Stainless Steel Hex Plug

A hex plug blanks a female port. The thread is male BSPT and the head is hexagonal, so it can be pulled up properly with a spanner and backed out again later. Twelve sizes in 316 stainless from 1/8" up to 4", carrying a maximum working pressure of 150 psi.

Key features

• Male BSPT thread with a hex head
• 316 stainless steel
• Maximum working pressure 150 psi
• 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 3" and 4"
• Water, fuel and oil, as rated by the supplier

Applications

• Blanking a spare port on a pump body or a manifold
• Closing the unused leg of a tee
• Sealing a tapping that is kept for future instrumentation
• Marine and food plant where a steel plug would rust into the thread

Compatibility and fitting

• Screws into any female BSP port of the same size
• To close a male stub instead, order a stainless cap
• Commonly fitted to a spare leg of a female tee
• Related parts: brass and stainless fittings

Hex plug or hollow plug?

This is the solid hex-head pattern, driven from outside with a spanner, so it can be fitted and removed in a confined port without a socket set. Whichever pattern you use, the plug goes into a female thread; a male stub needs a cap.

Dispatched from our Brisbane warehouse. Australia-wide delivery, or collect from the warehouse once your order is confirmed ready.