installing an outside tap kit

[markyyyyyy]

Hi,

I am buying a kit from screwfix to install an outside tap, the one that has a self cutting tap and seal....... We're having an extension and i asked for an additional price for this and was quoted £180... lets say i'm not paying that!

Just a few questions:

1. Do i drill from the outside to inside, or from inside to outside?
2. I assume it's a lot easier to do before the kitchen?
3. Any other advice?

Cheers.

Mark

 

[muggles]

1. Yes
2. Sometimes, depends on the pipework configuration
3. Yes. Take that nasty kit back and do the job properly. Self cutting taps push a disc of copper into the existing pipework, which can cause blockages, are not approved by the regulations for use on a mains water supply, suffer from poor flow rate, and often leak. You need an isolation valve and a double check valve, a tee and a backplate

 

[HERTS P&D]

Just pay the man £180.

Andy

 

[FiremanT]

Just pay the man £180.

Andy

But not to fit the kit!!

TBF, £180 seems a bit steep, especially if he is doing the plumbing anyway?

OP - why skimp and fit garbage, after presumably spending a packet on the extension?

 

[HERTS P&D]

FT, I'm guessing the £180 would be for fitting the tap properly. (I hope)

Andy

 

[dilalio]

Those kits are sh!t and are intended for Destroy-It-Yourselfers