MUELLERIndustries 108-054HN 3/4" SILLCOCK, 3/4-Inch

I liked the idea of a quarter-turn sillcock as opposed to the ones you need to crank forever to open/close. This one has a 3/4" pipe connection to the plumbing, and every other 3/4" ball valve I've used has at least a 1/2" inch opening in the valve and ball. This one (check the photo) is throttled down to 1/4", which would make my 3/4" hose next to useless for hosing off my deck, using a house-wash sprayer, or any of the other things for which I need pressure and flow. I returned it and am still looking.

I put it on; it looked great. Two weeks later I noticed drips. I thought maybe I didn't tightened it enough so I put a wrench on it and turned it a little. The drips became a leak and I noticed the split in the side. Useless.

Nice bibbs and fairly priced.

So much easier to turn the knob 90 degrees to turn on or off the water as compared to twisting the traditional sillcock around and around.

Used these valves in a 50 unit campground. They've been perfect, and have stood up well to North Dakota conditions.