ikris Garden Hose Splitter 4-Way Heavy Duty Metal Tap Connector

I used this splitter for two months until one of the green switches blew off which caused water to spray everywhere. Now it's completely un-usable. It feels great and had smooth switching operation when it worked so I'm bummed it broke.UPDATE: I contacted the seller and they promptly sent me a replacement. Unfortunately the new splitter broke two days after I received it in the same exact way. Please see photo. Seller says I should try a different splitter... You should too.

I recently purchased a 50 gallon rain barrel (Achla Brown Rain Catcher - 50 Gallon) from Amazon and it has a hose connector at the very bottom of the barrel. I tried to connect this hose splitter to the barrel, it is toooo big to fit, as it takes forever for the water to come out. I believe that it was in the year 1953 that I started to fill a 2 gallon bucket and It is still running and I have 3 quarters of a bucket. What happened to those over 60 years just to fill a half a bucket. As an extreme senior I hope that I can live long enough to see the bucket get filled. I have purchased another hose connector to attach to the barrel and attached this splitter to it, but I needed to build a stand to elevate the doggone barrel. I would have given this product 5 stars if it had worked as I originally wanted it to. It is great for having 3 of 4 buckets at the same time a have them fill up. Ikris this is a great thing and it just the hose connector on the barrel wont let me screw it on snugly because of the design of barrel and shape of the barrel around the connector. I will probably purchase something else and use this connector at another outdoor tap.

Bought one of these and one of the green knob which controls water on/off to the hose blew off, leaking water out (i.e. no longer usable.) Contacted seller, who promptly sent a replacement (thank you!) Second one did exact same thing after a month. It is worth noting that both times, the one that blew off was the one attached to a timing device. Both times, this splitter lasted about a week with the timer on. It apparently cannot support the strength of the water flow between the splitter and timing device (which stops the water until automated time to water.) It is also worth noting that I did not leave the main water on 24/7. I merely turned it on when I got home, and let the timer do it's work after that. So it experienced that pressure a max of 12 hours a day for a week before giving out. To solve this problem, I bought a different integrated timer/splitter.

I ordered a ikris Garden Hose Splitter 4-way Heavy Duty Metal Tap Connector on May 16, 2018. I liked the operation of the product, but after a few weeks of light use, one of the valve knobs broke off. I can still use the other three knobs, though the broken one leaks when I do. I'd like to have the defective product replaced without sending it back, at least not until the replacement arrives.

I liked it until it broke just days after the Amazon return period ended. I placed my order on May 23rd and received this manifold two days later. Amazon's return period ended on June 24th. On June 29th, while watering the garden, I noticed a drop in water pressure at the end of the hose and then saw that the valve control the hose was connected to had just popped off. I'm pretty handy, but I don't seem to be able to press it back into place. Since I can no longer return it for credit or replacement, I guess I'll just manhandle it and see if I can press the knob back in with a pair of Channelocks or something. Very disappointed with the quality of this item, which had worked fine up to this point. I'd love to hear from the seller or manufacturer.

Within 2 weeks I notice the valve on the far left has popped off, luckily in the off position. I feel like this is a poor design as if it were in the on position it would have caused water damage to my car port

There is another hose splitter design with levers rather than knobs. THe lever design seems more simple and it is easy to see the water intensity you've applied just by looking at the direction of the levers. These knobs I find difficult. To know if I am reducing or intensifying water pressure, I have to get my face close (and take my glasses off) to see whether I'm giving more or less. It's a hassle. Also, those flat little knobs are more difficult to grasp and turn than the levers on the other, alternate design hose splitter.

This product always leaks; I have several, both two and four stations. Won't buy, again.Isn't there one brand, which does not leak?Updated in July, 2018: The green off/on knob completely blew off the right side...seemingly a common problem, going by other reviews.It's in the trashcan, Ikris...the best place for it.What.a.ripoff.