Hi all. The centre piece to turn water on/off for this tap has almost disintegrated. I used to use pliers to open and close as none of the keys i had ever fitted!. I'd like to replace this whole thing with a standard tap. I don't know if it is just a case of taking this whole fitting off and screwing in the new one or whether i need to do further prep work. Appreciate any comments thanks.
Which fitting is this-outside tap
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It's a crappy cheap washing machine tap, not at all suitable to be used there.
Get rid of it.
You should have a check (non-return valve) I forget the type (single or double), @denso13 corrected me last time. It can be inside the house or inside the tap iirc. You may have one, but I highly doubt the botcher who did that, used one.
Anything "proper" put there is going to stick out further, this
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with an outside tap screwed in might be neatest.
You can't just screw an new tap on, the fitting's wrong, so a little plumbing is required.
Get rid of it.
You should have a check (non-return valve) I forget the type (single or double), @denso13 corrected me last time. It can be inside the house or inside the tap iirc. You may have one, but I highly doubt the botcher who did that, used one.
Anything "proper" put there is going to stick out further, this
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You can't just screw an new tap on, the fitting's wrong, so a little plumbing is required.
That's a washing machine valve so you've got an olive connection against the wall.
I'd start over if it was me. You could go with a compression to male thread followed by a female female thread coupling and a tap in the end but it will flap about with a hose hung on the end of it.
I'd start over if it was me. You could go with a compression to male thread followed by a female female thread coupling and a tap in the end but it will flap about with a hose hung on the end of it.
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Should be a double check valve which could be in the tap if it is just the tap replacement. Strictly speaking I think it should be fitted inside in this instance.
Fitting a compression elbow on the existing nut and olive and going up/down to the tap should almost work. It should also have an isolation valve inside and a drain off point somewhere.
Fitting a compression elbow on the existing nut and olive and going up/down to the tap should almost work. It should also have an isolation valve inside and a drain off point somewhere.
Wow ok thank you for these comments. Its been like this since we brought the property 20 years ago! Inside it is just fed off a connection just before the toilet pipe as in pic. Ok I think a bit of work required here then which may be outside of my skillet. Thanks again for the responses!
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