Customer Reviews

Chapin 1280 Premire Pro 2-Gallon Tri-Poxy Steel Sprayer

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Chapin used to make these units almost entirely out of metal. I purchased in March of 2001 a Chapin Industrial 3.5-Gallon Open Head General Duty Sprayer #1941 which all the major parts are made out of metal, I use it on the weekends around the house, it still going strong (August 2009).

unfortunately Chapin Premire Pro 2-Gallon Tri-poxy Steel Sprayer #1280 all of it internal parts are made out of plastic and it fails within 14 months of its purchase, I called the company they replaced apart no questions asked. I told her my disappointment in the company's choice of materials she acknowledged it and said it was ashamed that the company is doing that.

If I had known I would not have purchased it.

I have this steel (non stainless steel) model which lasted only 3 years before rusting an leaking at the seam under pressure. The pressure was quite good. That was the bad news, the good news, company replaced the whole unit without charge after 3 years because the tank leaked. The pressure is quite good. I use it for small trees, bushes and it works great.


The proper way to bleed out the pressure is to turn the unit upside down and release the pressure throught the wane before refilling. There will be some Liq. in the wane, so be careful.

Professional quality. Ease to change nozzles a plus. Does an excellent job getting fungicide on the underside of rose leaves. Quickly switch nozzles and stream spray climbing roses. Fairly lightweight for metal sprayer. Over all, the Chapin 1380 is a great tool for rosarians.

I had plastic kind of sprayer before but need to pump every 2-3min and it was so much hassle. I saw this sprayer on Amazon with good review, I gave it a try. I used it today first time to spray my citrus trees. For steel construction, it is light. It comes with strap so you can carry it around on your shoulder, that is plus.
Instruction does not say how much you can pump but till you get resistance. I had no problem pumping about 30, which gives you at least 5-10min of continuous spraying. The wand is all metal construction also.

I can see this sprayer will last a long time. I highly recommended

This sprayer has a very drippy nozzle. Forget using this to spray pesticide inside your house. Each time you stop spraying, it leaves a small puddle on the floor. I decided to go for the absolute best sprayer for pesticide. The B&G Sprayer. It's the Rolls Royce of sprayers. No drip and extremely fine and precise nozzle spray.

Used this sprayer to put down sealer on my stained concrete. Lifetime warranty and a high quality sprayer. Buy this and you won't need another one.

very well built and has steel parts no plastic. For the cost I would recommend this over any store bought pump I have seen.

This sprayer is solid and works very well. I was getting tired of replacing a plastic sprayer every two years. I expect to use this for a long time.

I bought this so I can spray an aqueous based copper fungicide and sometimes in combination with a natural soap based pesticide for my gardens, this mixture does not dissolve well and tend to form precipitants. So my original spray bottle clogs up completely when using this combination and my forearms get a really good workout. So I searched and decide to give the 3 gal a try since it was only $5 more than the 2 gal. I had bypassed the cheaper plastic ones because I can be rough on my equipment.

I have used this unit many times in the past months and so far it works well. I found the plastic spray attachment pretty useless for my purposes, and it clogs easily. The original brass attachment does the job ranging from a fine mist to a jet (max distance probably 30-40' at a 45degree angle). The trigger handle allows for good control of how the pressure is released, this made it easy to stand at one point and spray the jet close or far without destroying the young plants due to excessive pressure.

I would ask for four design changes:
1. a pressure gauge to know when optimal pressure is achieved.
2. a manual pressure release to depressurize the unit.
3. put the spray wand clip on the opposite end of the carrying strap attachment. These two things get in the way of each other.
4. put an external solid carry handle so it can be moved easily.


Aside from these 4 flaws, I am happy with the purchase (thus far) it has made my life easier. No comments on the effectiveness of the tri-poxy coating since I have only used water based solutions, the tri-poxy coating is probably suffice. It seems very sturdy but I have not purposely tried to test this observation.