Floor Drain Cleanout Plug Replacement

Try using a pipe wrench with a steel pipe slipped over the handle to increase leverage.

Floor drain cleanout plug replacement.

Offered in multiple sizes we are sure to have the size you need. Close off your drain cleanout pipe with these threaded plugs. The term cleanout or cleanout pipe may refer to any branch of a plumbing pipe that is used for cleaning or unclogging the system. Once it s free use the old fitting as a cutting guide to glue up a replacement wye stub pipes and a new cleanout adapter photo 5.

1 7 8 0000000. In stock and ready to ship. Cleanout plug od fitting id. These pipes can be found at basement floor drains in plumbing fixtures and even at the main sewer pipe leading out of a home or building.

If you do not know your pipe size measure the od of your existing cleanout plug or the id of your cleanout fitting and match to the value listed. If the stuck cleanout plug won t budge saw off the old section photo 4 and replace it with new parts. If nothing drains into the floor drain prevent sewer odor by pouring a pitcher of water down the drain every couple of weeks. If your floor drain connects to the sewer system and you smell sewer gasses the trap beneath the drain is dry or the plug for the cleanout is missing.

When the cleanout plug is missing it needs to be replaced and the floor drain may need to be cleaned out or replaced. Removing a plug from corroded steel or cast iron fitting is a real chore. The first thing you have to do to work on an under floor drain is to remove the cleanout plug. If the drain cannot be cleaned the entire floor drain needs to be replaced.

Camco rhinoflex 6 in 1 sewer cleanout plug wrench with easy grip handle easily loosen any rv dump station cap with universal design 3 or 4 male and female sewer cleanout plugs 39755 4 4 out of 5 stars 787. If this doesn t work you ll have to resort to chiseling. A cleanout plug is a cap or lid used to close off a drain cleanout pipe. Durable brass cleanout plugs will provide years of worry free service.