1/4" Brass Pipe Plug for the #20860 Strainer from Bane-Clene®

This is the 1/4" brass pipe plug that seals the auxiliary port on the body of the Bane-Clene® #20860 Strainer, the 1/2" brass in-line solution strainer that protects your pump and jets from grit, scale and tank debris. The strainer body is cast with an extra port for gauge or drain installations. On most machines that port is not used, and this plug is what keeps it sealed under full solution pressure. It is a small part with an outsized consequence: a weeping or missing plug means a pressure leak on the supply side, and you will chase that symptom through the pump and regulator before you think to look at the strainer.

Features and Benefits:

• Solid brass, matching the strainer body material so there is no dissimilar-metal corrosion at the joint.
• Holds seal under hot, high-pH cleaning solution.
• Direct fit to the 1/4" port on the #20860 Strainer body.
• Genuine Bane-Clene® service part.

Service Notes:

• Use PTFE thread sealant tape or a liquid pipe sealant on the threads. Tapered pipe threads seal on the threads, not on a gasket face.
• Snug firmly but do not crank on it. Brass will deform and a distorted plug will not reseal.
• Replace rather than re-tape any plug that has been removed several times or shows chewed or galled threads.