ss wrote:
On 27/03/2018 16:22, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
stuart noble wrote:
Used flexi connectors for kitchen taps about 5 years ago. Yesterday
hot side split and flooded kitchen. Seems they're no better than a
shower hose then?Mind boggles as to what might have happened if we
had been away. Obviously now I won't go anywhere without turning off
the stopcock.
Obvious question. Are there higher rated versions able to withstand
hot water? Should they be used at all?

New kitchen fitted pushing 10 years ago.
After 4 years a hose split under the sink and made a right mess. We
are insured for leaks - not my idea. Out comes plumber and replaced
both hoses. Both were kinked, other one was not far off splitting.
Bloody kitchen fitters!


In Turkey they use flexi hoses, I dont know about quality but people
that owned property replaced them every 3 years as a matter of course.

I have very big hands that just will not reach behind the kitchen sink. I
tried it.
I understand that flexi hoses are feeding the bath taps, fitted by a
respected
heating engineer. I'm not inclined to take the bath panel out to replace the
hoses.