Flexzilla Garden Hose Nozzle - Heavy Duty Twist Action, NFZG62, ZillaGreen™

I read the lousy reviews on this and shopped for a different one, but really didn't find one with significantly better reviews (and certainly not at this price). The more I searched, I just kept coming back and taking another look at this one so I bought it. First impressions: I boat in Florida. I need a good sprayer to rinse down my boat and trailer after a day on saltwater. After a few uses, this absolutely exceeds my expectations which were admittedly low from the poor reviews. I have owned a few of these fire hose type nozzles with my favorite so far being a Craftsman that I bought at Sears at the mall when that was a thing. The Craftsman is bigger and heavier and has lasted over 15 years so far and is still going strong. It shuts off with a twist in either direction, but doesn't have the precise spray that this one does. The worst I have owned were from Harbor Freight and I literally gave them away. Anyway, general observations and why I like this one: - Compact and lightweight... remarkably lightweight - When it is shut off, there is not even a drip coming from it - I need a 12-15 feet of a strong tight jet of a water stream to reach my brakes, ends of torsion axles, and various trailer components while I lay on the ground at the rear of my boat. This nozzle provides that, possibly better than my Craftsman nozzle. - I need a nice cone of water to rinse larger areas including the inside and outside of my boat. This cone needs to be strong enough to knock off salt (salt removal is mechanical, you have to physically knock it off the boat). While this nozzle has a very small adjustment range that provides a hard hitting cone of water (and the cone itself is pretty small), it is strong and works well. I am pleased with it. Cons: - It only shuts off when twisted in one direction and it seems to be the opposite of the direction that I want to naturally twist. I will get used to this. - To get a hard jet of water in a cone shape, the adjustment window is rather small. I will say that the cone it does make works well. It will make a cone of water in any size, but it has a super small window to make one where the water comes out stinging hard. Longevity: To be determined. I will update this if/when it fails. My Craftsman set a high bar for this.

I’m using this as an adjustable higher flow shower head, which is obviously atypical. It performs better in this role than any fire hose type nozzle that I have, including some really nice ones. I suspect that’s because it is lighter duty compared to most of the others and is smaller with lower flow* (e.g. the flow of 1” Underhill I have exceeds the flow at the shower outlet over most of its adjustment range; a brass 1” fogger from Amazon does pretty well, just not as good as the Flexilla). With that said, I also have a mostly-plastic light duty store brand one from Ace Hardware, and the Flexilla clearly outperforms it for any application and is more precisely made. _____________________ * For reference, the shower head is fed by 1/2” copper into a stainless tri clamp 1/2” full bore 3-way T ball valve, then through a couple more feet of stainless 1/2” pipe with tri-clamp terminations, then into a stainless 1” ball swivel, and terminating in a 3/4” GHT to female ball-lock socket (Essential Washer makes the best I’ve used, very smooth, precisely cut and with 6 ball bearings—not the ones with the integral check valve because they reduce flow and have compatibility in some applications, like on the threaded end of a traditional Gilmour type sprayer), and all heads or nozzles have a compatible stainless ball-lock male plug. The plug threads are male 1/2” NPT for shower heads (Denord has been the most consistent for me, but several sellers make them to this spec with similar quality), 3/4” GHT for hose nozzles (also Essential Washer) (Note, the ID on all the ball lock plugs is right at 1/2”, regardless of thread, so they might limit flow if fed from a source that actually maintains a higher ID throughout). Also, water pressure reads about 70 PSI at the head. FYI, for shower hoses, I used 1/2” x 3/4” silicone tubing (Derpipe from Amazon, both the regular and the one with the braided reinforcement have worked great for me) terminated directly with stainless 5/8” barb to ball-lock fittings from brewhardware_com (these sockets only have 3 balls, but that’s the most I’ve seen on barb-to-ball-lock anyway; their silicone tubing couldn’t tolerate the pressure and blew up like a balloon). I used 316 bandit jr for clamps because they won’t cut you while sliding through your hands, but that’s not a very consumer-friendly option, and copper pex rings, stainless ear clamps, or something else might be good too.

It's a SHAME! The first 2 times we used it, it was fantastic. The spray pattern and controlling the volume of water, was exactly what I was looking for. BUT THEN, after a few uses the nozzle starts leaking. I returned the first one, and got a replacement, 2 weeks later the same issue. I contacted Flexzilla and they sent me a new one, but again, same issue with nozzle leaking water. Internal design flaw that I wished Flexilla would fix. I'd post pics but all the ones posted by others are the exact issue we had with ours so not point in spending the time to upload. Try the Flexzilla Garden Hose Nozzle - Twist Action, NFZG21 instead. We've had this in our back yard for over a year with no issues what so ever and I just added it to the front yard.

Update 7/24/25: with nothing to lose I took the nozzle apart by using a hex wrench to remove the top plate. I then unscrewed the top nozzle from the base. The base piece contains a plastic tower. Truthfully there’s nothing more to it. No washers or mechanical items inside. I then reassembled the nozzle by screwing the top piece back onto the base and reinstalled the plate and tightened the hex screw. Turned on the water and no more leak. I did reach out to the manufacturer and opened a trouble ticket and they did respond asking for proof of purchase and documentation of how it was leaking. By this time I had corrected the leak (explained above) so i replied it was no longer leaking. I’m updating my review to 4 stars from 1 star. Very disappointed, bought 9 months ago and it’s already failing. With nozzle closed and the water turned on it blasts water everywhere. Then with nozzle fully opened, there’s no more leaking, which is great until you need to turn the hose off again and then it blasts everywhere. What a waste of money.

This nozzle works great. No leaks or drips. I can hold the nozzle in one hand and adjust the spray just using my thumb.

Great quality and is easy to use.

Originally ordered a couple of years ago, the quality was great. It was a solid product and ‐ that original order - still is. The same nozzle bought in 2024 is poorly built and leaks profusely. There is an internal fitment problem. Poor quality control (definitely) and possibly in an attempt to reduce materials used? Opening the flow from the closed position loosens internal connections at the barrel base. The internal O-ring seal fails after about two uses. Complete disassembly/reassembly restores the fit for 1 or 2 uses. Not a good outcome. When the seal fails, water gushes between the green plastic and the silver middle barrel towards the hose attachment end. When working properly... Unlike the traditional cigar-sized brass twist nozzles that often require high-torque adjustments using fingertips, alone, this Flexzilla design has a supple, oversized grip that you can get your whole hand around. It's great for arthritic hand and finger joints. The larger grip diameter requires less hand pressure to make an adjustment and overall less effort to twist the barrel. Great for gardening, car wash, and most needs in-between. The high-velocity stream isn't as tight as other models, but the reach is respectable at 15 to 20 feet (with water pressure available at my location.)

Decided I was sick of the ones that have a handle you squeeze because they never last very long plus they leak. I like this one and it seems to be made well unlike some I’ve had that look like this one. I like that it has different spray patterns, the one I use to wash my Jeep and side x side with is nice and powerful so it gets the mud off better than some I’ve bought. I think this should last more than a few months or one season because it seems to be well built.

Works like a charm

Muy decepcionado de la calidad. Aunque los primeros días de uso funcionó muy bien, a los dos meses repentinamente comenzó fugar entre sus dos partes móviles y no tiene remedio.

I have 2 of these Garden Hose Nozzles, They work great, adjustable no leaks. Heavy duty

Broke when it was too late to return. Bad design?????

Excellent nozzle