Pipestopper™ Nylon Plugs
Low cost, high quality, expanding pipe testing / stopping plugs.
Manufactured from nylon, an engineering polymer resistant to salt water corrosion and many chemicals gives them a high quality leak tight seal in the selected orifice.
There are two types
- A solid shaft version with five sizes from 0.5 inch up to 1.5 inch.
- A hollow shaft version with eleven sizes from 0.5 inch to 6 inch inclusive.
All plugs have
- A central spindle/shaft on which two plates are fitted with a natural rubber tyre/ring between them a wing nut on the shaft moving the two plates together compressing the tire and making the seal in the pipe or orifice.
- Natural rubber tyres which can be substituted for different rubbers where additional chemical and/or heat resistance is required.
- Alternative rubber rings options are: Silicone, Nitrile & Viton)
- The hollow shaft version with sizes from 0.5 inch to 6 inches allows:
- Water or gas to be injected or drained as required.
- Sizes of 1.5 inch and above are threaded with a half inch BSP for the connection of standard nuts/hose fittings is provided with a solid end cap seal are fully demountable for cleaning and parts replacement.
- Optional end caps are available with fixed nipples/nozzles for hose connection or free nipples which can rotate when heavier hoses are used.
Note: Due to additional tooling costs we can only offer the following on large bulk plug orders.
- Where required, we can provide customers with end caps with their logo or company name moulded on.
- We can also manufacture the plug so that the nylon is coloured.
Contact us for more details or to discuss any of your welding needs
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