Midwest Hearth Gas Fire Pit Key Valve Kit - 3/4" NPT, 1/2" NPSM Floor Plate - Flat Black

Good quality ball valve which does the job ver well. The ball valve was very tight initially; it literally hurt my hand while trying to turn it open but got better slightly better overtime. Turning anti-clockwise will open the flow valve and clockwise will shut off the gas flow.After we did the plumbing with inlet on one side and outlet on the other side; we closed the ball valve and pumped air into the mainline to ensure there were no leaks followed by spraying soap water. Feels solid and works solid comes with a ~ 9” key.

Seems well built only time will tell

sent it back for EXCHANGE as there is tiny bit of gas leaking through when closed, hope new one does the trick

This Midwest Hearth fire pit key valve is exactly what I needed for a full bore key valve. It doesn’t reduce the size of the opening like most key valves (see my photos). It’s a tight valve which insures no leaking. If you want a key valve that easy to turn, you might be looking at leaking issues in the future. This valve is exactly what I wanted. I included several photos with a tape measure so you can see the exact dimensions.

Well built with nice finish. First time cracking open the valve was very hard…. Recommend putting the ball valve body in a vise and using a regular wrench to break it off it’s seat. Once that’s done the first time it’s easy to turn with the supplied key wrench.

Update: 8/18/2020Great valve! Great customer support! Required extra leverage to break the ball valve free from factory. Works like a charm now.Just opened the ball valve and it is missing the ball valve. Major bummer since I was planning on installing it this weekend. Hope the replacement works!Update (4/21/2020):Received the replacement with the same issue🤦🏻‍♂️👎🏼😡

Bought it for a natural gas fire pit. Looks like I will get many years of use out of it.

Can be difficult to turn if used infrequently. Mine is for an outdoor fire pit. Maybe it gets dust in it.