XLR Water Cannon

Purchased for my children when they play with the neighborhood kids , American made and nice and sturdy , it shoots a good distance (perhaps 10-15 meters ) with force ,and drenches any one who gets in the way , ...and there in lies its problem ..its too good at its job , my kids are 6 and 9 and they can now easily out match any thing a Super Soaker / Nerf etc has on the market making it a little unfair on the other children (especially the girls) who do look horribly bedraggled just before they surrender ....as a result and understandably no one wants to play if these guns are used and my boys are also reluctant to go up against them when the other children have their go with them ....so all have now agreed not to use them ?!! ..Another small thing to bare in mind is , if you have a water meter this is a very good method of getting rid of allot of water really quickly as these guns will pump a bucket dry in moments .In summery : These are very good guns , they are tremendous fun and very well made , they are simple in principle with no complicated parts to jam , clog up or snap , but they are perhaps best used by all (or no one at all ) and only in a situation where water is free/cheap and readily available such as a pool etc .... note: when the adults get their hands on them ...it is utter carnage .

We were desperate for something to help keep the nesting seagulls off of our roof. We live by the sea and the seagulls nest along the ridges and against the base of the chimneys, which is absolutely fine until they have babies and then all Hell breaks loose! It is extremely stressful for our pets whenever they are in the garden because the seagulls divebomb them protecting their young, even when they obviously cannot do anything to harm the seagulls right up there on the roof, so the best thing to do is to keep the seagulls from nesting up there in the first place.We saw the description for this water blaster stating that it can reach 60ft and it sounded perfect. It arrived in a few days and we couldn’t wait to give it a try. I filled it from my bucket of rain water by the back door - you just pop the end into a bucket of water and pull to suck the water up into the chamber. I’m not particularly strong, but I pointed it up the garden and it reached a good length. The harder you push, the further the jet of water goes. When Hubby got home he couldn’t wait to try it properly, he loaded it with water aimed up high and it reached the top of the house. It certainly had the desired effect, scared the couple of seagulls that were up there and we didn’t have anymore for the next couple of days. We are semi detached and both our neighbours always have seagulls on their roofs. They’ve obviously learnt very quickly not to come onto our roof.We are pleased with this purchase. Just be very cautious because the length that the blaster extends to, you can feel that it could easily break when shooting.

I bought my original one in 2015 from the same supplier. It’s gone up £10 in value but it’s worth every penny. I live in London and feed the birds throughout the year. We have to cope with many different creatures that are all after the bird seed. Squirrels, pigeons and rats are the usual suspects BUT we also have the ring necked parakeet. I would love to wring their necks but cannot kill a fly SO this where the Water Blaster comes in handy. A blast from this keeps all unwelcome guests at bay. It’s powerful, easy to load and very well made. My last one was in use every day for 9 years. This one is my weapon of choice… highly recommended as sold by Daves Emporium.

Bought this as a cat deterrent, bit of a waste of money really unless you're really committed to it. It's not like a water pistol where you can fill it up and leave it on the side. It's basically a big plunger, just without the surgical precision. The end does leak out, so you either have to keep it by a bucket, or fill it up and then turn it upside down, and leave a 5 foot pipe leaning at an angle against the wall. With it being so long, if you open the window or door to squirt an unwelcome guest, by the time you've manoeuvred it to be facing outdoors, they've realised what it is and scampered off. You do have to be really stealthy with it, so I don't find it particularly efficient. It can also stick if you don't use it regularly. As someone mentioned, it did have Vaseline on it.Given that the description recommends using it for deterring unwanted guests, I'd say it's not great in doing so, and there are definitely better devices to do the same job. For that reason I've given it 3 stars. If however, you take pride in the fact that you managed to sneak the window open without that cat noticing, and you managed to hit it square on with most of the spray and watch it run off like lightning, you probably would enjoy this product.