What is this hose and where can I get a new one?

[IT Minion]

I've got an overly complicated tap, which has a flexible hose that has started leaking.

One end is a simple 15mm (or more probably 1/2" now I think about it ) female screw connection the other is a male thread, I think it's an M14 based on the measurement (it is around 14mm, or a hair over .5") but this seems odd, unusual and I couldn't find any, let alone one long enough (approx 82cm). Can anyone help me in my hour of need?

Bonus points if anyone can find where I could buy one before the other half realises the kitchen tap is broken.

Thanks

 

[jacko555]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-tap-tails-12mm-x-15mm-x-300mm-2-pack/5891g

 

[IT Minion]

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https://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-tap-tails-12mm-x-15mm-x-300mm-2-pack/5891g

The thread looks a bit too big to be M12 and it needs a female connector on the other end. But it might be worth picking a set up to compare thread dimensions.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Hi,
Looks 1/2" but difficult to be sure.
Could try:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/tesla-br...g-flexible-tap-connectors-15mm-x-2-pack/2665r
And then some standard 15mm compression fit flexi-hoses. Should be easier to find.
Good luck!

Edit: sorry, this piece is the wrong way around for your needs.
As JohnD says, if the diameter of the large female thread is roughly 20-21mm, this would probably be 1/2" and https://www.screwfix.com/p/hose-15mm-x-x-1500mm/41845?
may do.

 

[JohnD]

plumbing threads are often BSP

the name of a BSP thread is not the same as its actual measurement.

for example, a 1/2 Inch BSP thread measures 20.99 mm / 0.825" diameter and has 14 threads per inch.

1/4 Inch BSP measures 13.16 mm / 0.518" diameter and has 19 threads per inch.

The thread is often tapered so it measures smaller at the end and gets bigger, so it gets tighter as you screw it in.



please measure yours (precisely) and count the number of threads per inch.

 

[just pumps]

820mm/82cm is a long hose!

 

[IT Minion]

Thanks for the help so far. I should have mentioned it's not a usual tap connector, it's the flexible bit for a fancy tap similar to this (different brand and a model no longer available, of course)

https://fohen.co.uk/products/1xflex...I0jzP4LXospz-EqtbpwF6JBsO8AlYtlgaAoowEALw_wcB

An utter waste of money but it was here when I moved in and now I like the fanciness, so I'm keeping it if I can. I'll break out the verniers and work out how to use them again later.

 

[oldbuffer]

1. Is it:
1a. The hose bit which connects the body of the tap to the spray head?
1b. The hot or cold connection between the pipework system and the tap inlet?
If 1a, the female connector is usually 1/2" BSP, the same as a shower hose connector.
As previously stated, you need to measure the over the threads diameter of the male end accurately. You could wrap a piece of paper round it and mark the distance (call it "a") from an edge to where the piece meets that edge on wrapping. Then diameter is (a x 7/22). Probably accurate enough.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Getting closer?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Flexible-Spray-Basin-Replacement/dp/B07338R6P3

 

[IT Minion]

Getting closer?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Flexible-Spray-Basin-Replacement/dp/B07338R6P3

Yes! a bit longer than I need but it seems right. I'll still get the verniers out to check the thread diameters.

 

[IT Minion]

1. Is it:
1a. The hose bit which connects the body of the tap to the spray head?
1b. The hot or cold connection between the pipework system and the tap inlet?
If 1a, the female connector is usually 1/2" BSP, the same as a shower hose connector.
As previously stated, you need to measure the over the threads diameter of the male end accurately. You could wrap a piece of paper round it and mark the distance (call it "a") from an edge to where the piece meets that edge on wrapping. Then diameter is (a x 7/22). Probably accurate enough.

1a, and thanks.

 

[IT Minion]

plumbing threads are often BSP

the name of a BSP thread is not the same as its actual measurement.

for example, a 1/2 Inch BSP thread measures 20.99 mm / 0.825" diameter and has 14 threads per inch.

1/4 Inch BSP measures 13.16 mm / 0.518" diameter and has 19 threads per inch.

The thread is often tapered so it measures smaller at the end and gets bigger, so it gets tighter as you screw it in.



please measure yours (precisely) and count the number of threads per inch.

14.7mm outer diameter for the male thread.

19.22mm internal diameter for the female thread, but i probably got that completely wrong, measuring internal diameters is trickier. I'm confident it's standard 1/2" BSP as it's the same as another tap connector (for a different tap).

Thread count per inch is beyond me, I'm a metric system person, inches and verniers is two leaps too far.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Yup, standard sizes for 'pull-out tap replacement hose' are male M15 and female 1/2" BSP.
Though the price of hoses aren't that much cheaper than the cost of a new tap!