Ryobi dropped a “JUST ANNOUNCED!” email in my inbox on November 9 about three new 18V ONE+ chemical sprayers. No pumping, pressurized tanks, rapid priming, and a promise of 70 or 80-plus gallons on a 2Ah battery. I should be thrilled. I also still remember my last backpack sprayer which died after limited use, and the replacement one that died after one use.
The last version wasn’t very good. I want the new ones to be better.
The P2806 that cracked, then cracked again
I had the Ryobi 18V ONE+ 4 Gallon Backpack Sprayer, model P2806. When it worked, it was exactly what I wanted: click in a battery, pull a trigger, skip the pump. Then it started failing in two places at once. The spray tip cracked and shot sideways. The hose started cracking where it came out of the tank. That is a lousy way to apply anything you actually want to stay on the weeds, not on your back and shoes.
In July 2025 I dealt with Ryobi support. They were very helpful, after some back and forth, and ultimately replaced my defective unit. Thanks Ryobi fir that.
The replacement worked for one use (maybe an hours worth. Then it died too. I gave up on doing the warranty dance a second time.
I would love to write this off as two lemons. I am not sure I can. Home Depot reviews of the P2860 kit, the battery-and-charger version of the same 4-gallon 18V backpack line, keep circling the same weak spots: hoses that split at the tank after about a season, and at least one review that describes a cracked nozzle tip spraying sideways, which is the exact failure I had. Over on r/ryobi, owners talk about leaking wands and hoses that burst off. Plenty of people like these sprayers when they work. The “when they work” part is doing a lot of lifting.
Three new sprayers, one pressurized-tank promise
The new lineup is already up on Ryobi’s chemical sprayers collection as Coming Soon, in tool-only and kit versions. I could not find a public price. The product pages list $0 in the markup and show Coming Soon instead of a cart button. I also could not find live Home Depot listings or Amazon ASINs for the new model numbers when I checked on November 10, 2026. Home Depot search results still pointed at the older P2806BTL and P2860 pages. If you are hunting one, start at Ryobi and treat street price as unconfirmed until a real add-to-cart button appears.
The headliner, at least for me, is the 18V ONE+ 4 Gallon Backpack Chemical Sprayer (PCLBPS01). Ryobi says a pressurized tank gives you constant, controlled spray with rapid priming, high and low modes, a lock-on trigger, and a wand that will throw spray up to 23 feet. The big number: over 80 gallons per charge, or 7 hours of runtime, using an 18V ONE+ 2Ah battery. The older P2860 kit was rated at up to 44 gallons per charge with a 2Ah pack, so that is a serious jump if the claim holds up in the yard. Ryobi also says the new backpack uses Viton seals “to prevent leaks.” I read that line twice.
The tool-only package includes the sprayer, wand, adjustable nozzle and the manual. Battery and charger are sold separately, as usual in ONE+ land. The PCLBPS01K kit adds a PBP003 18V battery and a P119 charger. Ryobi backs it with a 3-year manufacturer’s warranty. I have thoughts about warranties, obviously.
The two smaller siblings share the same pitch. The 2 Gallon Chemical Sprayer (PCLCS02) and the 1 Gallon Chemical Sprayer (PCLCS01) both claim over 70 gallons per charge, or 6 hours of runtime, with a 2Ah battery. Same pressurized tank, same high and low modes, same 23-foot reach, same lock-on trigger, same 3-year warranty. Both include an on-board measuring cup. A holster is sold separately. The kits, PCLCS02K and PCLCS01K, pack in the same PBP003 battery and P119 charger.
All three are rated for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, vinegar and most other lawn and garden chemicals, and they take any 18V ONE+ battery. Official product videos from RYOBI TOOLS USA went up on August 31, 2026, and they are embedded on the new product pages. The 4-gallon clip is above. There are matching videos for the 2-gallon and 1-gallon models if you want the full brochure treatment.
Hopeful, not converted
I am still a Ryobi person. I already live on the 18V ONE+ platform, and a backpack sprayer that just works is still the tool I actually want. A pressurized tank, better seals and nearly double the gallons per charge sound like the right kind of revision. I will be hopeful about the new ones. I will also be skeptical until a hose and a spray tip survive more than one job, and preferably a full season, without turning into a sideways geyser.
If Ryobi fixed the weak points, this is the announcement I have been waiting for. If they just wrapped the same soft spots in a new model number and a nicer brochure, I already know how that story ends.
Sources: Ryobi chemical sprayers (new models, Coming Soon status, specs), PCLBPS01, PCLCS02, PCLCS01 the PCLBPS01K, PCLCS02K and PCLCS01K kit pages, RYOBI TOOLS USA on YouTube (official 4-gallon product video, uploaded August 31, 2026), The Home Depot (older P2860/P2806 family listings and reviews) and r/ryobi. Images: Ryobi.
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