FixtheBog 20mm MDPE Outside Tap Kit With Plastic Wall Plate & Garden Hose Fitting DCV

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Aside from the tap the next most important item is a water supply. When looking for a location to install your tap, it’s a good idea to select one next to or near an existing mains water supply pipe. The easiest way to make a sleeve is by using a length of 22mm plastic or copper pipe cut to the depth of the hole and then pushed through. The first thing to do inside is cut the copper pipe from the new outside tap down to the correct length. Outside tap pipe coming through the wall Next, cut another short length of pipe to run from the isolation valve to a drain valve or drain plug. Fit the drain to the end of the pipe and then insert the other end into the isolation valve. Make sure any compression joints are tight and that you have used PTFE tape. We like to add one of these wherever possible as it allows you to drain down the outside tap pipework.

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Before you put your hose union through the wall from the outside, cover the end of the pipe with tape. This will stop any dust or debris from getting into the pipe and into your water system. Wrap tape around the hose union To insatall an outside tap correctly and ensure all works as it should do, you will need the following products and tools: A drill and a 20mm drill bit (it doesn’t need to be 20mm exactly, but the pipe that needs to pass through the wall is 15mm wide so make sure it’s bigger than that) If it freezes and expands inside a pipe it can very easily cause it to burst which can be a nightmare in terms of leaks and also having to repair it. As we are fitting a T-joint we need to cut another section of pipe out to account for the size of the T-joint body, so measure the size of the joint body from base of collar to the same on the other side and then measure and mark this on a piece of pipe and cut it away.

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Position the pipework up to the T-joint so the end is up to the collar and mark a point on the wall for the pipe clip to fit. Mark and drill the fixing hole and then fit the clip to the wall using a screw and wall plug. There are a couple of regulations that you need to take into account when fitting your outdoor tap:

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As it’s highly unlikely that you’ll use the tap anyway through the winter months, this is certainly the best choice. Alternatives to Fitting Outside Taps Your hose should be fitted with a push-fit hose connector which you can push onto the outside tap connector to attach a hose to a tap.If you are soldering, solder the bend on the pipe before fixing it in place as it’s easier than trying to solder when it’s just poking through the wall. Likewise this is also the case if using compression joints. Insert and fix the pipe into the bend coming through the wall. This will either be into a compression joint or soldered. Connect a 90° bend fitting to the end of the pipework running from the drain valve and cut a length of pipe to run through the wall. This should be the total depth of the hole plus enough to run out to a 90° bend at either end.

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With the new T-joint in place for the pipe branch you can then work out exactly where to drill the hole through the wall to run the pipe through. If you’re using plastic pipes, it’s really important that you use pipe inserts! You don’t need them if you’re using copper pipe. Just pop an insert into every end of the pipe that you use. The outside tap has now been installed. Everything else is done from inside the house. Step 3: Connect to the Water Supply For this example we are going to use copper pipework and compression fittings and a standard wall plate for the tap. Diagram for Fitting Outside TapIf you want to use the supplied old-type hose connector, you will need to force your hose pipe onto the connector and fit a hose (jubilee) clip on and tighten it with a screwdriver. How to Fix a Dripping Outside Tap There are some decent outside tap kits you can buy, but you should try to avoid using a flexible hose when fitting an outside tap. Replacing an outside that has already been fitted is very easy and I would definitely recommend a DIYer to give it a go. When you’ve put the pipe through the wall, take a look at your pipework on the inside and figure out how you’re going to connect your pipe. You need to make sure you’re connecting your tap to a cold water pipe. If you’re not sure which is the cold pipe, you can run the hot tap for a minute. The hot pipe will get warm and the cold one will stay cold. The most common way of connecting this to the water supply is to add an elbow to the copper pipe coming from the outside tap using a 15mm brass compression elbow or Speedfit.

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The connections are easy to install, as is the installation of gutters and downpipes. In this project on plastic guttering and downpipes you will find information and a video on installing guttering and making joints in downpipes to create a feed for your water butt. Only you know your level of competence but if you haven’t done any plumbing before then installing an outside tap might be a bit much for you. Also, it will need to be in line with the branch joint of the T-fitting. To ensure this, place a spirit level under the bottom edge of the branch joint and level it and then run along the level and mark the wall where you want to drill the hole. Measure up around 7mm from your mark and make another mark and this should then be dead centre to the T-joint. To prevent any such issues with your new garden tap it’s a good idea to trun the water off at the isolation valve and then drain the water out of the supply pipe through the drain plug. When running a water pipe or indeed any object through a wall you really should run a sleeve through the hole first and then run any pipes or similar through the sleaving.You can replace the washer on the outside tap, but sometimes it’s so much easier and less of a headache to just replace the tap. Flexible and plastic hoses are more likely to leak, especially if there’s a tight bend in them, and might even burst open and flood your house one day. You must fit an isolation valve. This means that you will be able to shut off the water supply to your new tap, whilst still having water supply to the rest of your house. To make sure you have a good supply of water to your water-butt connected system it is a good idea to collect water from any available sources such as gutters and down pipes from your house and any sheds you may have.