We have an outside tap that is about 50 years old and has just literally exploded. (Fortunately, I had already fitted an isolation valve when we moved in.)
I am going to have to saw the tap off. This will leave too little copper pipe poking through the wall to fit a new tap. So I am going to have to put a new piece of copper through the wall and use a normal soldered joint onto the existing cold-water supply inside the house. All good so far.
The old tap did not have a backing plate to secure it to the wall, which I don't like. Screwfix do a backing plate that is pre-fitted with a length of 15mm copper pipe, which looks ideal (item 56415).
My question is: what else do I need (preferably from Screwfix)?
I apologise if my question seems dumb but trying to get advice on this in a busy Screwfix on a Saturday morning is not a task I relish.
Kind wishes - Patrick
I am going to have to saw the tap off. This will leave too little copper pipe poking through the wall to fit a new tap. So I am going to have to put a new piece of copper through the wall and use a normal soldered joint onto the existing cold-water supply inside the house. All good so far.
The old tap did not have a backing plate to secure it to the wall, which I don't like. Screwfix do a backing plate that is pre-fitted with a length of 15mm copper pipe, which looks ideal (item 56415).
My question is: what else do I need (preferably from Screwfix)?
I apologise if my question seems dumb but trying to get advice on this in a busy Screwfix on a Saturday morning is not a task I relish.
Kind wishes - Patrick
