Had the newer Robart blow out on me as well, still have one older robart valve (about 6 to 8 years old) that doesnt leak a drop. Been using the BVM valve for about three years now without any of them leaking and have two or three on each jet... As Antony and tom said if you prefer, you can tap the BVM for either Robart or Springair filler vlaves and still have the external schrader type fitting if you need to borrow a pump.....