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| Shut off valve - either for a single hose or to attach two hoses. The yellow rings is the gasket. Gaskets can be any color. |
My favorite one is made of brass and I get it at Home Depot. It does cost around $6 dollars but it lasts for a long time.
One thing to check on any water wand or shut off valve that you buy is how hard the little on/off lever works. If it sticks or won't turn or is really hard to turn, chances are, it will keep doing that or get worse after you buy it. I always test mine before I buy them.
If your water wand is leaking where you have attached the hose, it could be because the gasket has come loose and needs to be pushed back in place. Or you may actually need a new one. Replacement gaskets are easily found.One reason the nozzle things don't come off the hoses very well at the garden is they are frequently missing gaskets. Put a gasket in and voila...they come off easily again.
You can also put shut off valves on the water faucet/spigot at home and then you can run two hoses at the same time. Or leave the hose on and still fill a bucket or whatever you want to do.
2 comments:
So do you need to get the right size for your automatic water shut off valve? Ours had cracked, and we've been needing to know what to look for when we get another one to replace it. This was such a great article! Thanks for making it easy to follow too.
Celine | http://www.flologic.com
Hi Celine,
I'm glad you found this article useful. One should never assume so I'm going to answer two questions here since I read your question two different ways.
1) If you mean the valve is plastic and has cracked and needs replacing - as long as the new shut off valve fits on a regular size hose it will work.
2) If you mean the gasket is cracked, yes, you need to get a gasket that will fit inside the hose. Any big box store or hardward store (or even Dollar Tree, Big Lots, etc) sell standard size gaskets that fit inside the end of the hose.
The gaskets can be yellow, orange, brown, black, etc.
If you go to the big box stores and go to the aisle that has hoses, you should find new gaskets in the section that sells hose repair stuff (I would think.) I think I got my gaskets at Dollar Tree in the tool section.
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