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[Keefy]

View attachment 13445I meant one of them.
If I was using a wall plate elbow (backplate elbow) I'd make the pipe run down to it rather than up to it so they can drain the pipes in winter.

Ideally yes, but it's not always possible which is why I fit a drain off inside if the indoor pipework has to be lower than the tap.

What are those wallplate's like anyway, how long is the pipe on it? I've heard many complain they leak due to bad soldering.

 

[stevetheplumber]

Just in case you wanna pretend you're tall dark n handsome like me

remember you need a new reel of lead free when you go to the van /merchents

 

[JCplumb]

What are those wallplate's like anyway, how long is the pipe on it? I've heard many complain they leak due to bad soldering.

I really like them, not had a bad one yet and must have used a hundred of them.
The pipe length is just about right for a standard brick house wall, if it's stone or silly thick I just couple a bit of 15mm on the end to extend it.

 

[Gray0689]

I really like them, not had a bad one yet and must have used a hundred of them.
The pipe length is just about right for a standard brick house wall, if it's stone or silly thick I just couple a bit of 15mm on the end to extend it.

You get long ones also

 

[Leo21]

View attachment 13445I meant one of them.
If I was using a wall plate elbow (backplate elbow) I'd make the pipe run down to it rather than up to it so they can drain the pipes in winter.

Every time I've tried one of these when I try to drill fixings the brick breaks away into the pipe hole!

 

[TomLane]

Every time I've tried one of these when I try to drill fixings the brick breaks away into the pipe hole!

Have you tried a 6mm bit & a slight angle away from the pipe hole?

I use these all the time, not had a problem with them.

 

[Kyle87]

Outside Tap

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Forgot to take a pic after I sealed the sleeve but it's makes for a better outside tap than most I've found in Google Images.

Best thing about this tap is that you used jet blue. Now you know it will never leak!!

 

[Ermintrude]

Check valve on tap?

 

[JCplumb]

I'm guessing the check valve will be an in-line one on the internal pipes. The ones built into taps don't last a winter.

 

[tamz]

The ones built into taps don't last a winter.

They are not permitted under the water regs for the reason you stated

 

[Howsie]

CV and SV were inside the building fabric last time I looked at the book.

 

[Ermintrude]

 

[tamz]

Only legal for up to cat 3 on domestic which means it still needs a 20mm air gap.
Just because it is wras listed doesn't mean it is legal to use in the situation above.

Taps incorporating a hose union outlet
[FONT=&quot] If the outlet of the tap assembly is designed to accommodate the attachment of a flexible hose and therefore potentially compromise the required AUK3 air gap, alternative Fluid Category 5 backflow protection is required, as the AUK3 air gap provided by the tap would not apply.

The only exception is on a direct replacement for an existing but a separate dc inside the building is still the [/FONT]preferred method.