Odd bathroom sink..?

[TracyTaz]

I've bought a (slightly fancy) sink for our bathroom, but the tap fittings are confusing me. The sink has three holes; two for the tap handles and one for the spout. There is what looks like a weird flexi that fits to all three underneath, but the diagram has been photocopied so many times it's useless. I can get the flexi into the right position but can't believe it just slots on because I'm sure it wouldn't be watertight. Has anyone seen this sort of thing before? I'd really appreciate any help. It's a similar arrangement to the below...

 

[TracyTaz]

Hey, the picture worked!

Has anyone fitted a sink like this before?

 

[JohnD]

photograph the tap parts if you can.

Have you asked the supplier yet?

 

[TracyTaz]

photograph the tap parts if you can.

Have you asked the supplier yet?

I'll post a photo of the parts tomorrow...

 

[TracyTaz]

This is the connector. Has anyone out there fitted one of these?

 

[solo]

awwww. Didn't work this time!

 

[TracyTaz]

How's that! (I'm getting good at this! )

Has anyone fitted one of these? As you can see from one of the pictures I can slide it on, but what worries me is that it doesn't seem to be water-tight. The sink's heavy, I want to assemble the fittings before I put it on the wall.

 

[solo]

As Dr. Dolittle would say, " Well I ain't seen anything like it in my life! ". Must be foreign rubbish. One of the regular Uber-plumbers might have come across something like it. A picture of the taps with the flexi connection removed might help.

 

[TracyTaz]

I had to look up "uber" , but are there any uber-plumbers who've fitted one of these? I just can't see how it can be water-tight.

 

[Terrywookfit]

Quality pure quality!!

I dont know how they manage to sell these sh#te fittings at such a price!!

 

[Nige F]

Uber kazi Deutchenpluggen....Gott Enamel , I`ve not fitted owt` like it in 37 years .......seen a few proper versions from Basins of the 1960s.

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

time to whack it on ebay i think and bite the bullet.

 

[TracyTaz]

You've upset me now <kidding>

It must work I suppose. It'll be the old trusty trial and error and a few towels then!

Thanks anyway fellas.

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

can't think of any connectors that you can use

 

[TracyTaz]

can't think of any connectors that you can use

The flexi thing goes over the 3/4"(?) threads, then the tap connectors I've got go onto the threads afterwards. What worries me is that the flexi just seems to slide on without anything to seal it.

Cheers.