Just changing a swan's neck tap in the kitchen that's crumbling, made by Franke, £150 +utter crap.
The replacement was £19.00 on t'internet.
However, just one question... what fitting do the "tails" connect to?
The tails seem to be terminated with a fitting similar to a 15mm tap connector so save having a tap on each end of the same tail I can't find a matiing fitting for them to connect to. "
DerekG
On 04/09/2012 11:52, DerekG wrote:>
It's quite common for imported taps to have tails terminated with a 3/8" BSP nut incorporating a rubber sealing washer.
The simplest way to connect to these with standard parts is to get hold of a 15mm to 12mm (or 15 to 10) straight compression reducer. Discard the nut and olive from the smaller end and file the end flat so that the chamfer does not cut into the rubber washer. Connect the other end to the 15mm pipe as normal.
Hope this helps,
Roger.
Had a recent thread on this. It suggested the end is flat enough not to cut into the rubber unduly without filing it. If you file the end flat, you would have to be very careful to make sure it is indeed flat (use a powered bench grinder, not a hand file), or risk it failing to seal at all.
There may be a compression to "parallel male bsp" connector that has a flatter end than the compression with olive removed method.
However using the compression without olive method, you can use a service valve as the connector which is very nifty.
Simon.
Changed hundreds, never filed the fitting, never had a leak.
Selco sell the adapter for each end of the tail so you can fit isolators if you want.
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