Inline Shut Off Ball Valve

As advertised, well made

My heater core leaks on my 99 dakota pickup and my mechanic said to replace it would require dash board and steering column removal. Prohibitive! I live in a mild climate and now these ball shutoff valves can be turned off in the summer season when heater is not needed.

The valve works well. Nice sharp barb. Throw the hose clamp in the trash though. Skinny and very little torque to spring the nut open.

There really nothing I dislike this. It's a ball valve that did a really good Job on the application I needed it for. It worked out great.

I used this I'm my van to shut off 3/4" heater hose lines to the heater in the back of the van. Two shut offs are installed under the hood. This allows a quick solution if there is ever a leak in the back of the van, while still being able to drive.The fit is not great for 3/4" rubber heater hose. The valve will fall right out of the house without a clamp. But with a hose clamp it tightens up adequately. I assume this is for 3/4" PEX or some other 3/4 standard... Not rubber hose.Also, the ball valve is not what I would call full-flow. I forget the size, but it was notably smaller that the i.d. of the fittings. Maybe 1/2" or 5/8". Not a problem for me, but something to consider if you have high-flow demands.Despite these slight disappointments, I give it 5 stars, as it is well made and propably works perfectly in applications it is actually intended for.

Nice to find a ball valve with barbs, no hunting at the store for a valve, then adapters, then barbs, then pipe tape, then you have a clunky valve with numerous potential leak points.Bought this for a heater core cutoff valve for my old Dodge military truck.No AC plus 180 degree heat rolling into the cab in the Arkansas summer will make you want to die.The ride is much more comfortable now, it’s no longer like driving inside your oven. 😆

Listed as 5/8, they are a bit smaller than that but close enough it won't matter for my application.They appear to be rusting, but aren't there yet.Not listed but a pleasant surprise, full port!

Bought to replace my car’s oil catch can’s drain valve (plastic)… and when i was about to install it I discovered one side has physical damage, the connector is not round due to a hard hit (fall)… product of inventory management or m, not as probable, bad shipping handling.I only require one side and it’s only on the edge of the connector, the surface for the hose to be pressed is free of this damage. In other words “I couldn’t care less”But I would suggest a better handling at the warehouse, and monitoring of shipping just in case. A more serious damage would have made the valve damage any hose connected to it

Item was as described and shipped fast 👍