BALL VALVES...WHAT A BEUTIFUL THING, HOWEVER
Seeing as how I was in the plumbing biz for nearly 20 years I should have known better....but I did'nt.
Walking across a gas station lot alone pushing my S.C. at 1 A.M. and BOOM looked back and there was my hose doing the F.U. dance between a couple of pump islands... yep a complete break away. Made it to the machine for shut down rather than wrestle hose down.
The point to all this is.. if your goona use a ball valve DO NOT GET IT FROM LOWES !!! Get a high pressure ball valve. I know I know... I can hear you now. What dingleberry does'nt know that?
Well I of all people should have but didn't
My 2 cents