I need a connector that doesn't appear to exist ..?

[Wabby]

Hi guys,

I need to be able to tap a feed from my downstairs toilet, to take to my garage for washing machine feed. I am struggling to find any solution.

The current pipework looks like:

I need to be able to tee off from this and go LEFT towards my washing machine.

How would this be possible?

I have thought of opening the wall up, extending the run downwards and coming out more like the skirting board, so I can add an inline Tee but this seems like a lot of work when there might just be some magic thing out there that you guys know about

 

[kevplumb]

is the pipework inside the wall or does it go through to the other side ??

 

[Wabby]

is the pipework inside the wall or does it go through to the other side ??

Its inside, and falls from the top.

 

[Phill Peck]

Take the elbow off and replace it with a tee you'll then have a port pointing down so another 90deg and your heading left.....

 

[kevplumb]

can you get acess to replace the bottom elbow with a t then drop into a elbow

you can get corner tees but there a might pricy
beat me to it

 

[Newboy]

Is the basin mains fed? - most washing machines need mains feed cold supply

 

[Wabby]

Damn, Thanks guys. Completely overlooked the Tee up/down and take my feed from the bottom. lol. What a plonker.

Its mains fed newboy, our house is a new build (2007) and no water storage of any type in the building.

 

[kevplumb]

we have all been there son

 

[dreadnoughtheating]

Is that a 'poly-plumb' fitting? or early Hep2o? just saying that they do not all 'de-mount' in the same way as say, a speed fit fitting does.

 

[BigSnoopy01]

Looks like 10mm plastic with a reducer into the service valve.

 

[dilalio]

You'll probably have to dig the wall out a bit to get that bottom elbow off!
Another option would be to remove everything down to that elbow then rotate it 90 degrees CCW; run a pipe to your washing machine and then, about 6-8" along, put in a T with a stem elbow pointing back towards the cistern inlet and use pipe or flexi hose and a bent tap connector (with isolator) to connect back onto inlet tail!