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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?

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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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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