Cap (end cap)
- A type of pipe fitting which seals the end of a pipe.
- Usually liquid or gas tight, which covers the end of a pipe.
A cap is used like a plug, except that the pipe cap screws or attaches on the male thread of a pipe. A cap may have a solvent weld socket end or a female threaded end and the other end closed off. In plumbing systems that use threads, the cap has female threads. Industrial caps can be round, square, rectangular, U-shaped, I-shaped and may have a round hand grip or a flat hand grip. If a solvent weld cap is used to provide for a future connection point, several inches of pipe must be left before the cap. This is because when the cap is cut off for the future connection, enough pipe must remain to allow a new fitting to be glued onto it.
