For a shower hose, not for under a basin
KES in-line shower shut-off valve, G 1/2, brushed nickel
A shut-off valve that goes in the shower hose rather than on the wall — read that first, because it will not fit under a basin.
Read this first
This is not a wall angle valve.
It is a straight in-line shut-off with G 1/2 threads at both ends, designed to go between a shower hose and a shower head. It will not fit under a basin, and the three other valves in this hub are the ones that will.
It is filed here because it does the same job — isolating water at a fitting — and because somebody searching for a shut-off valve should find it and immediately know which kind it is.
What it is genuinely good for
Stopping the water at the head without touching the mixer.
Soaping up. Shaving legs. Washing a dog or a child. Anything where the water should be off for thirty seconds and come back at exactly the temperature it was — which is what happens when you turn the mixer off and on again, and what does not.
A ceramic cartridge stated at 200 000 switching cycles.
Twice a day for years. It is a manufacturer’s own durability figure and it is a number, which is more than the rest of this hub offers on any moving part.
What it costs you
Two more joints in the shower hose. A valve in-line means a connection at each end, each with a washer, each a place that can weep. Fit it with the supplied PTFE tape and check it after a week.
Availability
On sale from 14 € to 18 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Also on sale on the American Amazon store, in the local currency: the range above is measured on the euro stores only.
Listed but with no offer on the British Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 5 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
