I didn't use it for its intended purpose, but it worked great for what I needed. I used it to make an aerosol can shaker that I saw on YouTube lol. I've used them before to check or temporarily close a PVC line and that's what they're for. This one looks the same as everyone else, so I think it works well. I know the aerosol can idea is simple and pretty cool lol. It's just a piece of 3 inch PVC, one of these had the wing nut changed to a regular one so you can put it in the drill lol. 30 seconds on a drill is way better than 60 seconds on my arm lol.