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Re: [Shop-talk] air hose fittings

To: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air hose fittings
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 13:25:47 +0000 (UTC)
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There are garden hose couplers with an auto-cut-off feature but it is fairl=
y rare and far from universal.
One advantage to these is they twist so you can aim the spray nozzle withou=
t twisting the hose and possibly unscrewing the connection.
Dave=20


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    On Monday, March 3, 2025 at 08:09:18 PM CST, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradak=
is.com> wrote:  =20

 Years ago I was at some garden shop and I saw some quicj release hose=20
fittings.=C2=A0 I thought cool, just like my air hose fittings.=C2=A0 I bou=
ght=20
some, put them on the garden hose and various sprinklers and such.=20
First day I had them, I figured they were just like my air hose=20
fittings.=C2=A0 I went to uncouple a sprayer from the main hose, which stil=
l=20
had full pressure on it.

A mistake you only make once.

mjb.

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                        On Monday, March 3, 2025 at 08:09:18 PM CST, Mark B=
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">Years ago I was at some garden shop a=
nd I saw some quicj release hose <br clear=3D"none">fittings.&nbsp; I thoug=
ht 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 clea=
r=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 ma=
in 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=
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