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JuliMacarthur
I'm going to warn you that I am a complete idiot and I'm not a plumber.
I've changed a number of taps in my life but recently come up with an issue in changing a kitchen tap in my new house.
My pipes etc use the standard 15mm fittings as done the tap that was originally installed. I bought myself a nice new Grohe tap (used them before), but didn't realise the flex pipe fittings are 12mm. Now, my problem was finding a way to fit the tap to the 15mm isolator valve.
I bought a reducer but my isolator valve has identical ends, threads to connect pipes I would guess. The old tap flex pipe would just screw onto the thread but my reducer from 15mm to 12mm, is a thread on the 15mm end so I had to buy a new isolator with a regular end and the other end with a compression bit to screw the reducer into (service valve?).
Now my pipe looks like Frankenstein!
Will this completely screw up my system, and are there any other ways which might be better? It's not leaking and the tap works fine, but I'd be grateful for advice
There is supposed to be a photo here but don't know if you can see it, if not, please let me know!
Ta,
Juli
I've changed a number of taps in my life but recently come up with an issue in changing a kitchen tap in my new house.
My pipes etc use the standard 15mm fittings as done the tap that was originally installed. I bought myself a nice new Grohe tap (used them before), but didn't realise the flex pipe fittings are 12mm. Now, my problem was finding a way to fit the tap to the 15mm isolator valve.
I bought a reducer but my isolator valve has identical ends, threads to connect pipes I would guess. The old tap flex pipe would just screw onto the thread but my reducer from 15mm to 12mm, is a thread on the 15mm end so I had to buy a new isolator with a regular end and the other end with a compression bit to screw the reducer into (service valve?).
Now my pipe looks like Frankenstein!
Will this completely screw up my system, and are there any other ways which might be better? It's not leaking and the tap works fine, but I'd be grateful for advice
There is supposed to be a photo here but don't know if you can see it, if not, please let me know!
Ta,
Juli
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