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Don't laugh... (too much)
We have a white mixer tap (20yrs old now) it needs replacing and I bought a very similar one yesterday.. it came with the flexible hoses as you'd expect but most don't seem to like.. anyway looking at it I couldn't see how it was piped in the first place. .all soldered up but 'in place' and screwed in and tightened up.
the two copper pipes on left go right up to the threaded monobloc
I could not see how to detach this as even cutting the pipes, you would have a job unscrewing the pipes out of the tap block underneath!!!! Then I also thought I can't even fit compression joints (my preference) as the pipes are too close together anyway.... Hence I thought of coming here and asking how the magician did it. (these are the problems newbies face.. no experience)
Anyway.. laying awake most of the night thinking about this.. Am I right in thinking that it was measured up, then the pipes fitted into the monobloc unit then put through the sink top and slid into the two soldered joints (halfway up the photo) in the first photo and then the retaining bolt fitted and then soldered up?
Same way to get it out? undo the bolt and heat the joints and pull it up?
I do have a gas torch/flux/solder but nothing to stop me burning the kitchen cupboard down
Those pipes almost touch that 'thin' white backboard!
The other question.. bear with me please.. is the new fitting. If I fit it the same way with the bolt away from the wall I am actually using it backwards with the screw and label showing..
I can change the tap tops around so the hot and cold colours correct. What do you think.. if I put it the other way with the bolt at the back wall I'm guessing the pipes are going to be 5-7 mm off centre from where they fall right now (bolt currently at the front).. is there enough tolerance/movement over the pipe length to force it slightly forward.. or a bad idea?
any tips or observations are greatly appreciated.. it was going to be soooo easy...
Perhaps i could be a traffic warden and have less trouble.. Err.. No.
We have a white mixer tap (20yrs old now) it needs replacing and I bought a very similar one yesterday.. it came with the flexible hoses as you'd expect but most don't seem to like.. anyway looking at it I couldn't see how it was piped in the first place. .all soldered up but 'in place' and screwed in and tightened up.
the two copper pipes on left go right up to the threaded monobloc
I could not see how to detach this as even cutting the pipes, you would have a job unscrewing the pipes out of the tap block underneath!!!! Then I also thought I can't even fit compression joints (my preference) as the pipes are too close together anyway.... Hence I thought of coming here and asking how the magician did it. (these are the problems newbies face.. no experience)
Anyway.. laying awake most of the night thinking about this.. Am I right in thinking that it was measured up, then the pipes fitted into the monobloc unit then put through the sink top and slid into the two soldered joints (halfway up the photo) in the first photo and then the retaining bolt fitted and then soldered up?
Same way to get it out? undo the bolt and heat the joints and pull it up?
I do have a gas torch/flux/solder but nothing to stop me burning the kitchen cupboard down
Those pipes almost touch that 'thin' white backboard!
The other question.. bear with me please.. is the new fitting. If I fit it the same way with the bolt away from the wall I am actually using it backwards with the screw and label showing..
I can change the tap tops around so the hot and cold colours correct. What do you think.. if I put it the other way with the bolt at the back wall I'm guessing the pipes are going to be 5-7 mm off centre from where they fall right now (bolt currently at the front).. is there enough tolerance/movement over the pipe length to force it slightly forward.. or a bad idea?
any tips or observations are greatly appreciated.. it was going to be soooo easy...
Perhaps i could be a traffic warden and have less trouble.. Err.. No.