Cistern connection

[mal165]

Hi, my tenant reported a leak from the cistern ( highlighted). I reckoned all that was needed was a new fibre washer and some pipe tape. I couldn't attend to the job so asked a local plumber to have a look. The attached pictures show his solution and the difficulty he encountered due the the difference in length of the threaded spigot. Neat but unnecessary!. I would appreciate your opinion's
. Thanks

 

[Baths'N'Gas]

Improvise, adapt and overcome

could of done with a longer inlet, but saying that did the merchants have one, I’ve seen worst

 

[Madrab]

Nothing wrong with that if that was the size of fill valve that was available. Why did the tenant have a leak in the first place? That plastic fill valve didn't cross thread on it's own.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Improvise, adapt and overcome

I like that.

Andy

 

[petit_pablo]

Fair play...he's worked with what hes got there..better access to the pipework and i imagine he would have altered the pipework to suit.

 

[CBW]

You’ve already complimented him for it looking neat. Agree with others, if that’s all that was available, unless of course you could do it better?

 

[Nige F]

unless of course you could do it better?[/QUOTE] With a new washer and some pipe tape.

 

[Nige F]

Anyone remember Opella plastic taps - well we replaced hundreds of them when I worked for a Housing Association. Not cross threaded but the plastic decayed . The association were good landlords