Dramm Thumb Valve

by Dramm

Product Features

• Hose end thumb valve designed for quick and easy watering
• Water turns on by a gentle squeeze of the thumb
• Quick release feature stops water flow
• Chrome-plated die cast zinc and brass
• 3/4 inch male and female hose threads

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HHQARI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,939 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Hose end thumb valve designed for quick and easy watering. A gentle squeeze of the thumb lever turns the water on. Release the lever and the water shuts off. Works great with water breakers, seedling and fog-it nozzles, power sweeper nozzle and watering wands.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool, September 27, 2011

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David Hall "dchall_san_antonio" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dramm Thumb Valve

The Dramm thumb valves are very hard to find in stores. Still, the nurseries seem to get them for their own use. This thumb valve comes under the heading of professional or industrial equipment. If you have ever used one, you've fallen in love with it. I have a second house and need a second thumb valve. Glad I thought to look for it here.

My only beef with it is the threads are a little short. If your washer is thicker than normal, the Dramm might not get enough threads and will pop off. That can be a surprise!!

Hint #1: Make sure the male side of your hose has a flat face to butt up against the washer. Stamped brass hose ends are terrible and will bite into the washer causing it to leak. I will cut the stamped brass ends off and replace them with a good quality plastic male fitting simply to get the flat end.

Hint #2: I always throw away the flat washer inside the female ends of hoses, sprinklers, and accessories. Instead I use a #15 O-Ring found at Ace Hardware or the Nelson 50381 found on Amazon. I think the #15 from Ace works better because it is a thinner o-ring. If you use a flat male connector, you will never get a leak against an 0-ring.