Dutchman used in plumbing Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › Dutchman used in plumbing This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 19 years, 4 months ago by Retired plbg1. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 14 Dec 2004 at 10:54 pm #277464 David Colquitt What is the term Dutchman in plumbing, a 3lb. cake of wiping solder or a lead spacer? 15 Dec 2004 at 12:31 am #296314 Retired plbg1Participant Its a spacer. We use to use dutchman on soil pipe or any other pipe to fill in a space. Art retired plbg » This message has been edited by John Aldrich on 15 December 2004 Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In