Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air hose fittings - garden hose couplers

From: Brian Kemp <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:54:43 +0000

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+1 on the ability to twist the nozzle without twisting the garden hose.  I =
also insert a shutoff similar to the link below between the end of the hose=
 and the quick disconnect.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupli=
ng-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291

Brian
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From: DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked]>
Sent: Mar 4, 2025 5:28 AM
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>, Mark Bradakis =
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air hose fittings

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There are garden hose couplers with an auto-cut-off feature but it is =
fairly rare and far from universal.
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One advantage to these is they twist so you can aim the spray nozzle =
without twisting the hose and possibly unscrewing the connection.
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On Monday, March 3, 2025 at 08:09:18 PM CST, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.=
com> wrote:

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Years ago I was at some garden shop and I saw some quicj release hose =
fittings.  I thought cool, just like my air hose fittings.  I bought some, =
put them on the garden hose and various sprinklers and such. First day I =
had them, I figured they were just like my air hose fittings.  I went to =
uncouple a sprayer from the main hose, which still had full pressure on it.=
A mistake you only make once.mjb.__________________________________________=
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12p=
t"><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">+1 on the ability to =
twist the nozzle without twisting the garden hose.&nbsp; I also insert a =
shutoff similar to the link below between the end of the hose and the quick=
 disconnect.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><a href=3D"https://www.=
homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Conn=
ector-27933/100659291">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-H=
ose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291</a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Brian</p>
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<p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: DAVID MASSEY &lt;dave1massey@cs.=
com&gt;<br>Sent: Mar 4, 2025 5:28 AM<br>To: [email-masked] =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;, Mark Bradakis &lt;mark@bradakis.=
com&gt;<br>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air hose fittings</p>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">There are garden hose couplers with =
an auto-cut-off feature but it is fairly rare and far from universal.=
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">One advantage to these is they twist=
 so you can aim the spray nozzle without twisting the hose and possibly =
unscrewing the connection.</div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: large;">Dave <br></span></div>
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<div class=3D"ydp16e5436fquoted-text-header">On Monday, March 3, 2025 at =
08:09:18 PM CST, Mark Bradakis &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Years ago I was at some garden shop and I saw some quicj =
release hose <br clear=3D"none">fittings.&nbsp; I thought cool, just like =
my air hose fittings.&nbsp; I bought <br clear=3D"none">some, put them on =
the garden hose and various sprinklers and such. <br clear=3D"none">First =
day I had them, I figured they were just like my air hose <br =
clear=3D"none">fittings.&nbsp; I went to uncouple a sprayer from the main =
hose, which still <br clear=3D"none">had full pressure on it.<br =
clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">A mistake you only make once.<br =
clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">mjb.
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