Camco Water Bandit - Connect to Damaged or Stripped Faucet Threads

Does what it says! Instead of replacing the spicket thing I just used this and it doesn’t leak anymore. The black thing holds it on. Can’t use on anything that puts pressure on it like a kids toy, pops off. But still good for the money and easy to use.

I have used one of these for about 9 years and it's nearly worn out. It's just now showing signs of dry rot. The package explicitly say it's not for any use that will create back pressure. However, as others have pointed out and I have done for years, 2 hose clamps cures any issues with the item coming off the hose that it's on. I have used this with excellent results to connect to the RV tank flush connection. Most if not all RV dump stations, have a hose that has a male connector that is beat to crap or no connector at all. I slip this on, tighten a hose clamp, and connect it to the trailer. I do recommend you use 2 hose clamps: 1 just behind the male end of the water bandit and 1 for the hose connection being attached. Tighten securely! Another reviewer suggested these KOEHLER EZ clamps https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XAKHCLW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and they will work better than the one's I have now that require a screwdriver! Use these correctly and water won't spray everywhere as others have commented. Beware using any type of valve down stream from this, or else it will either burst or the connecting hose come off the end. Even with the hose clamps, it's not meant for any connection with back pressure. For instance, if you have one of those long clean-out wands the are put through the commode into the holding tank and there is a valve on the wand, the back pressure will quickly blow the hose off the end of the water bandit if the valve is closed. I highly recommend this water bandit tool when used with common sense.

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.

There is GOOD here and bad. Let's get the good done. For RV use, this thing has been clutch multiple times, and has in my opinion paid for itself. The entire idea behind this is a factory made cobble job. Does it work perfectly? No, not by a long shot. But for a makeshift cobble job solution, it's working as intended. Everyone needs to understand. This isn't a product designed by NASA to work on Venus. But if this thing saves the day even once, you'll be glad you had it. It's come in to save the day many times for me and frankly I smile every time I need to pull it out. Would I recommend? Yes a thousand times. Every RVer needs one of these and is missing out if they don't. Now the bad. Technically speaking, this thing is a pile of crap. The number of ways it will fail on you is a bit staggering. Therefore, it requires some ingenuity and brain power on the user end. Remember, this is a cobble job, and it's going to need babysitting, customization and patience. If you play the game, you will be rewarded. If you're expecting this thing to "simply work ", you're going to be very disappointed. Two tips for use. Have zip ties, dykez and some hose clamps handy. The hose clamps with butterfly keys are excellent. Trust me, you'll need these. Also, if the park has high pressure, this thing will expand like a balloon and explode. So you will have to moderate the flow. Last bit of advice. These things only have so many uses in them. You won't need to use it all the time so plan on a season or two before it craps the bed. Buy these two at a time so when one fails (and it will) you won't be caught flat footed. Buy another replacement ASAP. You always want two on hand. So Buy two and prosper.

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.)

This product is fine if you use it EXACTLY as the instructions indicate. But it's a pain in the rear to do so. Do NOT add a hose clamp to this to hold it on the faucet and apply water pressure by having your hose end not open! IT WILL RIP OPEN and spray water all over the room!!! Don't ask me how I know.... If you're OK with walking back and forth to the faucet to turn it on and off every 5 seconds then great but if you need to stop water flow at the hose end this will shoot off the faucet, dropping it to the floor and causing a mess. THAT'S what caused me to put a hose clamp on it at the faucet. Then I turned on the water, walked to the end of the hose where the water was coming out, shut off the water with the hose nozzle an BLAMMO, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE! The boot split and was shooting water in countless directions and making a huge mess! No matter what Ibdid with this, it caused me to clean up water every flipping time! Wish I never bought this! I basically hate this thing. It's useless for what I needed and I bought something else that screws onto any faucet and let's me turn on the water and then operate the hose end nozzle on and off as needed like using a regular hose. This thing has a very narrow use case scenario list....of which, nothing normal people do with a hose is on it.

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!

This is an amazing product and I hope the inventor retires as a wealthy person in Hawaii. YOU NEED one of these! Our gray water drain went out, so we couldn't do any laundry. If you haven't gone to a laundromat lately, you will be in for a big surprise at the cost and be prepared to spend an hour or two down there. We had been waiting for months to find an excavator to tie our washer and dishwasher and kitchen sink to our septic system but everyone we called was months out. The system finally stopped altogether 3 days before we were to go on a long-awaited vacation. To top it off, my husband hurt his leg badly and has to stay in bed until we leave, hopefully recovering enough to go. With laundry and dishes piling up, I frantically looked on the internet for solutions so we could wash laundry and dishes before we went. This little gadget hooked up to the washer drain hose and then to a regular garden hose and I did loads of laundry, no problem. Then we hooked it to the dishwasher drain hose with a clamp and that worked perfectly. Many, many thanks for this great gadget. You neven know when you will need it!

Does not connect to all types of taps. Works only with male type/connector taps.

Lo sto usando con un contenitore d'acqua e ci infilo il tubo di gomma del giardino per innaffiare le piante. Si adatta a qualsiasi diametro che ho , facile e veloce per cambi repentini. Quattro stelle perché ancora non so quanto durerà la plastica.

Works as described but doesn't have mush resistance to back pressure. We intended to it as a quick connect for a low consumption washer machine connection. It failed because any kind of back pressure it will not hold. It needs a free flow without any restriction. That's not a fault of item just our intended use. Will use when camping though.

Awesome idea

Funciona perfeitamente, excelente produto