Best Barbed Hose Fittings
The stainless 1/2" MPT (Male Pipe Thread) x 3/8" barb works well with the Keller and Weld-B-Gone kits, or the Lochmann 1/2" stainless ball valve.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's a well made barb."
"I'm using this so my beer doesn't dribble down the spigot on my brew kettle when emptying into the fermenter."
"I use this barb on my brew kettle, and the flow rate is a little slower than I'd like."
"Exactly what I needed, quality stainless will hold up well."
"Solid, good quality."
"Take in consideration item is delivered from China and takes 1 - 2 weeks more than offered."
"Very poor quality."
Hose fittings connect, control, change the direction of, and terminate the flow in piping and hose systems. Barbed fitting for a tight seal on hoses and NPT threads for a tighter seal than straight threads.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a very well-made part, nice finish and heavy duty."
"I'm not sure what could really go wrong with them."
"Worked perfectly for filling my 5R55S ford transmission vs. the $15-$19 OEM part."
"What can one really say about a hose barb?"
"great fitting at a great prive."
"good product would recommend."
"Good quality; actual one is even better than it looks on the photo - nice machining."
"Quality is good, and met my expectations."
Hose fittings connect, control, change the direction of, and terminate the flow in piping and hose systems. Barbed fitting for a tight seal on hoses and NPT threads for a tighter seal than straight threads.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a very well-made part, nice finish and heavy duty."
"I'm not sure what could really go wrong with them."
"Worked perfectly for filling my 5R55S ford transmission vs. the $15-$19 OEM part."
"What can one really say about a hose barb?"
"great fitting at a great prive."
"good product would recommend."
"Good quality; actual one is even better than it looks on the photo - nice machining."
"Quality is good, and met my expectations."
Best Fire Hose Fittings
Two fire department caps Two eyebolts with nuts for attachment to female pin lug swivel. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Sturdy."
"Great quality and easy use."
Best Push-On Hose Fittings
3/4" Barb size is hose I.D. Use with push-on type hose.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"These are a superior part to anything found in a hardware store and the price is great."
"if you're fitting a 3/8 inch hose onto the barbs expect to use some elbow grease."
"I was using a piece of metal tubing with hose clamps on the straight fittings that came with the system."
Best Hydraulic Hose Fittings
Package Quantity: 1. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Worked great."
"Good heavy duty hydraulic fitting, fit my old IH tractor when the old fitting cracked and broke."
"Great product."
"good price and no problems so far."
"It's a pipe fitting."
Best Universal Hose Fittings
The Coil-Rite front hose extension kit allows you to relocate the inflation valve on your original equipment air springs from under the vehicle to an easily accessible area. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"tried an compression fitting first. removed the compression fitting, cleaned the ends up so they were straight."
"It's really a simple part, but with some of the reviews on the plastic ones, I was nervous to buy a plastic one and have it leak on my trip."
"We've been using this for over a year now with our airbag suspension and have had no problems."
"I used this union tee while installing the Firestone 2525 Ride Rites on my 2014 Ford F-150."
"Pricey Lil' guy."
"Product seemed overpriced to start with."
Best Cam & Groove Hose Fittings
This cam and groove style fitting has a maximum operating pressure of 125 pounds per square inch (psi), meets military standard MS27019 for quality assurance, and is suitable for use in commercial or industrial flow systems, such as water transport. Hose fittings are used in systems such as air compressors, automatic manufacturing operations, aircraft controls, and tire installation in industries including agriculture, mining, road construction, firefighting, and aviation. Cam-locking female coupler for connecting two pipes or hoses.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"After some research I found out that I needed this quick connect (cam & groove) fitting that goes completely over and ignores the threads from the cap. So if you're looking to get from a male quick connect (ball valve in my case) to something that will adapt to everyday fittings you can get at the hardware store, than this is what you need."
"Once I saw the price, I ordered a set instantly (coworker thought they were about $100 a set so I was pleasantly surprised) anyway, I hooked up this set, and a month later haven't had a problem."
"Great fittings for my water tank."
"Just finished putting my rainwater collection system together."
"Finally found something that works on the Schutz ball valves."
"Fits the 250 gallon IBC outlet perfectly."
"I was impressed to see that this was made in the US."
"It certainly met our expectations."
Best Quick Connect Hose Fittings
This Dixon DCP21B brass Air Chief industrial interchange quick-connect 1/4" air hose plug has a 1/4" male NPT threaded end, valveless construction, and connects to Air Chief industrial interchange quick connect couplers. Specifications Fitting-end connection. 1/4" plug. Hose-end connection. 1/4" male NPT thread. Material. Brass. Maximum working pressure. 300 psi (20.41 bar). Operating temperature range. -40 to +250F (-40 to +121.11C). Flow in CFM @ 100 psi. 37. Fluid. Air service only. Hose fittings connect, control, change the direction of, and terminate the flow in piping and hose systems. 1/4" Air Chief industrial interchange quick connect plug with a 1/4" male NPT threaded end.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Ordered a dozen and every one has worked great with a variety of different female coupling styles / brands.."
"Dixon makes a quality product with clean threads, no burs, and an air tight fit."
"And you don't have to worry about it rusting."
"These things tend to disappear like socks into alternate dimensions."
"I have bought lots of these couplers for the body shop and I've been really happy they last for the air tools lot longer than the other ones."
"Of course, when you are dealing with metal to metal connections, you need to use some silicone tape, but that's to be expected."
Best Hose Clamps
The Precision Brand M-S series Micro Seal stainless steel miniature worm gear clamp has a stainless steel band, housing, and screw, and are a miniature size for fitting small hoses in confined spaces. The 5/16" band and housing are made of stainless steel that conforms to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 300 series standard and provides resistance to corrosion. Series 300 stainless steel band helps provide resistance to corrosion in marine environments.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Reviewing the smaller sizes, with 1/4" screw size "mini clamp" ~ unlike many of the 1/4" drive "mini" clamps, these are really tough and superior in quality, strength and sealing capabilities."
"So far, I've used all but 1 of these clamps, and they seem to be holding."
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"However they are well made so I have smaller work clamps of the same brand on the way."
"They appear to be sturdy the tight and fairly easily and fit the hose I bought them for."
"I put these clamps on hoses that were leaking and guess what?"
"This might sound a little simple, but I haven't broken any yet."
"Fully stainless steel, has not rusted at all in our saltwater pool."