Quality ball valves?

Dolly Llama

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1/4 ones from home depot are the best ive found


don't know why we bother
you can lead a horse to water
but they're still pack following dumb animals



does anyone run 3/8 solution line?



for about 30 seconds....
Powermatics came with 3/8 steel braid Ineptune
It weighs a ton and is way overkill for CC'ing needs

I changed fittings and use it for hi GPM pressure washers


..L.T.A.
 

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don't know why we bother
you can lead a horse to water
but they're still pack following dumb animals







for about 30 seconds....
Powermatics came with 3/8 steel braid Ineptune
It weighs a ton and is way overkill for CC'ing needs

I changed fittings and use it for hi GPM pressure washers


..L.T.A.
I noticed some aero techs with 1/4in but isnt max flow with 1/4 only about 7.5 or so? how can u get the big flow with 1/4
 

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isnt max flow with 1/4 only about 7.5 or so?


7.5 what, Bjorn?

don't know how much water can fizziclly go thru 100ft of 1/4" @500 psi

the question more important is, how much can go thru the wand or tool plumbing and does 1/4" provide "at least" enough GPM volume for any one tool

would seem the bottleneck to GPM possible would be at valve, QDs and jets
and/or those gawdawful burn blister making 1/8" steel brake line supply line ...on some tools

but honestly, I don't know that
and far too dUmb to know how to calculate such.....


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Sorry but another hose question. Are there any American hose shutoff connections for the end of the water supply hose 3/4 connection. Not the junk at Lowes & Home depot? jz
 

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Sorry but another hose question. Are there any American hose shutoff connections for the end of the water supply hose 3/4 connection. Not the junk at Lowes & Home depot? jz


unless you're going to put a heavy duty $20 dollar house plumbing main shutoff ball valve on the end of a hose ..

just buy a dozen of these

89743



89744




they last as long as the brass body ones of similar cheap design .
at a 1/3 of the price


often found at Big Lots for 99 cents
and they take a whole 10 seconds to change when one crAps out
which will be a couple/three a year or every 600-700 machine hours


.L.T.A.
 

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the only problem I have with the brass ones from hd is that the lever falls off. I solved the problem by backing the screw out, putting in some silicone and retightening it. They will work forever.
 
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I noticed some aero techs with 1/4in but isnt max flow with 1/4 only about 7.5 or so? how can u get the big flow with 1/4
What is "big flow"?


100' of 1/4" is good for 3.5+gpm ..... that is a lot of water
 

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What is "big flow"?


100' of 1/4" is good for 3.5+gpm ..... that is a lot of water
I heard some run like 16-18 flow with vortex/aerotech
 

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edit: I can't write this post where it makes sense
 
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