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[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.