View Full Version : Pics of my brass quick disconnect
Evenflow
07-28-2007, 05:57 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/pmdemas/Random007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/pmdemas/Random008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/pmdemas/Random009.jpg
Brass disconnects from Rockys $15
BigAl3
07-28-2007, 06:07 PM
also, it can also be purchased at ace hardware... :up
http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1044613reg.jpg
Accumulator
07-28-2007, 06:48 PM
I`d remove the pistol grip from the foamgun and put one of the brass quick disconnects with the shutoff lever in its place ;) Then I`d put the femal quick disconnect from the pistol grip on the sillcock/spigot (in place of the one with the shutoff lever) and just turn the water on/off with the sillcock. Maybe it`s just me, but I greatly prefer using a shutoff compared to the pistol grip.
Other than that, :xyxthumbs Brass quick disconnects are the way to go! Make things a lot easier, huh?
Evenflow
07-28-2007, 07:26 PM
I`d remove the pistol grip from the foamgun and put one of the brass quick disconnects with the shutoff lever in its place ;) Then I`d put the femal quick disconnect from the pistol grip on the sillcock/spigot (in place of the one with the shutoff lever) and just turn the water on/off with the sillcock. Maybe it`s just me, but I greatly prefer using a shutoff compared to the pistol grip.
Other than that, :xyxthumbs Brass quick disconnects are the way to go! Make things a lot easier, huh?
Thats the way I was originally going to do it but I couldnt get it to work. Can you take some pics and show how??
imported_truzoom
07-28-2007, 07:32 PM
So how does it work? Do you just push up the collar to release?
BigAl3
07-28-2007, 10:10 PM
Can you take some pics and show how??
http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/79908-just-got-my-new-toys-foam-gun-fun.html?highlight=ace+hardware
Lowes has some good disconnects also.
Evenflow
07-29-2007, 09:33 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/pmdemas/Random.jpg
I cant get the disconnect on the right over the brass piece on the left?
BigAl3
07-29-2007, 09:40 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/pmdemas/Random.jpg
I cant get the disconnect on the right over the brass piece on the left?
try pulling it back and it should slide over...
Evenflow
07-29-2007, 09:42 AM
try pulling it back and it should slide over...
Already tried pushing the brass on the right back it still doesnt fit seems the other piece is just a tiny tiny bit to big
BigAl3
07-29-2007, 09:46 AM
Already tried pushing the brass on the right back it still doesnt fit seems the other piece is just a tiny tiny bit to big
hmmm.... i`m guessing the one you have and the one coupe used in his thread, are both just a tad bit different though they look to be the same...
Evenflow
07-29-2007, 09:50 AM
Maybe I got mine at Ace Hardware for $15.
Paulie Walnuts
07-29-2007, 10:40 AM
I`d remove the pistol grip from the foamgun and put one of the brass quick disconnects with the shutoff lever in its place ;) Then I`d put the femal quick disconnect from the pistol grip on the sillcock/spigot (in place of the one with the shutoff lever) and just turn the water on/off with the sillcock. Maybe it`s just me, but I greatly prefer using a shutoff compared to the pistol grip.
Other than that, :xyxthumbs Brass quick disconnects are the way to go! Make things a lot easier, huh?I set mine up like that the day that I got it.
Accumulator
07-29-2007, 11:54 AM
evenflow- Sorry, I still haven`t gotten into the digital imaging thing....glad that BigAl3 was able to post something.
It sounds like there`s a slight incompatibility between the quick disconnect that came on the foamgun and the ones in your set. The way I`d work around it is to take the female quick disconnect off the end of the pistol grip and use *that* with a separate shutoff (screw the female disconnect from the foamgun onto the end of the shutoff).
Yeah, that means another trip to the store and a few more dollars :(
Interesting that they aren`t compatible. I have a scad of different brass quick disconnects, and only a few of them have issues, most of them fit together fine. But yeah, it only takes a slight variation and then they just won`t work.
Spilchy
07-29-2007, 12:13 PM
I have that exact setup too from ACE but found their diameter too small and switched to DRAMM products. Also, the ones from ACE are not universal so I couldn’t mix and match with my ones from DRAMM and Nelson. That’s why I no longer use the ACE setup. That seems to be an issue here too with what`s been written.
Here is my thread about my quick connect attachment with the foam gun and other wash tools (which appear later in the thread). Like Accumulator I ditched the pistol grip a long time ago:
http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/67606-foam-gun-attachment-setup.html
Here is my review of the best shut off valve I’ve used that is attached to my quick connect setup:
http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/67598-review-dramm-300-shutoff-valve.html?highlight=dramm