CamcoWater Bandit - Features a Highly Flexible Silicone-Polymer Sleeve & ABS Male Water Hose Connection - Works with Damaged or Stripped Faucet Threads or Faucets without Threads (22484)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Worked for the hose I just bought!

I wanted an extension to bath my dogs outside but be able to use warm water. I have great danes that don't like getting in the bath tub. I was skeptical about this product. Used it for the first time today. Love it. Worked great. It came off the facet once because I adjusted the house to have higher pressure. Understandable that it came off as the pressure was too high to keep the hose in place. Once I left it at the full open position hose worked great. Never came off. If you want higher pressure through your hose you'll need to clamp it at the connection point. Love that I can now bath my dogs outside using warm water.

I bought this for the same reason as one of the previous reviewers, to attach a short outdoor hose to my deep sink faucet so I can wash my dog with warm water outside. That reviewer was basically happy with how it functioned, but I'm not personally . The item itself seems well made and useful, but it constantly pops off the deep sink faucet once the water is on. You have to keep the water at barely over a trickle, or.the pressure blam it off, forcing you to go replace it in the middle of washing the dog. I've made great effort to seat the sleeve deeply, and be super conscious that there's no restriction to flow -- for example, using the spray head was quickly out of the question. So when it's actually working, I just have a very tiny stream of water, no spray head, and certainly no pressure. It does function, so that's better than nothing, but only barely. A side note -- the categories for stars are "Durability", "Lightweight" and "Value for Money". They have little to do with the actual ability to use the thing. I only responded to "Value for Money" and gave it two stars. Revised: It's now a month later, and after 1x daily use, it's not working at all. Just pops off immediately, even with all above tricks used. Now one star, would be zero if possible.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I don’t think it’s a fault with the product, maybe just my sink/faucet type. But it didn’t work and leaked back into my faucet and under the sink causing a mini flood.

This is my second order. I'm much happier with my second order and it works. I was very happy with this new "model." It had a different grey instead of gold screw on base. I hooked it up to the faucet and didn't need a clamp and nothing burst. This hose adapter is very easy to use. You just screw it on the end of the hose and slip the "sleeve" over your faucet spout. Do NOT turn the water on high. You'll want a slower flow. This isn't great for car washes, but I use it to fill up the RV tank from my kitchen or bathroom faucet and it works for that. This is a useful product and it's handy to have around if you have a camper. (I had one before and like other people experienced, it exploded and cracked. I was able to use a small ring clamp to wear it out to the end and still use it until I lost it. It did help me use a hose on my wonky faucet with an abnormal spout. I haven't had any problems with the most recent one I ordered.)

Easy to connect, but it disconnects easily when the water is on, even at low pressures. I had to add a tubing clamp to keep it attached. I used this item to connect my water storage bag to a hose for watering remote sites on my property.

I needed something to use when we come to a dump station that does not have a standard garden hose connection. This fits as advertised and works well. This comes in very handy for us. thank you

I had to do an immediate review on this because I am just so pleased and impressed with this product. We have no water hook up on our front porch, and the only water hook up outside is near our garage and it’s cold water only. When the time came for my kids inflatable pool to be put up, I wanted them to have warmer water in it for these wishy washy Ohio spring days. Our kitchen faucet is crusty from our hard water so I knew trying to get the end piece off would be a task bigger than I wanted to deal with. I found the water bandit, it came and within 5 minutes of it being delivered I hooked it right up to a hose and stuck it on my kitchen faucet. I slowly increased the pressure to make sure it could withstand it, and voila! My kids have nice pool water to splash around in. Highly recommend this product!