What the word (Spigot) means in this case

Mad Plumber · Feb 8, 2006

I am about to order a part from McMaster Carr, P/N 2389K43 Female trap adapter. It is for my motorhome shower drain. The discription puzzles me in that while it is a socket-weld x pipe, it says the connection is (Spigot).

I don't understand what the word (Spigot) means in this case. Does the pipe end have threads or is it a slipfit that will tighten down like on a lot of home bathroom drains? I need a pipe threaded fitting.
Tom

Plumber1 · Feb 8, 2006

I've always used the words: spigot, cock, tap, faucet and thought that they were interchangeable....

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Bob NH · Feb 8, 2006

In PVC pipe fitting the spigot is the male part that gets glued into the socket, the female part.

Dubldare · Feb 8, 2006

An alternate word for socket would be 'hub', hub is the converse of spigot.

2389K43
Drain, Waste & Vent Standard Wall PVC Fitting 1-1/4" Tubex1-1/4" Sckt, Fem PVC Trap Adapter, Sch 40

A female trap adapter is where one end glues to the drain pipe, the other end receives a tubular type by means of a slip-joint connection.

Jimbo · Feb 8, 2006

A spigot fitting is sometimes referred to as a street fitting; but a street fitting could also be male threads, so spigot is the more accurate name. As far as I know, spigot would always refer to a non-threaded end.

Cass · Feb 9, 2006

I have always called a trap adaptor a Desanco fitting. Made or sold by the Desanco company I beleive.

hj · Feb 9, 2006

trap adapter

In the Midwest, and on some trap packages, it is called a "Marvel" connector.

What the word (Spigot) means in this case

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