I've been developing some filling equipment, and a few days ago I purchased several draft shanks from a local Seattle supplier to connect to for testing purposes. They're a generic (I presume Chinese) brand. A regular cheapo faucet fits these fine. The business end of the filler uses a Micromatic quarter turn valve that is supposed to mount to the shank, but it doesn't fit these. I have a shank that's at least 35 years old, and it mates up perfectly, so I don't think the problem is with the Micromatic part; more likely the Chinese crappy shank. The Chinese shank looks like the splines were swaged, but the older shank is either machined, or very carefully swaged.
I've ordered some Perlick shanks, so hopefully these are better made and will fit. In the meantime, my question is this:
Has anyone else noticed variations in shanks that prevent a faucet from mating up correctly? Care to mention the brand, so I can be wary of them in any installations I might need to do?
Regards,
Mike Sharp
I've ordered some Perlick shanks, so hopefully these are better made and will fit. In the meantime, my question is this:
Has anyone else noticed variations in shanks that prevent a faucet from mating up correctly? Care to mention the brand, so I can be wary of them in any installations I might need to do?
Regards,
Mike Sharp
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