Help locating a valve

[Robert_in_NY]

I am trying to locate a little push button valve for filling 2 and 4 ounce bottles. What I am looking for is to set up a small holding tank (2 gallons or so) with a 1/2" hose coming off the bottom of the tank to a small valve with a tapered nozzle (preferably around a 3/8" opening at the end of the nozzle) and a spring loaded push button to allow fluid to flow through when pressed but to stop as soon as you let go. I have been searching online but everything I have found is dealing with larger systems and nothing that really matches what I want/need.

I know from the past that if I can't find something I am fairly sure exists then there are other TBN members that will know what I am talking about and will know what direction to point me in. So if anyone understands what I am looking for and can help then thanks.

 

[aczlan]

What will go into this? Anything nasty?
If not, how about a water dispenser (like: Amazon.com: Creativeware 3-Gallon Unbreakable Beverage Dispenser: Kitchen & Dining) or just the tap from one in another container (like: Amazon.com: Tomlinson Ceramic Crock Lever Faucet - Blue: Kitchen & Dining)

Aaron Z

 

[Western]

Closes thing I can come up with is one of those thumb locks you see on an I.V. bag, but I know what your talking about.

What about a brass cock valve?

 

[forgeblast]

Might want to look at dispensing equipment, try some homebrewing supplies. Or sounds like they might make something for animals, where they push and get water.

 

[Egon]

Look under wine/beer making supplies. They will have what you want.:thumbsup:

There are some with spring loaded valve on the bottom that you insert in the bottle.

Others just use a clamp on clear tubing.

 

[SandburRanch]

The laundry detergent folks have already made just what you're looking for if the plastic it is made of will tolerate the liquid you will be putting in it.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Thanks guys, the lemonade jar is a good option.

What I am picturing in my head is a valve with a hose barb end to hook to a flexible hose that leads from a bucket/holding tank. The valve would fit in your hand like a pen almost so it would be an inline valve but it would have a tapered end to make inserting into the end of the bottles easier. The push button valve would work easily with your thumb.

The idea behind this setup would be to make it easier for filling as my father wouldn't need to lift each bottle to the jug, instead just hold the bottle steady on the table and bring the valve to it and just keep moving from one bottle to the next. It would speed things up a little which is what hes looking to do. Make things faster and easier.

 

[TRR]

How about a rabbit waterer? A hose barb at one end and a push button at the other.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

How about a rabbit waterer? A hose barb at one end and a push button at the other.

The push button on the rabbit waterer would be in contact with the fluid passing through, I am looking for something close to that but the push button valve would ideally be on top to be pressed by your thumb or pointer finger.

 

[Egon]

Northern Brewer - Racking Equipment

Look at auto syphoning racking canes.:thumbsup:

This exactly what you are looking for. It's made for filling bottles.

 

[aczlan]

What I am picturing in my head is a valve with a hose barb end to hook to a flexible hose that leads from a bucket/holding tank. The valve would fit in your hand like a pen almost so it would be an inline valve but it would have a tapered end to make inserting into the end of the bottles easier. The push button valve would work easily with your thumb.

I would get a replacement "lemonade valve" and put a male hose barb to female NPT adapter on it. Then you could have as long of a hose as you wanted.

Aaron Z

 

[Robert_in_NY]

This is more of what I am looking for but with a hose barb on the end or something similar to be easily attached to a hose. I know I can make this work but just finally found it so I can now try to narrow my search and see what I can find similar. Thanks again.

Amazon.com: Rubbermaid 2B8725WHT Cooler Spigot: Home Improvement

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Northern Brewer - Racking Equipment

Look at auto syphoning racking canes.:thumbsup:

This exactly what you are looking for. It's made for filling bottles.

I was looking at those but I still needed a shutoff at the end of the hose. The tips they use for wine and beer are long shafts with a spring loaded tip and for our use they would be too long and ackward. Thanks though as it may come in handy at some point in this project.

 

[aczlan]

This is more of what I am looking for but with a hose barb on the end or something similar to be easily attached to a hose. I know I can make this work but just finally found it so I can now try to narrow my search and see what I can find similar. Thanks again.

Amazon.com: Rubbermaid 2B8725WHT Cooler Spigot: Home Improvement

What if you took that valve and put one of these onto it in place of the nut? Then used something like a pex crimp ring to fasten the hose over the barbed end?

Aaron Z

 

[Robert_in_NY]

What if you took that valve and put one of these onto it in place of the nut? Then used something like a pex crimp ring to fasten the hose over the barbed end?

Aaron Z

That was one of my options, another was to use a hose clamp and just clamp the hose over the threads with a little sealant added first.

My issue is that I swear I have seen what I am looking for before but I don't remember where. So I am a lot closer now then when I started and I can build something up close without much difficulty. I will figure out in the morning what were going to try and hopefully get parts ordered. Thanks Aaron for your help with this.

 

[aczlan]

They are a little spendy, but how about one of these with a barb on one end and a straight pipe on the other: Push Button Valve, 1/8" NPT f ports

Aaron Z

 

[Robert_in_NY]

They are a little spendy, but how about one of these with a barb on one end and a straight pipe on the other: Push Button Valve, 1/8" NPT f ports

Aaron Z

Thats the exact type of valve I was thinking about. Thank you.

 

[aczlan]

Thats the exact type of valve I was thinking about. Thank you.

It looks like they also have 1/8" and 1/4" versions if you want a smaller valve.

Aaron Z