160mm Underground Drainage Socket Plug

Description

The 160mm drainage socket plug is designed to blank off an unused socket within compatible 160mm underground drainage systems. This 160mm underground drainage plug provides a simple 160mm socket blanking plug solution, using a push fit drainage socket plug design and traditional terracotta drainage socket plug finish for below-ground foul-water and surface-water pipework. The fitting is intended specifically for closing a compatible drainage socket. It is not a screwed maintenance access plug and should not be confused with a dual-purpose 2-in-1 pipe cap.

160mm Drainage Socket Plug

The 160mm drainage socket plug is a simple underground drainage fitting used where an unused 160mm socket needs to be closed. It can be particularly useful on drainage alterations, spare branch connections, future connection points and installations where an unused socket needs to remain blanked.

Choosing a 160mm Drainage Socket Plug

Choose the 160mm drainage socket plug where you have a compatible 160mm ring-seal drainage socket that needs closing. This fitting inserts into the socket in the same way as a compatible pipe or fitting spigot. If you instead need to cover the outside of a plain-ended pipe, use a suitable end cap rather than a socket plug.

160mm Underground Drainage Plug

The 160mm underground drainage plug is intended for compatible below-ground gravity drainage systems. Blanking an unused socket helps prevent soil, stones and general site debris from entering open drainage pipework during installation or alteration work.

Using a 160mm Underground Drainage Plug

Before installing the 160mm underground drainage plug, check that the socket and sealing ring are clean, correctly positioned and free from damage. Use suitable underground drainage lubricant where required and push the fitting squarely into the socket without disturbing the ring seal.

160mm Socket Blanking Plug

A 160mm socket blanking plug provides a neat way of closing an unused drainage socket without adding additional pipework. This makes the fitting useful where a connection has been deliberately left unused or reserved for possible future drainage work.

160mm Socket Blanking Plug for Future Connections

A 160mm socket blanking plug can be fitted to a spare compatible socket until that connection is required. If the connection may be used later, record its position and ensure it remains accessible where necessary.

Push Fit Drainage Socket Plug

The push fit drainage socket plug is designed to work with the ring-seal joint found on compatible underground drainage sockets. The push-fit arrangement allows straightforward installation without solvent welding, provided the socket and plug are dimensionally compatible.

Installing a Push Fit Drainage Socket Plug

Keep the sealing surfaces clean and apply suitable drainage lubricant where required. Insert the push fit drainage socket plug evenly and squarely rather than forcing it in at an angle, as this can affect the position of the socket seal.

Terracotta Drainage Socket Plug

The traditional terracotta drainage socket plug colour matches the appearance of standard below-ground drainage pipe and fittings. This makes the fitting easy to identify as part of the underground drainage system during installation.

Terracotta Drainage Socket Plug Applications

The terracotta drainage socket plug can be used in compatible foul-water, surface-water and general gravity drainage systems where an unused 160mm socket requires closure.

Socket Plug vs End Cap

A socket plug and an end cap perform similar blanking functions but connect differently.

• Socket plug: inserts into a compatible drainage socket.
• End cap: typically fits over or onto the end of compatible plain-ended pipe.

This product is the socket plug type.

Socket Plug vs Screwed Access Plug

A standard socket plug simply closes the socket. A screwed access plug has a removable threaded or screwed cover intended to provide future inspection or rodding access. If regular maintenance access is required, use a proper access fitting rather than relying on a plain blanking plug.

Socket Plug vs 2 in 1 Cap

A 2-in-1 fitting is designed to perform more than one connection function, typically allowing use as either a socket plug or pipe-end cap. This product is a straightforward socket plug and should be selected specifically where a compatible 160mm drainage socket needs blanking.

160mm Underground Drainage Applications

The 160mm drainage socket plug is useful for suitable applications including:

• Blanking unused 160mm drainage sockets
• Future drainage connection points
• Drainage alterations and extensions
• Foul-water underground drainage
• Surface-water drainage
• Rainwater drainage layouts
• Domestic groundworks
• Commercial drainage installations
• Site drainage work

PVC-U Underground Drainage Systems

160mm socket plugs of this type are used with compatible PVC-U underground drainage systems. PVC-U drainage systems are widely used for non-pressure foul-water and surface-water drainage because they provide lightweight, corrosion-resistant push-fit pipework and fittings.

BS EN 1401 Underground Drainage

Compatible 160mm underground drainage systems are manufactured to BS EN 1401-1 for PVC-U non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Always check that the fitting is dimensionally compatible with the socket being blanked, particularly when combining components from different drainage systems. Further information is available from the BSI BS EN 1401-1 standard reference.

160mm Drainage Socket Plug Key Features

• Nominal size: 160mm
• Standard socket-plug design
• Designed to insert into a compatible 160mm drainage socket
• Push-fit connection
• Used for blanking unused sockets
• Terracotta underground drainage finish
• Suitable for compatible gravity drainage systems
• Suitable for foul-water and surface-water applications
• Useful for future connections and drainage alterations
• Not a screwed access plug
• Not a 2-in-1 pipe cap

Shop 160mm Underground Drainage

Browse our complete 160mm Underground Drainage range for pipes, bends, branches, plugs, couplers, reducers and access fittings. You can also browse our wider Underground Drainage range for additional pipe sizes, inspection chambers and drainage accessories. The 160mm drainage socket plug provides a simple 160mm underground drainage plug solution with a practical 160mm socket blanking plug design, straightforward push fit drainage socket plug connection and conventional terracotta drainage socket plug finish.