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Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit a tap to
the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be a bit long
winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the usual
water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and draggin
the hosing through the house to front door to front garden which has gotten
me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol


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Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit a tap
to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be a bit long
winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and draggin
the hosing through the house to front door to front garden which has
gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would be a
starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

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TheScullster wrote:
"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit
a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be
a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm



Gald you said starting point. I would also fit an inline tap on the leg
inside the house. This enables you to turn off the supply from inside the
house in the winter, leaving the outside tap open so that it cannot freeze
up and burst.


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On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:06:36 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit a tap
to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be a bit long
winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and draggin
the hosing through the house to front door to front garden which has
gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would be a
starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

Not wishing to hijack this, but I have a query about using self-cutting
taps. Although TMH suggests these are suitable for pressure washers, I
saw a warning about that on Toolstation's website:
http://tinyurl.com/2da78fl that their kits weren't suitable for use with
pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?
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Clot wrote:
TheScullster wrote:
"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit
a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be
a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm



Gald you said starting point. I would also fit an inline tap on the leg
inside the house. This enables you to turn off the supply from inside the
house in the winter, leaving the outside tap open so that it cannot freeze
up and burst.


This is a fair point, but I would say that mine haven't done this: the
hose and its fittings, however, have.

I have a plastic pushfit pipe connecting the outside tap to the
plumbing, and not much pipe outside at all. I suspect the if it did
freeze it would simply pass the pressure back to the mains supply anyway.



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On Jul 1, 5:45*pm, pete wrote:
warning about that on Toolstation's website:http://tinyurl.com/2da78flthat
their kits weren't suitable for use with pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?


Reduced flow can cause the pressure washer auto-shutoff not to operate?
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pete wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:06:36 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit
a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would
be a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it
the usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

Not wishing to hijack this, but I have a query about using
self-cutting taps. Although TMH suggests these are suitable for
pressure washers, I saw a warning about that on Toolstation's website:
http://tinyurl.com/2da78fl that their kits weren't suitable for use
with pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?


Only thing I can think of is that they have some sort of valve in the kit
somewhere. Washing machines/dishwashers/garden hoses just accept water,
pressure washers suck water.

The Hozelock self sealing connectors cause problems because the pump sucks
the valve shut.


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TheScullster wrote:
If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would be a


Gah!! Them things should be banned. My tenants flooded my shop
by trying to fit those things, they messed up so much - they put one
*before* the cut-off tap - I had to isolate the entire building at the
street stop-tap and dismantle most of the kitchen to replace the
pipework.

JGH
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Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit a tap
to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be a bit long
winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and draggin
the hosing through the house to front door to front garden which has
gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol


Not quite the same but might give you an idea: our kitchen is round the side
and an external tap supply was run through the wall from there. Then a 'Y'
splitter was put on (one with individual ball valves), one hose is wound on
the side wall and serves the back garden. The other - which might interest
you - I ran up behind the drainpipe and along in the gutter, round to the
other side of the house, from where it serves front garden and the other
side of the house. You may similarly be able to hide your additional hose
in the gutter: there is no need to keep running it through the house.

S


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Clot wrote:
TheScullster wrote:
"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit
a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would be
a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it the
usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm



Gald you said starting point. I would also fit an inline tap on the leg
inside the house. This enables you to turn off the supply from inside the
house in the winter, leaving the outside tap open so that it cannot
freeze up and burst.

This is a fair point, but I would say that mine haven't done this: the
hose and its fittings, however, have.

I have a plastic pushfit pipe connecting the outside tap to the plumbing,
and not much pipe outside at all. I suspect the if it did freeze it would
simply pass the pressure back to the mains supply anyway.


Nope, both our expensive Hozelock sprayhead and the brass 2-way adaptor were
shattered by this winter's cold. You can empty the hoze reasonably well - if
you remember - but the ball valve in the adaptor is not so easy. Better to
disconnect and keep frost free.

S




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pete wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:06:36 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to fit
a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front would
be a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it
the usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

Not wishing to hijack this, but I have a query about using
self-cutting taps. Although TMH suggests these are suitable for
pressure washers, I saw a warning about that on Toolstation's website:
http://tinyurl.com/2da78fl that their kits weren't suitable for use
with pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?


Only thing I can think of is that they have some sort of valve in the kit
somewhere. Washing machines/dishwashers/garden hoses just accept water,
pressure washers suck water.


That's odd: I was impressed at how little water they use compared with the
garden hose?

S

The Hozelock self sealing connectors cause problems because the pump sucks
the valve shut.


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pete wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:06:36 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to
fit a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front
would be a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it
the usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

Not wishing to hijack this, but I have a query about using
self-cutting taps. Although TMH suggests these are suitable for
pressure washers, I saw a warning about that on Toolstation's
website: http://tinyurl.com/2da78fl that their kits weren't
suitable for use with pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?


Only thing I can think of is that they have some sort of valve in
the kit somewhere. Washing machines/dishwashers/garden hoses just
accept water, pressure washers suck water.


That's odd: I was impressed at how little water they use compared
with the garden hose?


They can only suck the water that is available. If the tap supplies 8 lpm
thats all a hose can use or a pressure washer can suck.

They do use less water because of the pressure they develop. They were
invented to do more cleaning with the same amount of water.


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pete wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:06:36 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

"Matthew.Ridges" wrote

Basically the kitchen is at the back of the house and I want to
fit a tap to the outside at the back as fitting it in the front
would be a bit long winded I guess ?

So I was wondering how I would do this. Under the kicthen sink it
the usual water pipe, hot and cold.

Currently I'm using a hozelock fitting under the kitchen sink and
draggin the hosing through the house to front door to front garden
which has gotten me into a spell of bother with my wife lol...

So yeah time to do it properly I guess.

Total idiots guide needed please lol

If you don't mind using self cutting tap take-offs, then this would
be a starting point
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/fi...utside_tap.htm

Not wishing to hijack this, but I have a query about using
self-cutting taps. Although TMH suggests these are suitable for
pressure washers, I saw a warning about that on Toolstation's
website: http://tinyurl.com/2da78fl that their kits weren't
suitable for use with pressure washers.
Can anyone shed some light?

Only thing I can think of is that they have some sort of valve in
the kit somewhere. Washing machines/dishwashers/garden hoses just
accept water, pressure washers suck water.


That's odd: I was impressed at how little water they use compared
with the garden hose?


They can only suck the water that is available. If the tap supplies 8 lpm
thats all a hose can use or a pressure washer can suck.


In which case a tap that was no good for a pressure washer would be even
worse for a hose.
Another reason for getting a proper tap rather than a self cutting one.



They do use less water because of the pressure they develop. They were
invented to do more cleaning with the same amount of water.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk




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