Dramm 35009 Heavy-Duty Solid Brass Garden Hose Nozzle – Adjustable Cone to Jet Spray Pattern – High-Pressure Water Stream for Cleaning Walkways, Patios & Gutters – Made in USA

I’m old and have been gardening for a LONG time. Believe me when I tell you all hose splitters are crap. The last one I had, a Home Depot special, broke in such a way I had to have a plumber remove it from my spigot ($$$!) This one, however, is ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AWESOME. It goes on like a dream, no leaks anywhere. The levers are easy to turn. It’s solid, no plastic, and super heavy. If it lasts as long as my Dramm hose shut off valves, it will last forever. And this is basically 2 of those attached to a Y fitting. It did need to be snugged up a little on installation, but holy cow it’s nice! There are few things made to really last anymore, but Dramm products are worth every penny.

It is definitely made in USA quality but it also comes with the price. Operates smoothly no leaks. The rubber O-rings are replaceable. If maintained, it should last forever. The body is heavy so it is of good quality. It is machined one piece and not soldered like some oversea products. Highly recommended.

This is a very sturdy and well made tool- and it is stamped “made in USA”. I have used many other hose sprayers with most lasting only a year or two. This is the reason I was willing to spend more on this one. Feels great in the hand and works well.

The best valves, been using these for decades and most of the ones I bought almost 25 years ago are still in use. Just needed one more. Awesome product. Update Summer 2021: a lot of Chinese companies copied the design on this valve. But they are bad copies, they have a much smaller opening inside and only give you like half the flow. I had one of my made in the USA Dramm valves I have had for like 20 years in it get a mysterious hole in the brass body. No idea how. Contacted Dramm, they promptly sent a new one and more free repair parts for my other valves. WOW! Show me a company in 2021 that has service like Dramm. They are the best. I keep buying more of their valves, water breakers, water wands and other products. Update October 2018: Still 5 stars for these, I would give them more than 5 if I could believe me! Still the best and well worth the price in my mind. You get what you pay for. I called Dramm last month because I had a couple of these where the hose washers had gotten old and loose and fallen out. You can replace those hose washers with other brands, but in my case when they fell out it had allowed the little white plastic washers which are a custom Dramm part that locks the ball valve in place to also fall out and get lost in the tall grass. I wanted to see if I could buy just a few of those washers without buying the entire kit which replaces all the internals and the handle and so on. I was glad they sell a kit with all that, but I didn't need it all. So I called and the representative I spoke with was so nice, she said she would just send me out what I needed at no charge. I got them the other day and was able to fix up those old valves. Wow. I hoped to be able to buy the parts, but getting sent them free of charge is just above and beyond. Now I feel I am in there debt and will have to buy more of their stuff ASAP. Smart company. I am sure they know that is how I will feel! I will continue to buy US made Dramm valves. They have the best product and the best service too. Just tremendous. And it is good to know that if I ever need to buy a kit to replace all the internals I can do that too. Probably the solid brass valve body will outlast me and my wife and our son will inherit them all and be able to rebuild them. I made sure to show him what I was doing and tell him how good Dramm was to me so he would know this is not a disposable product, more of a family heirloom type of thing, the way many things used to be built but very few are now. They even sent detailed instructions to go with the parts. Just a great company all around.

