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06-04-2009, 09:59
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Fitting an outside tap.....
I am thinking about getting one of those kits so that I can have a tap outside (so i can hose the garden down etc - when I get a hose pipe aswell lol)
what I wanted to know was: How easy are they to fit? What tools are needed to fit one? |
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06-04-2009, 10:09
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
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06-04-2009, 10:17
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
Yeah there easy to fit - if its the type where you put it over the pipe and tighten 2 screws, theres a bit the punctures the pipe as you do this and its sealed with a rubber washer at the same time, no mess, no drips or anything.
BUT - the hole that has been created does eventually clog up and reduces flow, mine did, took a few year though and I had to take it off to clear it, it's corrosion with the metal and copper touching each other. I eventually took mine off and put a proper T-piece in. |
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06-04-2009, 10:18
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
so all in all, it aint really as easy as i thought
 Would need a hole putting through from the plumbing to the outside also (oh the joys of being me and really having no idea lol) |
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06-04-2009, 10:20
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
Yeah, and a box round the tap so it doesn't freeze up in winter
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06-04-2009, 10:22
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
Oh well..........that's a plan thats gonna wait a while then lol
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06-04-2009, 10:24
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
LOL, get an adaptor to fit your tap and put the pipe through the window or door when you want to use it
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06-04-2009, 12:09
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
i asked this last year, i have had a tap kit for two years and i still havent got it fitted
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06-04-2009, 15:27
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
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Correct, to do it properly is not as easy as it looks.........i had a plumber mate do it... |
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06-04-2009, 15:36
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
Emma Jim will have a look tomorrow when we come with the child, he may be able to do it for you , hes done one for us. hes just goin through what you will need hun
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06-04-2009, 15:48
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06-04-2009, 17:47
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Re: Fitting an outside tap.....
And you are required to have a non return valve fitted inside the house so that nothing can get back into the water supply.
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06-04-2009, 22:02
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06-04-2009, 22:24
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