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I have to fit a new monobloc tap under my kitchen sink. I have the new tap and flexi tails. Existing tap has copper rigid tails and have been soldiered in to a join (i’ve’d marked it yellow on the pic) I haven’t done this type of job before but will give it try. The piping on the left hand side of the pic looks pretty straight forward - would cut below the join debur it And connect up to my male monobloc flexi using olive and compression end. The one on the right is the dilemma ... It has two as the two elbows with a tiny bit of copper pipe into the valve . The valve looks a bit like it has leaked in the past too . I am not sure whether to take of the valve and put a flat faced valve in and but another-set if female monobloc tails ... and do it that way. Not even sure they’ll reach . Or maybe but some copper pipe and put it iinto the existing isolation valve and then do like i did for the left one. What is best? If i change the isolation valve i will shut the water off which i can do and clean it all up.. note i have not done anything like this before ... but not really had the chance either ( i have the tools but never used them). I would say i am a competent diyer but plumbing isn’t something i’ve done that much of but i am keen to do it. I assume the idea is to have the least amount of joins as possible? Have added more pics to show the piping .
I have to fit a new monobloc tap under my kitchen sink. I have the new tap and flexi tails. Existing tap has copper rigid tails and have been soldiered in to a join (i’ve’d marked it yellow on the pic) I haven’t done this type of job before but will give it try. The piping on the left hand side of the pic looks pretty straight forward - would cut below the join debur it And connect up to my male monobloc flexi using olive and compression end. The one on the right is the dilemma ... It has two as the two elbows with a tiny bit of copper pipe into the valve . The valve looks a bit like it has leaked in the past too . I am not sure whether to take of the valve and put a flat faced valve in and but another-set if female monobloc tails ... and do it that way. Not even sure they’ll reach . Or maybe but some copper pipe and put it iinto the existing isolation valve and then do like i did for the left one. What is best? If i change the isolation valve i will shut the water off which i can do and clean it all up.. note i have not done anything like this before ... but not really had the chance either ( i have the tools but never used them). I would say i am a competent diyer but plumbing isn’t something i’ve done that much of but i am keen to do it. I assume the idea is to have the least amount of joins as possible? Have added more pics to show the piping .