Re: What do you think the hole is for in the middle of this hose splitter?

On 2/14/2025 7:46 PM, Mickey D wrote:

What do you think the hole is for in the middle of this hose splitter?
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 That hole is in a bunch of different hose splitters - but not all of them.
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 It's also in this brass hose splitter:
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 And it's in this long hose splitter which is of a completely different design.
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 Yet, it's not in this hose splitter:
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 It's even in the schematic diagrams, so it's intentional.
But they never say what it's there for.
 Why?

Could just be for positioning during manufacturing. Or just to stake them in place in the garden.
But, notice it is only on the ones with valves, so I'm voting for manufacturing.