I really want to put an outdoor hose union bib tap on the wall outside the kitchen and wish I'd done it when I renovated. There is an existing hole through the wall from an old drain that I cut off at both ends and filled with expanding foam. This seems like an easy place to pass a 15mm copper pipe through, but it is only 25mm off the ground and is about a foot to the right of a drain that would be perfect to put the tap over.
I have two questions:
I have two questions:
- What is the ideal height for an outdoor tap? I want it above the drain and to be able to accommodate a bucket underneath.
- What is the best way to run the copper pipe? most installations I've seen have the copper exiting the wall and going straight up or straight down to the elbow/tap. In my case I want to go over to the left and up for the ideal tap location. Is there a better way to run the pipe? Can it be run diagonally? This seems like the easiest options but I know you're not supposed to run cabling diagonally so maybe it's similar with copper pipe?
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