Female X Female red handle ball valve

The Female x Female Red Handle Ball Valve is a robust, nickel-plated brass shut-off valve offering full-bore water flow with a positive quarter-turn action, available across six sizes from 1/2″ up to a substantial 2″ to suit a wide range of UK and Ireland plumbing, irrigation and agricultural applications. Its distinctive red lever provides clear, at-a-glance visibility of whether the valve is open or closed.

Built with a hard chrome-plated brass ball and PTFE seal rings on both the ball and spindle, this valve offers genuinely full passage – meaning water flows through at the same bore size as the connecting pipework, without the flow restriction that some cheaper ball valves introduce. The stainless steel lever, plastic-coated in red, gives a secure, comfortable grip and a positive quarter-turn action between fully open and fully closed.

Rated for water temperatures from 0°C to +100°C and air temperatures from -15°C to +150°C, this valve handles both cold mains water and hot water applications, as well as exposure to a wide temperature range in outdoor or industrial settings. Operating pressure ratings scale with size, from 40 bar on the smaller 1/2″ to 1″ valves down to 25 bar on the largest 2″ version – comfortably exceeding standard UK and Irish mains water pressure across the board.

With female threads on both sides, this valve installs inline on existing pipework to provide a reliable shut-off point – useful for isolating sections of a plumbing or irrigation system for maintenance, or for controlling flow to a specific branch or outlet. Available across all six sizes from GekaStoreNI, the UK and Ireland’s genuine GEKA valve and fittings specialist.