Anyone found quick connects with stainless ball bearing?

pressure247

pressure247

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Replacing quik connects due to chem rust sucks. Anyone got a link? I doubt the stainless can ttake the pressure. Too soft!
 
Stainless is typically harder than brass or steel. The balls in all quick connects that I have seen are stainless. Ideally, they should not see any chemicals or water, unless the o-ring fails.
 
I was told they were steel not stainless. Everytime you dissconnect and reconnect chem contacts them. My outer isn't rustin just the balls.
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As Kelley Anne indicated, we would need to know exactly which kind of stainless steel you mean. There are martensitic and precipitation-hardening stainless steels that are much harder than any mild steel, and there are austenitic stainless steels that can be harder /or/ softer than most mild steels, depending on the degree of cold work imparted to them.

Also, although mild steels are neither strictly nor universally defined, the term "mild steel" conventionally refers to hot-rolled or normalized plain-carbon or C-Mn steels containing between roughly 0.15% and 0.3% C. The hardness range within this classification isn't as broad as that of all stainless steels, but there can still be significant variation.
 
We use Hansen Stainless Steel. They are made in USA. They are twice as expensive as the Chinese made Legacy SS.

Our 1/2 inch Quick Connects, I think, go for around $40 - $50 each.

We buy 15 sets at a time. They last us about 6-9 years. In both Male and female threads. Males are allot more. Brass lasts about 2-3 months or 2 Garage Cleanings with us.

Chinese Made last no more than 10 months. In some cases, 8 months
 
Jim@Garagecleaning said:
We use Hansen Stainless Steel. They are made in USA. They are twice as expensive as the Chinese made Legacy SS.

Our 1/2 inch Quick Connects, I think, go for around $40 - $50 each.

We buy 15 sets at a time. They last us about 6-9 years. In both Male and female threads. Males are allot more. Brass lasts about 2-3 months or 2 Garage Cleanings with us.

Chinese Made last no more than 10 months. In some cases, 8 months
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So those quick connects for the average washer would last FOREVER!
 
All the stainless steel I've seen is much harder than anything else. You find out really quick when trying to drill through it!
 
pressure247 said:
I was told they were steel not stainless. Everytime you dissconnect and reconnect chem contacts them. My outer isn't rustin just the balls.
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As Kelley Anne indicated, we would need to know exactly which kind of stainless steel you mean. There are martensitic and precipitation-hardening stainless steels that are much harder than any mild steel, and there are austenitic stainless steels that can be harder /or/ softer than most mild steels, depending on the degree of cold work imparted to them.

Also, although mild steels are neither strictly nor universally defined, the term "mild steel" conventionally refers to hot-rolled or normalized plain-carbon or C-Mn steels containing between roughly 0.15% and 0.3% C. The hardness range within this classification isn't as broad as that of all stainless steels, but there can still be significant variation.
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Good to know. Are you willing to perform a rockwell test to see how hard they are?
I am with Jim, spending the money for high quality parts is seldom money misspent.
 
The only test I need is shelling out money for rusty parts. The balls are steel in the chinese sh*t. The stealballs will also eat up stainless male fittings with pressure spike turn off. Not fun when you're on the hood @ 3AM changing fittings at the truck
 
Water Cannon for SS QC in BULK?

pressure247 said:
The only test I need is shelling out money for rusty parts. The balls are steel in the chinese sh*t. The stealballs will also eat up stainless male fittings with pressure spike turn off. Not fun when you're on the hood @ 3AM changing fittings at the truck
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Roof Clean USA:
I buy BULK SS QC from Water Cannon.com in both 1/2" and 3/8" cheap.
Even though Chinese, it's still, Chinese Stainless Steel.
They offer male and female connections and Viton O-Rings in 1/2" and 3/8"
 
Are you new to the business or new to the boards? Stainless has been around for a long time and usually holds up good, It has been around longer than I have been in business and I have never heard of anyone complaining that the stainless is too soft.

It is probably the place you are buying your couplers and plugs. I get most of mine from Bob at PressureTek, sure the balls start to rust over time, nothing lasts forever, that is part of doing business.

It is kind of like the oil in your engine and pump, you need to change it out every once in a while, usually on maintenance so everything works longer and is dependable.

I would try another supplier and you might get better results. I have had 2 couplers break in over 5 years, not sure what caused them to break but I think that is good for that length of time, sounds like good quality control to me, you might not catch all the bad ones, just the worst ones.

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I use stainless for everything, why not? The next thing I want to replace with stainless are the whip-hose ends. They corrode in about a week! Nickel schmickel, zinc schmink - I have never seen a hose end that wasn't corroded.
 
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