egghead2004, I'm surprised it took you 4 days to spray your yard?? Before I made my boom sprayer, I used a 5 gal back pack for spraying my yard. My lot is on average, 230ft X 190ft. Similar to you, I dont have a square property. My technique for even coverage was a bit simple but it worked. I used 2 rolls of luminous yellow builders string, 300ft rolls that can be wound up like a fishing pole. I have 6ft markers evenly spaced along at the top and bottom fences of my yard. I attach the string to the bottom of one marker and walk the 230ft to the opposite side of the yard and attach it to the matching post, down low. I repeat this with the second posts alongside. The string lies on the ground and clearly marks the correct area to be sprayed. My yard is not nice n square so I would keep with the parallel lines and when I got to the tapering bits I'd have to pay a bit more attention! My backpack sprayers got a twin head nozzle. I found my optimum spray pattern with the wand was 6ft moving the wand left to right comfortably, so that determined the spacing of my string marker. I would walk in between the string, dead on centre and walk at a set pace along the 230ft. When I got to the end I would move the string on to the next pair of marker posts and repeat. It took a while, but I figured out the correct walking pace, the optimum wand movement and the consistent pumping action of the hand pump. I found actually humming/whistling a marching song was the way to 'enjoy' the spraying experience and keep in sync!! Typically I would have to fill the 5gal sprayer 5-6 times to do my entire yard. I never took more than maybe 2 hours to do the lot? I am wondering is your sprayer giving you trouble? Not misting the liquid perhaps maybe or are you applying too much? Having said all above..... I no longer use the back pack. I found the weight of the 5gal pack to get tedious and no longer enjoyed it. So I made my 30 gallon tank & boom sprayer so I can use the tractor to drive up and down using the tire marks on the grass as my marker... I prefer this option, 30 mins to spray the yard in the comfort of my tractor seat... nice. Nowadays, I use the 5gal for spot spraying. To the original poster... buy a tow along sprayer, its sooooo worth the extra money...

Hi Sayde, I've got the Kohler HiRise and sprayer but they're not yet installed. We're building a new house and have been delayed. I can tell you that the fittings are heavy and beautiful and appear to be very high quality. I have the polished stainless and it's gorgeous. You might do a search for Segbrown and her fabulous finished kitchen. She has the HiRise bridge and sprayer and had good things to say about them.

The air switch isn't really an issue. They're so low profile that they will fit almost anywhere and not contribute all that much to the "busy" look. How wide is your sink? You might also check the Finished Kitchens Blog (FKB) for kitchen sinks w/a similar setup to yours. Go to the FKB (http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com/) Click on the "FKB Categories" link on the right navigation panel Scroll down until you come to the "Special Features" section (at the end). Look for the "Apron Sink" category & click on it You will be presented with a list of the kitchens in the FKB that have apron sinks (I just checked, there are 60 of them) To look at a kitchen, click on the kitchen owner's name (e.g., jeanar). Here is a link that might be useful: FKB Category List

We have the Moen Aberdeen and love the faucet, the way it's shaped makes it really easy to work with and the spray on it is perfect. Normally, I don't think we would have a problem with the sprayer going back into the goose neck, but between the sink, garbage disposal and hoses, our plumber said the space in under cabinet is too tight. If we attach the magnet on the hose (the way it's supposed to be) it will just get stuck and not work properly anyway. So sometimes but not often, we have to pull the hose down under the sink. If we had a bigger cabinet, smaller sink or the garbage disposal was on the other side (which isn't possible because of the bigger sink) it would have room for the magnet and work perfectly. RMLanza (Robin) recommended the faucet to us, and I'd definately recommend it as well. However before deciding on any faucet, I'd make sure the set up under your sink is going to be able to accomodate a magnet weight if needed.