I love this but I can't use it. All of my hoses are heavy duty real rubber and they have replacement fittings at all hose ends where I have used the re-usable screw on type fitting like this one sold through Amazon: Gilmour Zinc Female Hose Coupling 01FZ. The lever rotation of this Dramm 12353 Brass shut-off is halted by the "collar" of those Gilmour fittings. I see one person reports he/she has ground/cut his Dramm lever to size but I'd rather not do that. I'm really sad. I want this! But, it's of no use to me. Instead, I have ordered a Dramm 22732 Heavy Duty plastic shutoff which uses the same type of lever but appears (according to the picture) to have a much larger diameter body which should put the lever up higher so I think the lever will clear those fittings. (Don't confuse the Dram 22732 heavy duty plastic with the Dramm 12365 standard duty plastic fitting--entirely different. One is big, full-flow, and made of a fiber filled plastic while the other is a small one.) I haven't used this 12353 brass fitting because I must return it, but, it feels so good in my hand and it just beams high quality! The housing is heavy duty machined brass. When I flick the lever with my finger, I must admit the lever feels and sounds like it is not brass. But, it looks like brass. Since I'm returning it, I can't do a scratch test so all I can say is that the lever might be a brass plated metal instead of all brass. The lever certainly appears to be cast and not machined. The "ball" appears to be chromed stainless steel or polished stainless steel. In other words, the water flow bore of the ball looks to be drilled stainless steel while the outside of the ball has a mirror finish. I've never seen stainless steel polished to that sheen. It really looks like a chrome plated ball to me. There are some plastic parts inside, however, and you may not expect that. I didn't. As soon as I looked at the valve I saw the plastic and phoned Dramm. A representative assured me that they will replace those pieces forever if they fail. All I'd have to do is call or email to get the parts. They told me the valve has a lifetime warranty. So, that excited me. That warranty made me shelve any fears I had about chipping chrome or degrading plastic. So, I went to my hose and engaged just a couple of threads only to discover that the lever will not travel past 1/2 flow. My hose fittings interfere. Dagnabbit! Oh, well. Maybe some day I'll get Dramm's hose fitting press so I can use their ferrules and fittings for my hose ends. Then, with those low profile ferrule arrangements, there will be no interference with the 12353 brass shut-off. By the way, if your hose has factory applied crimped/pressed fittings, you will probably have no problems with this 12353 brass shut-off valve. If you have barbed hose fittings held on with a standard worm-screw clamp (radiator hose clamp), you might have interference problems. Update 07/13/2014: The Dramm 22732 heavy duty plastic shut-off valve did arrive and, yes, its larger diameter main body puts the lever up higher and the lever clears the Gilmore fittings. The valve operates smoothly and does not leak when turned on and does not leak when turned off. Longevity? I don't know, but, since Amazon allows editing, you can bet I'll be back to post if something is disappointing. I'll be disappointed if it lasts less than 5 years. I'm not going to push it beyond expected limits by leaving it connected to the hose during freezing weather but, it will certainly be on the hose and in the sunlight for the remaining 8 months or so of the year (Louisville,KY). I do expect it to withstand sunlight's radiant heat, UV, and I expect it to withstand ozone and pollutants.

Sprays nearly as good as my old one. It still works great. Seems to be made well.

I bought two of these shut off valves, one for each of my garden hoses, and I'm very happy with my purchase. - The valve is a solid piece of brass, which you can immediately appreciate after taking it out of the package and holding it in your hand. I thought it was a little expensive before I got it, but I knew I wanted something heavy-duty. Given the quality, it's definitely worth the $28, I don't expect to replace it anytime soon. - The hose's flow rate doesn't feel compromised. - I've had no issues with leaks - The valve opens and closes with minimal effort - It's really easy to swap out nozzles/sprinklers, which I've been doing regularly when switching between watering my lawn and watering my garden. I think this is my favourite feature, since, before I turn the water on, I typically have to adjust the pattern on my Gilmour Pattern Master Circular Sprinkler (I have odd lawn shapes all around my house). I know it's not a lot of effort to walk back to the main valve and turn it on, but it's one of those annoying repetitive tasks that you just wish you didn't have to do every time. - The valve fits on a common garden hose. I personally found this confusing in a lot of listings for hose attachments because you'll often see a listing say it has a 3/4 inch thread, but then a garden hose may say it's 5/8 diameter and not mentioned anything that's 3/4 inch. In my case, my garden hose is 5/8 inch but its couplings are 3/4 inch so the valve and hose will fit together. Anyway, I hope this tidbit helps someone else so they don't worry about whether or not the valve will fit on their garden hose.

Me sirvió bastante bien para lavar serpentines

Superó mis expectativas. Muy buen material y rápido de conectar y no escurre. Caro pero vale la pena.

VERY good for what you pay for