Frederick Harvie
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2004
- Location
- Halifax Nova Scotia
I bought a shut of valve for my wife's garden watering hose at the local hardware store. Screwed it onto the end of the hose and turned on the water . Valve leaks around the joint badly with water spraying every where . Took it apart and looked at the sealing washer in the valve that should seal against the hose end. The washer is hard rubber with the manufactures name printed on both sides in raised letters right in the area that is supposed to seal against leaks , see picture below. There is absolutely no way that this product will hold water. The design is so stupid I can't imagine that anyone involved in the design could possibly have ever used a hose . I know that simply replacing the washer with a decent rubber one is a one minute fix but it irritates me to but a new product at the store that has to be fixed before it can be used.