This is a high quality, medium weight, stainless (304SS) 3-piece body with a non-restricting "full port" ball and 1/2" NPT female threads on both ends. Use them on your boil kettle, HLT, mash tun, pumps, etc.
NOTE that the this item is for our clearance stock. They are made of the same quality materials as our standard stock of 3pc ball valves but manufacturing tolerances make the handle SLIGHTLY harder to operate. In other words, it takes a little more force to turn than our normal stock. Keep in mind that they are still easier to turn than the valves on many high end kettles but we just don't feel right mixing them in with our smooth-as-butter stock. If you don't mind a stiffer operation for your application, you save!
3 piece (3PBV) valves as they come apart much easier than 2pc. Just loosen the four bolts and the whole unit comes apart. The end block can even remain attached to your plumbing or vessel. Another benefit of the 3 piece valve is when tightening into a welded port, the orientation of the valve may end up upside down when the threads fully mesh. A 3pc valve can be reoriented in increments of 90 degrees of rotation.
Our primary stock on valves have vinyl handle wraps branded with the BrewHardware.com name but we may ship units with generic graphics from time to time. Be assured that the actual valve is exactly the same.
Remember to use teflon tape on all threaded connections.