs. Once dry you can let your children and pets back in. If you buy a used mattres lightly spay this to kill possible bed bugs, fees or lice. Ive used Tempo for 15 years. I was told that this was what the professional sprayer companies use and its made by the BAYER company. Spray your house the first time. Then 2 weeks later to kill anything thats hatched. 3. Plain water. I use this for lots of thing. I love it to watering all my plants and hanging plants. I only use about a cups worth of water depending on the size pot, so they dont drip on my carpet or furniture. Then I and place six regular size ice cubes treated with plant food, on top of the soil to finish sloooowly watering. No overflow or dripping. 4. STRAIGHT VINEGAR! MY third Yorkie is still a puppy. If she pees, I take off the sprayer end and soak the spot with the water sprayer. Suck it up with a shampooer or you can us a wet vac. Then soak the spot or area...with white vinegar sprayer...let it sit for about an hour and suck it up with my shampooer{ I dont rince it out of the carpret}I just let it dry. 5. With boys dirty clothes your hand gets tired of spraying stains after a while. I just fill it up with my favorite laundry stain remover...you havent lived until you get one for this!!! 6. Homemade deer repellant. BTW... Ortho makes an AWESOME deer and rabbit repellant. You can plant and hang any type of flower and plant that they typically LOVE. Spray on Ortho's deer and rabbit repellant and you'll be the only person in the whole neighborhood with green un chewed plants and flowers. I even spray the around the inside of my backyard close to the fence. The deer no longer leap over my fence because "the grass is greener" lol Sometimes the less graceful or less agile deer, they don't quite "clear" the height of my fence. Hence they don't break or knock over sections of my fence anymore. Saving me lots of time and money not having to fix it!!

Got this and took it out for a spin to clean large backyard decks using bleach. I did have a little trouble attaching hose during assembly (it wouldn't thread) not sure what I was doing wrong or what I did right, but got it in there, the rest was easy. Of course I can not review durability just yet but worked great the first time out, It was a 3 hour job and I refilled this a couple of times, that was more my fault as I was not sure how much was needed so I went light the first couple of times plus I had to play with it :-) I did not notice any leaking, one time I heard a hiss but I just tightened the top a little more and that sealed it. You can also clearly see fluid levels so easy to eyeball mixture. It is easy to fill, the spray is adjustable and it is easy to clean afterward. As far as the cleaning job on painted wood decks and a little of the cedar siding, I had first tried some no scrub Mold Armor that didn't do a thing, it was messy and wasted water. So I bought this sprayer and experimented, 1 to 1 water to bleach, 2 to 1 and 3 to 1. I used regular household concentrated bleach, sprayed on, waited a few minutes, lightly scrubbed and rinsed off...worked very well. The deck is shining. I ended up getting a system going, I would spray one area so solution could sit a few minutes while I scrubbed or rinsed another area. So aside from not knowing durability yet, I definitely recommend this..Right now the price is right (lower than sprayer in big box store that got bad reviews) It is light, has adjustable spray, easy to use and easy to clean afterward. UPDATE: It has been over a year now and still going strong..good little sprayer

Ml model works great as I was able to spray on the underside of my potted plants F Choy

Nice product Full satisfaction 👌🏻👍

AWESOME PRODUCT! I used this three times so far on a 35’x10’ gravel area on the side of my garage to get rid of those pesty weeds. Also used it along the edges of my pathway. Super easy to use. Handle and pump are very durable. Highly recommended!

Better quality than other sprays I’d bought

I wanted something gentle to apply some ONR to my car with. This did the job pretty well, keeps my car really clean, and I don't need more pressure. Only negative I see is the handle is a little weird in that you can't really use it to unscrew after you tighten it as it just gives away. Not sure why they designed it like that. But since the prroduct seems pretty good quality and works, not deducting a star for that.

Overall a quality product. I used it for coil cleaner, and it works well and produces a powerful, adjustable stream of product out of the nozzle. Hose and sprayer are entirely leak free and easy to pump. However, this product does not have a pressure release valve. The instructions suggest there is a version that does, and I would definitely pay extra for that version if I were to buy it again. The instructions state that if you do not have that version, you need to just hold down the trigger to release the pressure. This tends to result in the product being vaporized/atomized as it leaves the nozzle, which can create irritating fumes if there are chemicals in it. Furthermore, it takes a long time to discharge. Opening it without fully discharging (not even a little residual pressure) will spray chemicals at your face. For the features the sprayer does have though, it performs very well.