The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

This simple, affordable hose bib and faucet lock by Orbit®, helps conserve earth’s most precious resource, water. The product comes with a plastic cap that fits any standard 3/4″ hose bib or faucet. That cap is then encompassed by a heavy duty metal casing which is locked together by a brass padlock. Capping and locking an exposed water outlet will reduce unwanted water use, leaks, waste and damage. This is a fantastic solution for protection of exposed hose bibs and faucets for homes, boats, RVs, rentals, apartments, condos, golf courses, park, marinas, municipal, building, and housing developments. Save money on your monthly water utilities and do your part to promotes water conservation efforts and preserve our environment.

• Deterrent for unauthorized water usage of your hose bib or faucet
• Reduces water waste and leakage
• No tools required, install or remove in seconds
• Padlock and keys secure cover once it is in place
• Price: $9.99

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Protecting your property can be as simple as using this heavy-duty versa-cable and lock from TRIMAX. It is ideal for securing your bicycle, tool box, patio furniture, kayak, motorcycle, ATV, moped, or shed, just to name a few. The TRIMAFLEX quadra braid cable is six feet long with a 10mm diameter, long enough and strong enough to provide convenient worry free protection of your hard earned possessions. The lock is keyed with a European style type E flat key, an exceptional defense over standard keys and combination locks that other cables use. As an added bonus, there is a cinching feature that helps to prevent the cable from coming loose and a PVC coating that reduces the scratching of surfaces. The TRIMAX Heavy-Duty Six Foot Versa-Cable and Lock is a inexpensive security device and theft deterrent.

• Versatile six foot long cable with a cinching design for extra protection
• Heavy-duty 10mm thick quadra-braid cable
• Uses an extremely secure Type E key
• PVC coating helps to eliminate surfaces from being scratched with the cable
• Price: $24.99

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