Review: Dramm Shutoff Valve

**belcherm58** · 05-01-2006, 03:43 PM

I e-mailed the vendor about the valve I received. He wrote back that they had been shipping non-Dramms as they were back ordered. He said he had received the Dramms and was sending it out today. I told him in the e-mail that I was a member of a car care forum and the Dramms was discussed much and that the virtues of design were one of the reasons I wanted the original
Dramms and he was a link from that forum as a vendor. At least he admitted it and is making good.

**marko** · 05-01-2006, 06:12 PM

cool that he`s making it right for you.

as an aside, I rode down to mcguckin hardware here in boulder yesterday, and they`re not stocking the new plastic shut-off. I also looked at each of the online distributor`s web sites, and none of them list it yet. no worries as I really like the brass one.

**belcherm58** · 05-02-2006, 04:27 PM

I asked the vendor if he would like me to return the other valve and he has not replied yet. This actualy the 3rd shipment as the 1st got lost. I must say he is trying. The only thing I can note is that they shipped it in a plastic envelope and can only imagine what can happen during transit in USPS of something that heavy in that envelope. But, had I not known much about the orignal Dramms, I might have gotten stuck with the copy.

**awd330** · 05-20-2006, 11:30 PM

I finally got one of these brass Dramm valves. I didn`t even have to pay shipping as I managed to find one at my local nursery/landscaping supplier. I must say that it is a big improvement over my previous shutoff valve. For me, the increase in water volume and pressure is well worth the cost of the Dramm valve. Thanks for the tip Spilchy!