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HomeGarden StoreHoses, Nozzles & MoreHose PartsGilmour 13 Brass 2-Way Connector |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 A Great Adapter May 18, 2009
By Barbara K. McClune
I have had many adapters over time and this is the best. The quality exceeds any others. Plus it doesn't leak!!
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Quality product May 08, 2009
By D. Meighen
I bought one of these 2-way connectors cheaper but made of plastic which only lasted a little over a year before it started leaking internally. This one is of much higher quality and all metal construction. So far I really am impressed with it.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Cheap, Can't Take Any PSI /Commercial use Apr 04, 2012
By johnp
I purchased one of these around 2 years ago at local HW place, to find out Gilmour had moved to China. Gilmour used to be very good quality, but not anymore. Apparently most everyone has gone to China and the quality of these valves has really gone downhill, but not the price they charge you. This valve is really cheap and can't take much pressure and it got a pin hole leak in the valve after about 2 years and I foolishly replaced it with another one, to have it blow it out six months later as it was the only Y valve the HW had and I needed another one ASAP. I use quite a few Y valves/hose splitters and 4 way splitters, so the 'search' was on to find something better.
Here is how I rate the valves now after ordering them and studying them and using them.
BEST
1. Camco-Y ball Valve/ hose spliter. Made in the USA, solid , solid brass with amazing full sized ball valves. High flow. Designed to also fit RV. Commercial grade valve! Hands down winner and same price as the Gilmour and made in the USA. Available on Amazon. This is superb valve.
2. Achla Designs. Made in Taiwan but very solid and heavy. For commercial use. Available on Amazon. This is a great valve.
3. Orbit Y ball Valve /splitter - Much thicker than Gilmour valve. And much cheaper. Made in China. Available on Amazon. This is a pretty good valve.
4. Nelson Y ball valve/splitter-Nelson went to China not to long ago. Current valves are very lightweight and not suitable for commercial use. Orbit splitters are heavier and better made. Available on Amazon. This is acceptable if you turn the Hose bibb off and have lower pressure water lines.
5 Melnor, more cheap made in China stuff, quality is not as good as Nelson made in China stuff largely as Nelson is has better finish quality. Available on Amazon. This is similar to the Nelson.
6. Ray Padula- More made in China that is suitable for gardening but not commercial use. All of Rays Products are made in China and are very expensive. He's kind of what is wrong with the USA, marketing hype and advertising then off-shoring to sweat shops and delivering poor quality and hoping you're 'dumb' as he rolls in the money . Ray should have gone to college to learn mechanical engineer and manufacturing and learned what it means to be an American manufacturer. Give a 'lifetime' guarantee to try and convince you its worth the time to drive and pick up a new valve. His prices indicate he expects 2.5 valves to fail in your lifetime. Buy Camco and pay once and less and get made in the USA!!! Let Ray move to China, the Chinese want made in the USA for their own gardens.
WORST
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I wish someone with an engineering background or industrial background would write these reviews, but the made in China crowd would not make as much money replacing their blown out valves.
I don't know why DRAMM does not make a Y valve or Hose splitter or if they do, why Amazon does not carry it. Amazon carries some of their high quality nozzles and hose disconnects that are made in the USA and high quality. DRAMM is the best when it comes to brass. Camco is the next best quality you're going to find.
Stay away from that Made in China stuff, we send them fake money, with Pictures of dead Presidents and they send us fake valves that break down. Made in Taiwan quality is pretty good if you cant find American or Canadians products.
21 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Connector Aug 17, 2008
By J. Kwok
Great connector. I love the fact that I can use two different hoses without unconnecting one hose in place of another. Also, the knobs to turn on and off the hose works well.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Works great! May 20, 2009
By Cupcake
I used plumber's teflon tape at both of my hose connections, as they're more or less permanent. The valves operate smoothly and effectively, and none of the junctions leak.
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