On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:46:40 +0100, Samantha Booth wrote:

I want to fit an outside tap on the dog run down the side of the house.
I can tap into an exsisting hot supply no problem and fit the tap. Thing is
I am getting a tap kit from B&Q will there be any problem with the fittings
they supply with it going onto the hot pipe rather than the normal cold
pipe. Its the "screw into the exsisting pipe" kind of fitting.

I think these cheap'n'nasty outside tap kits use a pretty naff bit of
hosepipe to connect to the tap. This may just scrape by for cold supply
but a combination of hot water and mains pressure (if your hot water
is off a combi as you imply) could be too much for it.

As others have suggested: do the job properly :-)

Depending on location I'd be thinking of using a combined wallplate with
through-pipe (Screwfix 82202, also available from Toolstation) with a tap
combining a double-check valve (Sfx 11958, or 11558 for a Pegler), and on
the supply side whatever fits your existing pipework: possibly involving a
15mm compression Tee, a service isolation valve and maybe a flexible tap
connector.

Loctite thread-sealing tape (plumbers' dental floss :-)) is great for
sealing the tap thread to the wall plate.


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