Mudder Mudder-Float Valves-M 1/4 Inch Adjustable Plastic White Ball Float Valve for Ponds, Water Tank, Aquariums, Aquaculture, Reservoir (4 Pack)

Perfect size for my project. Family forgets to fill ice maker. so no ice for cold drink when I get home from work. Installed in a counter top ice maker. Works great now ice is always full. Best of all impressed my wife . She thought I was crazy at first. But now she thinks I'm a genius. I really just saving myself from being aggravated after a long day.😊

I'm writing this review because this is an incredible value, and I want these products to continue selling well.Many of the people are finding that these will not close correctly, or close at all. Some find that the float will not close until it is submerged by several inches. I also experienced this, and I figured out the issue. Since these are made of plastic, they will *slightly* deform if you overtighten the large nut. This imperciptible deformation causes the valve to stick, and may not close when the float is submerged. To fix this, fill the tank until the float is submerged, and then loosen the nut until the float pops up. You may hear the valve 'creak' as it closes. Try to loosen it a bit further as you manually open & close this valve until this creaking sound is eliminated. Don't loosen it so much that it leaks from the O ring.Also, like all plumbing, you will need to put teflon tape on the right angle adapter threads. All threaded plumbing threads leak without teflon tape.That said, these things are an INCREDIBLE value! They work extremely well, and they are incredibly inexpensive. I was worried that they might emit a cheap chemical smell, and I do not want any of that in my potable water application. They have no chemical smell at all, and they are well made :).

The media could not be loaded. I have a GE Opal nugget ice maker. My biggest frustration with this ice maker is the constant need to refill the water reservoir so the unit can keep making ice. I've tried other ice makers and all seem to have similar issues. I ordered this float and installed in the water supply reservoir. It seems to work great. I highly recommend this float. Benefits of this approach: can hook up most any ice maker to filtered and pressurized water. Reservoir stays full.

They work, and its a great value. You will need Teflon tape on the threads, but other than that they're perfect.

These float valves work I only had one bad out of the bag and it was a tiny fitting at the end. Easy to install and get to work properly.

all plastic construction, including the actual valve assembly. This results in a very slow leak even when in the "closed" position. I use this to control an autofill for an outside pond so the drip is not an issue, but may be for someone with a smaller volume container.

1/4" fitment, shuts off as expected, cheap, quality, good fit, performs well, no leakage.

Leaks pretty badly even when actuated by water level after a while. Probably wouldn’t recommend