On 16/05/2019 17:24, Adam Funk wrote:
Just to be clear, I'm talking about combining these two parts:

Compression Wallplate Elbow 15mm x 1/2"
https://www.toolstation.com/compression-wallplate-elbow/p74070

Hose Union Bib Tap with Double Check Valve 1/2" DZR
https://www.toolstation.com/hose-union-bib-tap-with-double-check-valve/p54792

I was under the impression that if you install the elbow so that
supply pipe is coming straight down to it, the tap should screw all
the way into it & end up pointing down. (I'm pretty sure that's what
I did with the old ones, which were removed as part of a kitchen
renovation, so I've installed new ones in a different place outside.)

In practice, however, I installed two of these the same way but they
ended up pointing in slightly different directions, neither straight
down. I ended up packing a couple of fibre washers in each elbow
until I got the right direction. What am I missing?

Thanks.


It always happens. Last time, I used a wall plate with a soldered
connection going straight out of the back, through the wall. It not only
minimised the amount of pipework exposed to outdoor temperatures, it
also allowed me to position the fixing screws after finding out how the
tap screwed onto to the plate.

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Colin Bignell