Arrived quickly. The package contained parts for different types of installations saving me a trip. Works like a charm. one

Installed this fill valve on a koi pond skimmer. It was easy to install and works well without leaking. We use a timer on the water supply also to guard against accidental overfill that floods the pond with cloramine, wastes water and fills the fish. An overflow would not necessarily be the fault of the auto fill valve (prior experience), but the result is the same. We're happy with the product.

Hooked this up to my outdoor waterfall to maintain water level in the summer. Easy to hook up and does the job.

We drilled a whole in the bottom dish of our water fountain and installed the Little Giant. Connected to a hose and it works beautifully, no more worry about burning up fountain motor!!

I am not using this water switch for a number of applications in my aquaponics system, from leveling storage tanks to topping off all of my fish ponds at one time, per week. This combined with either a timed water switch, manual or electronic, has reduced my wasted water content to zero. each of my tanks has a leveling switch and is connected to a central piping system with back-up sources allowing rainfall collection. I turn on one timed water switch per application and all of my tanks fill to their level and shut off automatically. This inexpensive little water switch has made a tedious and error ridden task obsolete.I can not recommend these switches enough.Richard, husband of AlphaChick

This inlet float valve has a bulkhead fitting AND it has a hose connector - for garden hoses. Other floats that I've seen (and 'returned') that said they had garden hose connections did not.Because the connector is plastic, I would use plumbers tape before threading on the hose connection. This is going to be somewhat tricky as I can't spin the tank and spinning the hose is rather awkward. But I'll figure it out. I would LIKE to have one of those connectors that are on the end of a garden hose. Oh well. Not terribly likely.When I get the self-watering system set up and have it installed, I'll put up a picture.4 stars because the garden hose connector should be similar to that on the a hose where it connects to the hose bib rather than stationary.UPDATE: 2012-09-30:I found one of those connectors that has the female hose connector that 'spins', like the faucet side connector (I did not want to cut the hose and put a 'faucet side' connector on the output side as I might want to use the hose elsewhere someday).Anyways, it works just fine. I have a minor drip (from the hose!!!), but it is a cheap piece of garbage that I got a few years ago. I'm going to replace it (after all) with a shorter piece of Flexogen hose that I put two after market female connectors on - one on each side. I just recovered one of my 55 gallon drums and am going to use it as my water tank, rather than leave the water running. I'm also curious to see how my 'gutter self-watering' system is going to work and how much water the 9 tomato plants sitting on it use. Perhaps I shall put up pictures and give a link. It is the BEST self watering system I've seen, as it is self-minding.I love 'science fair' type projects. Where you just fiddle around to get new ideas to work, don't you?Anyway, this Little Giant valve is a great product. It is working like a champ! I'd up it to 5 stars as there is nothing else as good on the market that I have found.2012-10-21: I put up a picture of the 'gutter watering system' with the float installed in the end of the gutter.