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I love mine. Super simple and easy to use. You can use dawn, or any other liquid dish soap. Rinse it until the water is clear for a minute.
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Super handy, I like mine. I just use dawn.
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Mark, I use mine every few months and it works very well. I also use Dawn dish washing liquid in the QHR. I have an adapter and short piece of garden hose so I can attach it to the shower head in the bathroom. This way there's warm water mixing with the soap and going thru the horn.

Hose adapter for shower hd:
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6' hose to QHR:
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[quote="Rick F"]Mark, I use mine every few months and it works very well. I also use Dawn dish washing liquid in the QHR. I have an adapter and short piece of garden hose so I can attach it to the shower head in the bathroom. This way there's warm water mixing with the soap and going thru the horn.

Hose adapter for shower hd:
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That's just a 3/4" x 1/2" brass bushing, right?
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Pretty sure they're both 3/4", but one end is tapered (shower head connection) the other is straight thread male type hose connection.

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According to Roweenie's post below, it's:
1/2" FPT (female pipe thread) × 3/4" MHT (male hose thread)(I worked in a plumbing supply during college)
Thanks Roweenie.
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Heavy_Metal wrote:
Rick F wrote:Mark, I use mine every few months and it works very well. I also use Dawn dish washing liquid in the QHR. I have an adapter and short piece of garden hose so I can attach it to the shower head in the bathroom. This way there's warm water mixing with the soap and going thru the horn.

Hose adapter for shower hd:
Image

That's just a 3/4" x 1/2" brass bushing, right?

1/2" FPT (female pipe thread) × 3/4" MHT (male hose thread)(I worked in a plumbing supply during college)
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