Fitting an outside tap.....

[emzy]

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?

 

[Mick]

The only Tool you need is a Plumber

 

[emzy]

The only Tool you need is a Plumber

Thats a bit pants then lol, thought them kits you could do yourself Means its gonna end up costing a lot more than just a kit

 

[K.S.H]

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.

 

[emzy]

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)

 

[K.S.H]

Yeah, and a box round the tap so it doesn't freeze up in winter

 

[emzy]

Oh well..........that's a plan thats gonna wait a while then lol

 

[K.S.H]

LOL, get an adaptor to fit your tap and put the pipe through the window or door when you want to use it

 

[flashy]

i asked this last year, i have had a tap kit for two years and i still havent got it fitted

 

[pipinfort]

The only Tool you need is a Plumber

Correct, to do it properly is not as easy as it looks.........i had a plumber mate do it...

 

[cherokee]

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

 

[emzy]

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

Thats lovely thank you

 

[mattylad]

And you are required to have a non return valve fitted inside the house so that nothing can get back into the water supply.

 

[Benipete]

And you are required to have a non return valve fitted inside the house so that nothing can get back into the water supply.

Ballcocks?

 

[Neil]

And you are required to have a non return valve fitted inside the house so that nothing can get back into the water supply.

You can get taps with the double check fitted.

 

[K.S.H]

if its a proper kit they are built into the tap
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[MUMMIBOO]

You also need a very large masonery drill bit to drill a hole through the brick expensive for something you will probably only use once! we bought a tap kit and i had it about 2 years before daddiboo (attempted to fit it!) it only dribbles water at a speed i could spit at and it now leaks too! i wouldnt bother trying to do it yourself i would get someone to fit it next time!

 

[emzy]

Tools arnt an issue, I have my Dad (Not calling him a tool, wouldnt dare, but he always seems to have any tools that I need)

 

[jaysay]

Ballcocks?

I have two of them Beni

 

[Benipete]

I have two of them Beni

Fitting a tap takes a few minutes,connecting to water supply is the hard bit.