Chapin Concrete Sprayer, Tri-Poxy Industrial Open Head Tank w/ Wide Opening, 3.5 Gal, Red

After sealing our concrete a few years ago mostly using a roller, I decided to order the Chapin 1949 when planning to seal again this year. I got a pretty good deal on one through Amazon and was excited to receive it. Upon receipt of the item, it was immediately obvious that it lived up to it's stellar reviews. As one reviewer noted, this thing will outlive it's owner. The sprayer has a simple yet smart pressurizing design. It comes pre-assembled so there is literally no prep work prior to spraying. I was honestly a little disappointed with the performance once it started spraying. It was immediately apparent that the ends of the spray fan was coming out heavier than the rest of the fan. So I ended up spraying in sections, followed by rolling what was applied simply to make sure there was no streaking. Although this method was still faster than a roller with a paint tray, it was still not saving me as much time as I had hoped. After finishing the original job, I ended up contacting Chapin about the nozzle issue. As previously reviews have noted, they responded in a very timely, thorough, and professional manner and sent a replacement nozzle within a few days. I have yet to use the new nozzle, but their response to the issue redeemed my favorable view of this company.

Was a little reluctant to buy this item from a vendor on the west coast (Reliable Hardware and Supply) for shipment cross-country to the Wilmington, NC area, but the price was great and Reliable had good reviews. Bought it for $[...] delivered, a great price (saved about $[...] over Amazon's price.) Received on time, and in perfect condition. Pump is obviously superior to any "Home Depot" pump I have ever bought and used, including stainless steel pumps. This review is a little premature, since I have not used the pump yet, but thought it worthwhile to comment on the price and delivery from Reliable Hardware. Will rate the pump after I have used to to spray wet look sealant on 450 square feet of pavers.August 8, 2012I've had the sprayer over 1.5 years now, and used it to spray the pavers, mentioned above, plus used it to spray copper napthanate on a long wooden stairway, and used to to spray insecticide and weed killer. Plan to use it to spray Hyperseal roof sealant and reflective coating on my southern roof (which no one except aircraft pilots can see.) Excellent hardware. Even spray, and great coverage from one tankful. Easy clean up. Will likely last a very long time, thus worth the additional cost. Will save $ in the long over the junky made-in-China throw away sprayers sold in home repair stores.

The first sprayer I got was defective. The screw mechanism in the handle did not work properly. I discovered this by the video on Chapin's website, demonstrating how their TriLock system works, and for which Chapin should be commended. Great video. I emailed Chapin and got no response after three days (actually no response ever). I emailed Amazon, describing the problem, and within one hour, while I was still answering emails, I got an email back from customer service, telling me a replacement order was already placed, one-day shipping, and a link to a label for printing out to send back the defective product. How can you beat that for fast service. Amazon is GREAT!The replacement sprayer has been working perfectly, but I really had to learn how that lock system works. If any other purchaser does find it frustrating to figure out, go to the website and watch the demo video. Once you get the hang of it, it's really so simple and super.The quality of construction and metal material is tops. The tank is nicely enameled on the outside in shiny red that appears heavy duty durable. Coated on the inside as said in manufacturer's description. When filled with solution (I bought it for weed spraying exclusively about my 2.5 acres), it is too heavy to carry around. I use bungee cords to strap it on my little garden dolly and wheel it around. I looked for a better option than hand pumping, but found only one portable battery operated which is all plastic (hate plastic anything) and the ATV 12-volt battery kind are overkill. So I reluctantly settled on the Chapin because it is advertised as professional quality. And it is.20 fast and easy pumps last over half the 3.5 gallon tank. Doing all my acreage takes only pumping 20 pumps twice, when the old 2 gallon Solo took 30 and more pumps over a dozen times. The Solo took over 30 pumps even when new, but as it got older required more frequent exhausting pumping until it just quit. Even the "feel" of the pumping action of the Chapin substantiates a precision-made productThe wand is not so long as I like, 24", but better than 18" as on so many box-store sprayers. It is all quality metal and too well made and its performance too good to replace with the 36" extension wand I bought for the Solo, which has a plastic nozzle as opposed to Chapin's brass nozzles. There are two unadjustable; one broad spray, the other spot spray. There is a handy holster attached to the side of the tank for carrying the wand and extra nozzle or more. It is black plastic, but even the plastic appears durable. I don't like Chapin's customer service (they could have at least acknowledged my email). I love the product.And once again I have to laud Amazon for its professional integrity and superior business policies of standing behind the products it sells, which make just about all other giant corporations small in those qualities.

The product is good but it come damaged and it's impossible to deal with those people so customer service sucks

1. The instructions for locking the top are not very good. You need to fully screw the star shaped piece on the pump handle counter clockwise to set the star piece and seal the top by turning the handle clockwise.2. My sprayer was brand new, but had a softball sized dent in the side, no cracked paint or impact marks so it came out of the factory that way. I guess they assumed I would not care if my tank had a big dent in it.3. The pressure test worked after i put pipe sealant on all of the screw connections.