Orbit 58248 Brass Garden Hose Y-Connector with Shut-Off Valves
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Orbit 58248 Brass Garden Hose Y-Connector with Shut-Off Valves
Customer Review: Solidly built, easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
Seems well built. The large rubber ring helps screw it onto the faucet easily, and the two levers open the two valves easily.Customer Review: Still too much plastic, friends
Summary: 3 Stars
Plastic deteriorates in the sun. The little plastic Y's last you a year at best and are less than half this price.
Well here's an eye-opener to all you 5-star reviewers who reviewed this after one year or less: The levers and the thread ring are still plastic on this one. So this one lasts two years... big deal! First to go will be the valve levers. They break and then you can use pliers for a couple of times before the rest crumbles away.
Most of us who use this type of device leave the hoses in place and this makes it so we don't have to walk back to the faucet so often... so it WILL be in the sun.
Get the Gilmour... a buck more... Brass valve knobs.
Customer Review: Working great so far
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried another Y connector that leaked (and I returned). This one is better for a several reasons. For one thing, it doesn't leak. That's important. For another, the on/off switches are easier to turn and it's easy to tell if they are in the on or off positions because there is a marker in brass. When you have a timer on one side, you wouldn't necessarily know if the water was on or off to that hose when it's not time to sprinkle per your program. On the other side, I have a hose with a hand-spray nozzle that doesn't let water flow except when the trigger is squeezed so I can't tell if water is flowing to that hose either. I want to know that the water is on to the timer side, and off to the other, unless I'm using it, and with the raised brass markings, I can, plus I don't need to worry about the markings wearing off.
My timer attaches to one side of this connector well, leaving just enough space for me to remove the programming module when I need to and then slide it back into place. Another huge benefit is that I've had other connectors that caused noise in the water line when an extension or a timer was added to one side and the water left on to that side. This one does not do that.
I'm not phobic about plastic. As long as it works, I'm happy and so far, this does for me just fine. I've had other hose connectors with plastic shut off tabs that have worked well for years even when left out over the winter. For the price of this item, I'm very satisfied and recommend it.
Customer Review: Works Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Great solution for switching between the hose and the misting system, so we don't have to take anything off and on each time.
This is a must have if you want to easily switch between two items.
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted to have two sources for hoses for my double decker deck. This worked great.