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Any Plumbers in the house?? - SHAHZ - 12-04-2018
Want to fit an outdoor tap, will go on the wall behind the kitchen sink so not much pipe will be needed. Want to use plastic pipes to make it easier, just wanted to ask if its possible to tap into the current mains (cooper) with a plastic 'T'...or would it be better to solder a copper pipe (ive been told that compression joints shouldnt be used = problems if it freezes)
Cheers
Any Plumbers in the house?? - FirebirdPhil - 12-04-2018
Dean mate will be the one for this!!
You are better off with copper though, there are some very good fast fit copper fittings available.
Any Plumbers in the house?? - parthiban - 12-04-2018
The plastic ones should be fine, a lot of new houses have the plastic pipes throughout although I'm no plumbing expert.
Only thing I know with copper is that it's hard to get a decent solder joint if a pipe is wet, so compression fittings are generally used in these instances. If compression doesn't do well in cold, then plastic might be the way to go (but they're compression too aren't they?)
Any Plumbers in the house?? - SHAHZ - 12-04-2018
parthiban then plastic might be the way to go (but they're compression too aren't they?)
Good point mate, but i think it might be to do with the olive.....Does the plastic joints have O rings or an olive?
Any Plumbers in the house?? - parthiban - 13-04-2018
Thinking about it couldn't you use the push fit type plastic connectors?
Any Plumbers in the house?? - Sparkystav - 13-04-2018
Ive done the same thing already mate,
you can buy a screw on fitting, literally put it around the copper pipe and tighten, it pierces the pipe and jobs a good un, its got a tap so you can turn it off for the winter etc, then its just plastic pipe with push on fitting to the outside, screw the tap to the wall and job done
Any Plumbers in the house?? - Sparkystav - 13-04-2018
this is the exact one i have:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10101/Plumbing/Water-Pipe-and-Fittings/Outdoor-Garden-Tap-Kit?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Plumbing-_-Outdoor%20Garden%20Tap%20Kit
Any Plumbers in the house?? - SHAHZ - 13-04-2018
Are they any good though, is there any loss of pressure/ less water ??
Any Plumbers in the house?? - Tango - 13-04-2018
SHAHZ Are they any good though, is there any loss of pressure/ less water ??
Don't you have a gas torch? It's easy enough to do the job properly with a few pre-soldered fittings and copper pipe.
Any Plumbers in the house?? - jomo - 13-04-2018
Used the same tap fitting kit as Stav, works a treat imo.
Just had to drill hole through wall to the outside, job was done start to finish in 15-20mins.
Had no leaks and no loss of water pressure at all. Easiest way to do the job.