The constant worry is over.. No more freezing hose bib, just a clean piece of steel.
I had been mulling over how I was going to make my outdoor shower frost free to include speaking with several plumbers who did not know of a solution. I watched a UTube video of a plumbing tech show in Las Vegas and saw that it is what I needed as I have a swim spa and we have below freezing temperatures often in the winter months. Like to shower before and after getting into the swim spa.
This replacement fixed the hammer issue at two spigots that I was experiencing. Though I could not detect any visual difference between existing and new replacement vacuum breaker, once replaced the spigot worked again properly.
We purchased the deck wash unit
After the Annapolis sailboat show. It arrived quickly. It is a very solid well made fitting made of
Stainless steel. I had to enlarge the hole where my prior
Fitting was, but, that was Not a Problem. I love the ease of
Use and the fact that it does not Leak. I would like to see a stainless steel hose nipple as an option so I don’t have to run around trying to find one. Other than that. Love it.
I bought 2 hot+cold hydrants and 2 V2+hydrants from Aquor, and 3 out of 4 of those worked perfectly but one of the V2's would drip constantly after disconnecting the hose connector. Customer service responded quickly and walked me through some troubleshooting steps to try and dislodge potential debris that might not be allowing the operating rod to close all the way, and after that didn't work, quickly shipped me a warranty unit at no cost. We were under construction, and getting a replacement unit immediately was important, and it arrived within days. Once we removed the "defective" unit, we see that it isn't defective at all but the plumber didn't follow the instructions, and used teflon tape which gummed up the mechanism!
5 stars for Aquor, 10 stars even
1 star for the plumber my GC hired
And my (very constructive) feedback: Aquor should put a large label on the hydrant itself, in both English and (more importantly) in Spanish, stuck to the hydrant in a way that hopefully forces someone to remove and read it before install, reminding them to not use teflon tape and that the o-ring built into the hydrant is sufficient to stop leaks, because nobody will read the manual. And I guess, never trust your contractor and watch everything they do, or... just do it yourself!
