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Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 12:34 PM

Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector

Without a doubt, the Single Brass Connector Shut-off Valve is one of the best car washing tools ever invented. Period.

Look, we can all discuss which wash mitt we love the best or which car wash soap is our favorite, or talk about hose nozzles, foam guns or pressure washers, but once we get past that, no matter what your personal preference might be we all have to turn the water on and off and that's where the Single Brass Connector Shut Off Valve comes into play.


The Single Brass Connector Shut Off Valve
If I were to count how many steps I've taken over a lifetime to walk back and forth to the water spigot to either turn the water on or turn the water off I could have walked a hundred miles by now easily.

If you don't already have one of these energy and time saving brass shut-off valves on the end of every one of your water hoses around the house or shop, then you're missing boat because once you use a brass water shut-off valve one time you'll never want to be without it again. Yes, that's what I typed, one time.


So take a look at these pictures as they tell the story and then imagine yourself the next time you're using a water hose for ANYTHING and imagine how great it would be if you didn't have to walk all the way back to the water spigot each time you wanted to either turn the water on, or turn the water off.


This is another must-have tool in your detailing arsenal of tools...





Brass Water Shut-Off Valve in the "On" position



Simply turn the T-handle to turn the water off...






Ready for water again? Simply turn the T-Handle to the open position.







Water's back on! And you didn't have to walk back to the water spigot!



How it works
It's real simple and will give you years of service, there's a swivel ball valve












The Brass Quick Connector
If you've already equipped all your water hoses with a Brass Connector Shut Off Valve, either a single, a double or a 4-way, you're already way ahead of the curve but let me show you another handy tool that's just as cool.

The Brass Quick Connector



This quick disconnect fitting enables you to switch between water tools on-the-fly!

With a leak-proof seal, you can quickly and easily remove your Fire Hose Nozzle and switch to your Foam Gun in seconds without having to find a pair of pliers to loosen and then tighten the threaded end of your water hose off or onto one of your water tools.

Brass Male Quick Connects 3 Pack






How it works
Simply pull the release back...



Slide the male end of a brass connector into the brass female connector...




Then let go of the release and you're ready for action!







Products Shown
Single Brass Connector Shut Off Valve
The Brass Quick Connector
Brass Quick Connector 3-Pack Set
Fire Hose Nozzle
Grit Guard Insert
5 Gallon Wash Bucket System with Dolly - RED
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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 01:40 PM

Mike, over the years you could have saved yourself many steps by employing a very simple device that comes as standard equipment on your nozzle...
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the twist to the left "OFF" position, and the twist to the right "OFF" postition.






Now the quick connectors, that's a horse of a different color. Since adding a foam gun to the wash party, the quick connects come in quite handy and do save those extra steps you mentioned while switching from the Ultimate Nozzle to the Gilmour foam gun. The plastic Gilmour quick connects have proven themselves to be quite durable for me on the business end of the hose while the brass fixtures are nice on the hose bib end.
   
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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 03:39 PM

Great post Mike. It's missing one important thing though. The main reason for a shut off valve. Every nozzle I have ever used has it's own shut off valve so why the need for a seperate one? Well as Mr. Clean pointed out it makes changing from a nozzle to a foamer a lot easier especially with the quick connects.

I rarely use a garden hose because of my pressure washer. One draw back to that is I don't get to use the free flow rinse technique from a water hose. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's simply using your garden hose without any nozzle allowing the water to sheet across the surface which leaves less water to have to dry off. I would bet you would need to remove this shut off valve to use that technique as well.


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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 04:14 PM

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Great post Mike. It's missing one important thing though. The main reason for a shut off valve. Every nozzle I have ever used has it's own shut off valve so why the need for a seperate one? Well as Mr. Clean pointed out it makes changing from a nozzle to a foamer a lot easier especially with the quick connects.

I rarely use a garden hose because of my pressure washer. One draw back to that is I don't get to use the free flow rinse technique from a water hose. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's simply using your garden hose without any nozzle allowing the water to sheet accross the surface which leaves less water to have to dry off. I would bet you would need to remove this shut off valve to use that technique as well.
Using a couple of foot of old hose in place of the nozzle takes care of that problem.
This will allow you to control the flow of water with the shut-off valve and have a low pressure stream for free flow rinsing.
Another place for the use of a quick connect.



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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 04:21 PM

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Using a couple of foot of old hose in place of the nozzle takes care of that problem.
This will allow you to control the flow of water with the shut-off valve and have a low pressure stream for free flow rinsing.
Another place for the use of a quick connect.
Good idea Charles.
   
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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 04:49 PM

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Using a couple of foot of old hose in place of the nozzle takes care of that problem.
This will allow you to control the flow of water with the shut-off valve and have a low pressure stream for free flow rinsing.
Another place for the use of a quick connect.
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Good idea Charles.
Thanks.
I think I first posted about that over 5 years ago.



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Re: Two "Must Have" Car Washing Tools - The Brass Shut-off Valve & Brass Quick Connector - 10-30-2009, 05:02 PM

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Thanks.
I think I first posted about that over 5 years ago.
And I think I remember reading it...

I'll add that to a future video...



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