question about hot water pipe and fitting new taps

[Chireg69]

Hello
I am about to change my bath and taps but when I took off the old bath panel I noticed the hot water pipe is 22mm all the way to the tap. The cold is 15mm. Now my new taps have 15mm fittings on them both.
My question is, am I ok to cut the 22mm pipe further down and put on a Compression connector reducing it from 22mm to 15mm and then connecting it up to the tap?
I'll be using flexible fittings from the pipe to the tap!
Many thanks for any help!

 

[lbp plg & htg]

In a word "yes"

Why not just use a flexi 3/4"x22mm?

 

[Howsie]

Flexi <spit>

 

[Simon F]

taps come in imperial sizes
bath taps are 3/4"
sounds like your are 1/2" this would suggest they are basin taps
incedently the thread on a 15mm connection is the same as 1/2" thread

 

[Chireg69]

Is that a flexi where one end fits the 15mm tap and the other goes on the 22ml pipe?
Cheers

 

[Chireg69]

To be honest the taps are already on the new bath which is virtually brand new! My mom has just swapped it for a shower!

 

[Simon F]

have a look at screwfix or toolstation
there are so many different sizes and option available from tap size to pipe size with or without a isolation valve fitted, pushfit etc

 

[lbp plg & htg]

Flexi <spit>

No likie, no fittie. TYO

Me, love em. Never had a problem, sometimes you just gotta move on.

 

[Simon F]

how old is the pipe work?
just a note of caution that what looks like 22mm pipe could be 3/4" pipe if the house was of a certain age say 40/50 years

 

[Chireg69]

the house is about 40 years old. I don't know if it's the original pipework! It looks a bit of a mess to be honest. The cold supply is 15mm! What do you guys think of the push fit connectors? Problems?