Hose "Wise"

Originally recorded April 17, 2026. In the basement, I have had a hose "end saver", a short piece of hose with a heavy spring on it so you don't damage the end of the hose if it's pulled too far. Not really practical for my application but I've had it for years, and have one on the front hose where it's not needed either. Surprisingly, though that one in front is rusty and whatnot, it's still working practically 20 years later, I bought those around that time. This one is a pristine example. Also in the basement I had a bunch of 45° angle adapters, all screwed together, it looks like I have been pilfering washer from them over the years, but are probably just fine. Also don't have as much of a need for those anymore as I used to since the spigot in the backyard has been extended from the house. Along with that was a hose wye, it's one of the metal varieties that's silver in color, perhaps aluminum or zinc with a plating on the outside. I can definitely say, if you leave that outside year after year, it will corrode and be real hard to adjust the valves on it. If you take it in every year after the warm weather season is over, it will likely last a lot longer. But if you look closely at the wye, you'll see that it's a ball valve design, but it's not a full flow valve, the ball and orifice through which water can flow is smaller than the diameter of the housing, so the water pressure is going to be restricted. Now, to a degree, I respect this design, because if you are going to be running two hoses simultaneously, they will have approximately the same pressure to each. However, in my travels, I happened to go to Ocean State Job Lot, which I hadn't been to in years. They had this plastic hose wye, as well as something else I also picked up, to be looked at in another video. While this Tiller & Rowe hose wye is plastic, it seems fairly well made, and also has full flow ball valves, the pathways are not restricted at all. You can clearly see the difference in the video that it makes. So, be WISE with your WYES. Buy full flow hose wyes, and remove them and take them out of the weather for the off season. Whether that's the garage, shed, or just a back room in the house, it's up to you. Bring them in out of the elements and they will last much longer.