What's this fitting called

[bennno2005]

Can anyone tell me what the above is called? The tap on it has broken so I need to replace it.

Thanks

Ben

 

[Bosswhite]

A DIY " Bodge it fitting" clamps onto the pipe and cuts a hole in the pipe to feed the (Washing Machine ?) it was probably used because the fitting is close to the solder joint

Cut it off and get rid of the solder joint, fit in a connector, piece of pipe and replace with a proper Tee and washing machine on/off valve

 

[bennno2005]

A DIY " Bodge it fitting" clamps onto the pipe and cuts a hole in the pipe to feed the (Washing Machine ?)

Cut it off and replace with a proper Tee and washing machine tap.

I thought it looked a bit strange, it's the outside tap and it is a bodge the hole around the pipe has been stuffed with an old tesco bag! Cheers

 

[Madrab]

Self cutting hose connector piece of nonsense, the big sheds sell them for DIY outside taps, as you mention.

As boss mentions, undo the clamp and cut out the pierced section.

It may be easier as a DIY fix to just cut out the pierced part and slot a compression T in there, it should be just about bang on size wise. Then add in a tail of copper off the Tee and to do it right a check valve and then the W/M valve which has a 3/4" end that the white connector will fit onto.

 

[bennno2005]

Self cutting hose connector piece of nonsense, the big sheds sell them for DIY outside taps, as you mention.

As boss mentions, undo the clamp and cut out the pierced section.

It may be easier as a DIY fix to just cut out the pierced part and slot a compression T in there, it should be just about bang on size wise. Then add in a tail of copper off the Tee and to do it right a single check valve and then the W/M valve which has a 3/4" end that the white connector will fit onto.

Thanks for the shopping list!

 

[dilalio]

Those things are only useful for draining down a CH system when there's no drain cock! Then replacing it with a soldered T with a drain cock!

 

[bennno2005]

Self cutting hose connector piece of nonsense, the big sheds sell them for DIY outside taps, as you mention.

As boss mentions, undo the clamp and cut out the pierced section.

It may be easier as a DIY fix to just cut out the pierced part and slot a compression T in there, it should be just about bang on size wise. Then add in a tail of copper off the Tee and to do it right a single check valve and then the W/M valve which has a 3/4" end that the white connector will fit onto.

Thanks for this - did exactly as you said and all sorted no leaks at all. I didn't use a single check valve though (don't know what this is) just the washing machine valve which allows me to turn it on and off still.

The previous owner of the house was definitely a bit of a bodger.....wonder what I'll stumble upon next!

 

[eddieed]

Those things are only useful for draining down a CH system when there's no drain cock! Then replacing it with a soldered T with a drain cock!

I like that idea - many a time I have been in that dillemma of not having a drain and avoiding getting water everywhere - I even have one of these in my garage unused - wish I had know at the weekend when I near on flooded the kitchen.

 

[Madrab]

Apologies, I said single and it should be a double, a single valve may be used on an indoor tap, an outside bib tap needs a double.

A check valve is a non return valve that stops any water that's entered the hose, flowing back into your mains cold water and contaminating it.