I'm tired of busting the ones from HF, Home Depot and Lowes. Where can I find a quality hose end that's not going to break after a year of average use.

Thanks,
Chris

 

I'm not sure if you guys have them over there but I have ways found pcl couplings to be pretty stout.

http://www.pclairtechnology.com/Prod...b-8e2ad6ae1df4

 

How the heck are you breaking hf hose ends Chris?

 

Well, by breaking, I mean the inner valve part keeps going to ****. The seat and seal don't seem to last more than a year.

 

Amen! They are junk. Most of mine hiss

 

Any more help out there?

 

I always use the ones from Home Depot, Mine are still good after 3 years and I use them alot

 

im a nissan tech and still havent found a good one either i replace the steel ones every 3-6 months im now on a brass one only 4 months or so on this one ill keep a eye on this thread would like a good one also.

 

The Tru-Flate and Milton type couplers always seemed to last a lot longer than the standard sliding ones. They're also easier to connect/disconnect with greasy hands:



McMaster Link for Tru-Flate: http://www.mcmaster.com/#tru-flate-h...plings/=ktgy6u

The big thing is that the brass/steel ones absolutely will not tolerate being constantly dropped on the floor. The better quality ones will take it more times than the HF ones, but it eventually kills them all.

 

Thanks for that. I don't drop them, I take care of my stuff. I'll give that a shot.

 

No problem.

The sound of an air hose clanking on the ground is my "nails on a chalkboard" lol. I didn't mean anyone personally, it is surprising how many people don't even think about it though.

 

I put one up in my garage. It's my favorite mod On the house

 

I just bought a hose reel for that reason!

 

Get the steel hose ends from home depot. Don't get the brass.

 

The ones I use I got from this little hardware store long time ago. I can't find them anymore but I have had them for years now. They are brass and round, kinda bulky but they work really good.

Ill try to snap a pic of them if I remember.

Stefan

 

I have twist lock ones my body shop uses them to that's how I found out about them

 

Milton for sure.

 

Miltons all ive ever used, paired with a 777 fitting.

 

This place locally has some on their hoses that have an air blower on the end of each hose they are pretty trick ill see if I can find out where they come from.

 

parker fittings are the best ones i have found and seem to last the longest in a heavy industrial environment. But on the other hand ive considered air fittings to be a consumable shop supply they are relatively cheep and easy to replace so as long as its not a daily thing it doesn't bother me