I have a 65 litre
water container in the rear of my vehicle that came with plastic Nylex fittings when I bought it. The tank is great, but I had misgivings about the sturdiness of the plastic fittings so changed them all over to air hose fittings.
I now have the hose running from the tank to a Nitto stop valve, and when I need
water I simply plug in a hose pipe and the
water runs out when I open the tap. It’s a great system that is very convenient.
The problem is, air hose fittings contain metal parts which eventually rust. After a recent two week trip up to the
Pilbara, the Nitto stop valve started to rust and we had some difficulty clicking the hose pipe into place and stopping
water running out when the pipe was removed.
The Nitto valve has
water sitting inside it all the time, so after a while the ball bearings and rings start to rust resulting in things starting to stick when they shouldn’t.
So my question is, is there anything available on the market that can cope with
water that has the same click on convenience as air hose fittings and is stronger than the plastic Nylex fittings?
I have asked at
places like Enzed etc, but they only seem to sell air hose fittings and aren’t much help.