Made in Japan even. Japanese sounding name.
Fumoto valve - tightening
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Originally Posted By: Kira
Hello, My buddy who went to automotive school says the valve itself had a reputation for leaking. I hope they've improved them. Kira
You might be thinking of the other quick-drain things. Fumoto valves have a reputation going back 20+ years and they feel like a very, very well-made product.
If it were in an application that required constant opening and closing I'd think it could possibly develop a leak, but this is a valve that you will probably open/close at most 100 times over the life of the valve.
Hello, My buddy who went to automotive school says the valve itself had a reputation for leaking. I hope they've improved them. Kira
You might be thinking of the other quick-drain things. Fumoto valves have a reputation going back 20+ years and they feel like a very, very well-made product.
If it were in an application that required constant opening and closing I'd think it could possibly develop a leak, but this is a valve that you will probably open/close at most 100 times over the life of the valve.
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Originally Posted By: Kira
Hello, My buddy who went to automotive school says the valve itself had a reputation for leaking. I hope they've improved them. Kira
You might be thinking of the other quick-drain things. Fumoto valves have a reputation going back 20+ years and they feel like a very, very well-made product.
If it were in an application that required constant opening and closing I'd think it could possibly develop a leak, but this is a valve that you will probably open/close at most 100 times over the life of the valve.
And as a valves go, a ball is an excellent valve, a gate is good and a globe is just OK.
Originally Posted By: Kira
Hello, My buddy who went to automotive school says the valve itself had a reputation for leaking. I hope they've improved them. Kira
You might be thinking of the other quick-drain things. Fumoto valves have a reputation going back 20+ years and they feel like a very, very well-made product.
If it were in an application that required constant opening and closing I'd think it could possibly develop a leak, but this is a valve that you will probably open/close at most 100 times over the life of the valve.
And as a valves go, a ball is an excellent valve, a gate is good and a globe is just OK.
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