help bath tap tails too short

[ozbourn]

Hey I'm fitting a bath, bath was bought from somewhere different than the bath taps. With the bath being quite thick were the taps are and the tap tails being quite short, its left about 4 threads under near the bath. No were near enough to tighten the end feed 3/4 to 15mm tap connectors I have. Anyone come across this before any ideas what I can do.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Extend the pipework.

Andy

 

[longdogs]

Tap tails too short? Sounds more like the bath is too high. You will have to add 'something' to the pipes, valves/ straight connectors/or longer flexis.

 

[ozbourn]

its a new bath, its not the pipework that's a problem its the fact the the tails ( threaded bit on the tap) that comes through the bath after I have tighten the back nut theres only like 4 threads after the back nut to tighten the copper tap connectors which isn't enough to get it to bite to the fibre washer.

 

[xr4x4]

As been said, lower the bath or extend the pipes..

What else can you do..?!

 

[ozbourn]

Sorry I mean there isn't enough thread coming through the bath on the taps after the back nut to tighten a copper tap connector to I've tried doubling up on the fibre washers but still isn't enough thread to bite up to.

 

[buck51]

What is the bath made of. and how thick is it?

 

[Nige F]

get 2 female iron /copper couplings 3/4 inch x 22 copper remove the backnuts and use the couplings in their place - you should find that will be ok for length to hold against the underside of the bath - the tap tail threads can be sealed with ptfe - though I would be making hemp grommets and using boss white then you`ll need a stub of 22 copper - because the 22 fittings aren`t the same as 3/4 bsp threads on the taps

 

[ozbourn]

Its fibre glass, is about 1inch think there's a wood board encased in there fibre glass too were the taps are, noticed when drilled the taps.

 

[buck51]

In that case I would say you have drilled holes in the wrong place.

 

[ozbourn]

Its the same thickness all the way on the back of the bath

 

[ozbourn]

I'd probs get it to bite if I used 3 fibre washers guessing this isn't right though?

 

[xr4x4]

Sounds like another designer pos that's a nightmare for us tradesmen to install.

 

[ozbourn]

the taps have quite a small thread on them I know I'd be able to get a different tap which would have a longer thread don't really want to do this though. The customer has brought things online from different places.

 

[ozbourn]

Is trying to pack it out with 2/ 3 fibre washers a bad idea? I'm going to try a flexi tomorrow to see if that requires less thread than a copper tap connector to bite up.