Fluval A20061 X06 AquaStop Valve

Great Product

This valve is so cheap and fragile. Every time I buy one I baby it in every way and they always leak after 16 months or less. After they fail I exam them as closely as I can and I never see any reason why it should leak. Its the inside!... Made of the cheapest plastic possible. All my leaky fluval valves look new. If you get a good deal with the canister filter they will get you back with this pricey cheap plastic valve several times over.$20.........

Product as described..!

This was purchased as a replacement because I needed one soon to replace the failed original. The idea is great, and as long as it doesnt break - it works great. But the red handle is just too weak. I have had the filter for less than a year, and trying to reattach this unit to the filter the handle broke off. This should be covered under warranty, but there is not enough time to deal with that issue when you have a stocked fish tank. I did manage to get the unit attached and the filter running again by using a screwdriver to push the remaining stub into place. Had this broken any closer to the rotation point, all of our fish would have died. This is a design flaw - plain and simple. The overall design works great, but the attachment of the red handle needs to be much stronger. Given the potentially disastrous results - some of me wants to give it a 1 star rating, but it is possible I just got a bad one.

This replacement has lasted longer than the valve that came with the filter

identical to original and a great price

If you have a Fluval filter, having an extra Stop Valve is a good idea. The original valve started leaking, on the sides, after about a year in use. We clean the filter at every aquarium clean. Would expect more than one year service before replacement is required. This is a Follow-up to my original review. Having to replace this valve again. It makes me wonder why I purchased a Fluval filter!

Fluval Hagen X06 AQUASTOP Valve worked just as it was supposed to. Replaced one on a Fluval 306 filter.

Installed easily

This part looks great and Im sure it would work well also. However, I ordered the wrong part so had to send this back and get the right one.