Cleanouts

Cleanouts, cleanout plugs, covers, adjustable cleanouts and closet flanges in ABS, PVC, cast iron and nickel bronze, with solvent weld, no-hub and push-joint connections.

A cleanout is a code-required access point for rodding a drain line, and the requirement is access, not merely presence. A cleanout buried behind finished wall, under a cabinet or inside a shower base is a failed inspection even though the fitting is correct and installed.

Adjustable cleanouts solve the timing problem: the access cover sets independently of the body, so the rough can go in before the finished floor thickness is known and the cover still ends up flush.

Plug material is a decision people regret. A brass or plastic plug backs out with a wrench years later; a cast iron plug in a cast iron body seizes and often has to be drilled and chiseled out — which is precisely the moment when the drain is already blocked. Where the choice exists, choose the dissimilar, softer plug.

Cover material follows exposure: nickel bronze where it shows and gets walked on, plastic where it will be concealed.

Brands include Sioux Chief, Pasco and LSP Products.