First time changing a tap - but the new one doesn't connect the same way the old one did!

pavpev · May 18, 2020

Hi all,

I am replacing a basin tap and managed to remove the one one and secure the new one on place with no issues. I then came to connecting the incoming supplies and seem to have incompatible fittings:

Both threads are of identical size and I'm sure there must be an adaptor which can connect the two, but I wouldn't know what it's called so I don't know what to search for! The new tap came with a nut that screws onto the hose but that is narrower at the other end so can't screw onto both threads at once.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Pav

ShaunCorbs · May 18, 2020

Two options

remove the new tap flexis and get some new one with a 1/2 connection nut

or

get two nuts and olives and a piece of copper tube and tighten everything up then do the same for the other one

pavpev · May 19, 2020

ShaunCorbs said:
Two options

remove the new tap flexis and get some new one with a 1/2 connection nut

or

get two nuts and olives and a piece of copper tube and tighten everything up then do the same for the other one

Thanks Shaun - Makes sense now you've explained it!

As far as I can tell, the flexis can't be removed - or at least I can't see how they would be, so the connection nut and olives + copper tube is the way to go. Gonna make some calls to find the bits and see if someone will give me some offcuts of tube as I'd only need two 1" pieces! Any recommendations for places I could try?

Thanks

Pav
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ShaunCorbs said:
Two options

remove the new tap flexis and get some new one with a 1/2 connection nut

or

get two nuts and olives and a piece of copper tube and tighten everything up then do the same for the other one