OATEY 72217 3" or 4" PVC General Purpose Pipe Fit Drain w/ 4" Cast NI Grate & Square Top

Both. The 72217 is a pipe fit drain body made for either 3 inch or 4 inch PVC, so one part covers the two common DWV sizes you'll run into on a general purpose floor drain tie-in. It's PVC, so it solvent welds to PVC DWV pipe.

Metal. The 72217 ships with a 4 inch cast grate on a square top, not a plastic strainer, which is what you want where carts, foot traffic or hose-down cleaning would chew up plastic. The body itself is PVC.

It's the drain you set into a floor where you need a simple collection point tied straight into a 3 inch or 4 inch PVC DWV line: utility and janitor rooms, mechanical rooms, laundry areas, basements, garages. Pipe fit means the body connects directly to the pipe rather than clamping into a membrane, so it suits new rough-in or a straight replacement on an existing PVC stub rather than a waterproofed shower or roof assembly.

The grate is 4 inch cast and sits on a square top, so the finished look at the floor is a square frame. If your existing drain opening in the tile or concrete is round, expect to patch or cut to the square top rather than drop this straight in.

5.8 pounds, most of that in the cast grate rather than the PVC body. It's a one-hand set for a single plumber, and the mass is a fair indication the grate is cast metal rather than a light strainer.

Oatey 72217. That's the manufacturer part number to order or cross-reference, and Oatey also publishes a spec sheet for the 72217 if you need the submittal for a drawing.