Watts APU16 Spring Fit Drywall Access Panel for Plumbing, Wiring, and Cables, White, 8 inch x 8 inch

I only use Watts brand. It is the best cover and easy to install.

Access not excess! While doing a faucet replacement for a bathtub found there was no good access to do so. Needed to cut a hole in the drywall on the opposite side from the faucet. Faucet replaced easy enough, now what to do with this hole in the wall? Hanging a picture wasn't the answer. Fortunately, this is a solution! This plastic, spring loaded, paint-able, low profile panel comes in various sizes. This is a neat and clean solution to have access to an area in a wall to access electrical or plumbing. These stay in place well but if you've got little kids you could lightly caulk 'em in. I've got a couple of these in another bathroom to access a shower from a closet. Works well!

As advertised perfect fit.

We had to have a hole cut into our wall so plumbers could access our outdoor hose faucet. Instead of patching the drywall, I bought this in case we need to reach that pipe again. It popped right in without having to make the drywall a perfect square -- took 5 seconds to install!

This cover is made of matte finish plastic with a rough "eggshell" look. It is called 8"x8" but it's 10"x10" outside dimensions. It is designed to fit into an 8"x8" hole so you end up with one inch of overlap all around. If you wanted to you could fit it into a hole as small as 6" by 5 ¾". So for practical purposes it will cover any hole size from 6"x6" to 8"x9" as long as two sides are parallel.The attachment mechanism is a sliding latch panel that is spring loaded across the back. It does not have ears or screws or any of the other common attachment methods. To install it you compress the sliding panel and insert the other end end into the hole, then release the pressure on the locking panel. Removing it requires sliding it in the proper direction or inserting a thin putty knife ... there are no clues if you're not familiar with the design or don't know which way the installation is oriented in the wall. Probing with a very thin putty knife is probably going to be necessary. That's the price of a clean look.When painted to match the wall color this is a VERY discreet cover.BUT there are drawbacks. The first is noted above, namely that it's hard to figure out how to remove this guy if you didn't install it... there are NO external clues.Secondly, to compress the spring on the back will require a putty knife or sliding the whole panel...... you're probably going to scrape the surrounding paint.Thirdly, the rear locking panel slides in two channels; the panel can bind in these channels defeating the spring. The attached photo shows it binding against a fully-compressed spring in a channel that seems clean. The only solution seems to be to lubricate the channel... but what do you use to lubricate plastic sliding in plastic channels? Vaseline? Oil? Vegetable oil? Water based lubricant? They all have a downside and the dust that's liable to accumulate on the back of this panel is going to mix with lubricants and make a worse mess.I have no good suggestion.So very good-looking flush-fitting panel that will cover a large hole, but kind of a PITA latch.

Install could not be easier. Depending on the existing hole if there is one, you may decide to enlarge the whole, which is what I did. If you are cutting the hole, the included template makes sizing the hole easy and the cover installs in seconds with no screws. As a handyman, this is my go to when I need an access panel for plumbing.

Brilliant in its simplicity. Ordered this in 8x8 to cover an access to water cutoff for a shower. It is clean and inconspicuous. Only issue is that in my installation it's adjacent to an electric outlet and the outlet cover plate had to be trimmed slightly to fit. Simple job and the white colors matched. Wish it was made in a size larger than 14x14!

I use these for easy access to plumbing behind my walls. They are perfect.