Having got through very many \"plastic\" garden sprayers, even of reputable brands, these tended to fall to bits after a couple of years and not repairable. This one being made of rugged stainless steel is not effected by strong cleaning chemicals, and has the benefit of being repairable in the final even of the seals failing. The nozzle also seems to have a better spray pattern, and gives the cleaning chemical a soap suds spray effect, something that you didn't get with cheap plastic garden sprayer.