On Monday, December 9, 2013 3:04:56 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:

... I replaced a hose bib, stem valve type, to a 1/4 turn ball valve

type while I was fix'in the PVB valve and had tools handy


Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't that the wrong application?

Ball valves are when you need all the way on or all the way off. They don't throttle well.

Stem valves are for when you might need a small stream or a lot. Isn't that what you need on a hose bib?