Hi guys,
I’m looking to fit an outdoor tap in my garage so I can connect an hosepipe to wash the car etc. Now the main water supply pipe coming into the house (garage is part of the house) is located in the garage with the main stopcock. This is a vertical copper pipe which is currently boxed in with wood in the back corner of the garage (has a access panel for the stopcock). I haven’t yet measured the pipe but I suspect its 22mm (maybe larger, I’ll just assume its 22mm for moment). So my plan is to fit a compression reducing tee piece (i.e. the branch will be 15mm) after the main stopcock, and then connect 15mm copper pipe to this using compression fittings (and an isolator) and on to an outdoor tap. All pretty straightforward so far.
My problem comes when cutting into the 22mm supply pipe, 2 issues here. The pipe is very solid and has very little play, and access to cut it is very limited. With this in mind:
• How can I insert the tee piece as the pipes have no moment at all? I can’t just cut the pipes the same size as the tee piece as the pipes need to go inside the tee? No enough movement on the pipes to bend them and get the tee piece on, and I think if I try to force it, it will damage connections further up/down the pipe etc.
• I need a clean cut on the pipe, what’s the best way to cut through existing pipe? Hacksaw won’t do it as not enough space, and I think a Dremal would prove difficult as well. Must be tool out there to cut into existing pipe with limited access?
Any ideas guys? Links to the bits I need would be useful!
Thanks
Matt
I’m looking to fit an outdoor tap in my garage so I can connect an hosepipe to wash the car etc. Now the main water supply pipe coming into the house (garage is part of the house) is located in the garage with the main stopcock. This is a vertical copper pipe which is currently boxed in with wood in the back corner of the garage (has a access panel for the stopcock). I haven’t yet measured the pipe but I suspect its 22mm (maybe larger, I’ll just assume its 22mm for moment). So my plan is to fit a compression reducing tee piece (i.e. the branch will be 15mm) after the main stopcock, and then connect 15mm copper pipe to this using compression fittings (and an isolator) and on to an outdoor tap. All pretty straightforward so far.
My problem comes when cutting into the 22mm supply pipe, 2 issues here. The pipe is very solid and has very little play, and access to cut it is very limited. With this in mind:
• How can I insert the tee piece as the pipes have no moment at all? I can’t just cut the pipes the same size as the tee piece as the pipes need to go inside the tee? No enough movement on the pipes to bend them and get the tee piece on, and I think if I try to force it, it will damage connections further up/down the pipe etc.
• I need a clean cut on the pipe, what’s the best way to cut through existing pipe? Hacksaw won’t do it as not enough space, and I think a Dremal would prove difficult as well. Must be tool out there to cut into existing pipe with limited access?
Any ideas guys? Links to the bits I need would be useful!
Thanks
Matt