Weight for kitchen sprayer tap

Matt0029 · Jun 16, 2019

Hi, can anyone advise how and where the weight attaches to this kitchen sprayer tap please.

ShaunCorbs · Jun 16, 2019

About just after middle towards the sprayer side

Matt0029 · Jun 16, 2019

Thanks remove the metal bits and it's comes in two by the looks of it?

WC1 · Jun 16, 2019

May need backflow prevention per regs on tap with pull out spouty thing!

Matt0029 · Jun 16, 2019

Does water mix in the tap then flow up the black flexible pipe to the sprayer?

steadyon · Jun 16, 2019

Separate the two halves as ShaunCorbs suggests, place over the black flexi at a position where you can pull the nozzle out as far as you want and re-fasten. Make sure the black flexi is free to go up and down without catching on anything.

snowhead · Jun 16, 2019

And as per Shaun, the weight needs to be positioned so it's biased towards the spray head side so it's always pulling the head down.

ShaunCorbs · Jun 16, 2019

WC1 said:
May need backflow prevention per regs on tap with pull out spouty thing!

Normally fix the weight so it doesn’t go below spill level

It’s a cop out but saves having to go down the route of cat 5 back flow

Harvest Fields · Jun 16, 2019

As above on the black hose. Middle ish. But may need to move it slightly once tap is fitted and tested.

Stigster · Jun 19, 2019

It's almost impossible to actually make a pull out spray tap like that comply. Kitchen sinks are Catagory 5 backflow risk so require air-gaps and break tank for this type of tap but nobody ever seems to do that because it's too much hassle but to comply with regs that's what should be done. For this reason I do not fit and do not like these pull out taps at all. At the very least get a double check valve on the supply pipes.

Matt0029 · Jun 19, 2019

ShaunCorbs said:
Normally fix the weight so it doesn’t go below spill level

It’s a cop out but saves having to go down the route of cat 5 back flow

If you set it so it doesn't fall below spill over level, does this do away with the need for a double check valve on the hot and cold feeds

Riley · Jun 19, 2019

Matt0029 said:
If you set it so it doesn't fall below spill over level, does this do away with the need for a double check valve on the hot and cold feeds

Kind of pointless having a pull out tap on that basis

ShaunCorbs · Jun 19, 2019

Matt0029 said:
If you set it so it doesn't fall below spill over level, does this do away with the need for a double check valve on the hot and cold feeds

Always fit double checks on kitchen sink taps

ShaunCorbs · Jun 19, 2019

Riley said:
Kind of pointless having a pull out tap on that basis

Not really they can still swill plates down

Riley · Jun 19, 2019

Which they could do from height

WC1 · Jun 20, 2019

I think I remember doing the washing up once, it was a long time ago but I was able to swill plates adequately without a pull out!
I've never been convinced of saisfying regs properly without a break so always advise against fitting.
Also it's an extra unneceassary thing waiting to fail

Maryplumb · Jun 22, 2019

Stigster is right plus most of them require high pressure so tank would have to be well above

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