Dramm 22311 Heavy-Duty Brass Sweeper Nozzle

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.

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.

Solid brass, high quality! My gate valve spigot is leaking, adding this allowed me not to have to crawl under the house and replace spigot. The ball valve work flawlessly and has a true 1/2" hole allowing for great flow and pressure.

As a semi-retired Horticulturist I often feel like I’ve spent half my life with a watering wand in my hand.For decades I’ve bought the brass shut-off valves for myself, clients and friends. Recently I needed a brass shut-off valve ASAP so I ordered a Dramm and a HQMPC from Amazon and an AM Leonard house brand brass shut-off simultaneously.Here’s my thoughts:Dramm is the gold standard and won hands down for quality. Dramm has a locknut to hold the lever. The washer is thicker and a better material to stand up to seasonal weather. The action of the lever is very smooth and easy to operate. Important when you could be moving it on and off hundreds of times an hour. The threads are beautifully machined and free of burrs.(If you’re wondering why well made threads matter, you’ve never watered for 3 hours straight in a cold morning with a steady stream of dripping water soaking your shoe and pants.)At $26.00 Dramm is the priciest, but a good deal for a reliable tool that can last years.HQMPC failed in all category. Their brass shut off has a regular screw holding the lever which will continuously need tightening every time it’s used. The washer is thin and flimsy. The threads are poorly machined and the overall body is the poorest quality of the three. The lever is impossible to operate with just your thumb. Very stiff action. For $17.00 it’s not a bargain. But one of the other two brands.The AM Leonard house brand brass shut-off valve came in second place. It’s a good solid workhorse. It has a locknut holding the lever, an O-ring, good machining on the threads and smooth lever motion. On sale at $19.99 but regularly priced at $25.99 it’s a solid choice. IF you get it on sale or order enough items from AM Leonard to get free shipping and can wait for a week or two for it to arrive. (There’s the Amazon advantage).Hope this helps other gardeners make an informed decision on such an integral tool.

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.

These are perfect. I bought three. They are heavy duty brass and have zero links. You can find less expensive options but I imagine these are going to last as long as I do.