Bathroom sink help with tap?

[Suzan]

Hey guys

Switched off boiler + water. Somehow almost broke my bum trying to undo the old sink and drilled holes for the new one... I looked at the tap and I was like... ? I'm not used to this connection. Any ideas before I have a breakdown? Thanks

 

[Riley]

Your new tap has half inch connections you’re existing pipes finish in 3/8” swap them for two of these
https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/compr...MI2eXi68T74gIVLLvtCh0N1wLjEAQYASABEgJ4F_D_BwE

 

[Suzan]

ah man I wish it was something I could do now. No water again -_- why can't Screwfix be open 24/7? I'd go there and grab one.... If somewhere was open I'd bloody buy it thanks...

 

[Riley]

Make sure you get two

 

[Suzan]

Thanks Riley...

 

[Burger]

ah man I wish it was something I could do now. No water again -_- why can't Screwfix be open 24/7? I'd go there and grab one.. If somewhere was open I'd bloody buy it thanks...

Suzan, if you're going to be tackling more jobs to save having no water, you may want to purchase some stop ends?
E.g.: https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/pegler-brass-compression-stop-end-15mm/3519g

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/pegler-brass-compression-stop-end-22mm/6428g

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/jg-speedfit-plastic-push-fit-stop-ends-15mm-2-pack/94176

 

[Suzan]

Thanks .. how would that fit on the end of the current connection tho?

 

[Burger]

Thanks .. how would that fit on the end of the current connection tho?

Undo the bottom nut, separate the 15mm stop end and use the blank part and screw into bottom nut and tighten, water on job temp done

 

[Suzan]

Got these...

 

[Burger]

Got these...

Which one's?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Personally. If the water is going to be on and off the you should also fit some full bore isolation valves.

 

[Suzan]

Doing that. Didn't tighten it strong enough where the olive nut and copper was and burst off towels ready for round 2

 

[Harvest Fields]

Doing that. Didn't tighten it strong enough where the olive nut and copper was and burst off towels ready for round 2

Does the olive fit nicely or is it really loose? It could be old pipework?

 

[Suzan]

Using a new copper pipe

 

[Suzan]

Fitted to the old pipes

 

[Suzan]

First image is where it burst off

 

[Harvest Fields]

Couple of thing. You shouldn’t need PTFE anywhere near the couplers or flexi connectors, and I would say just over hand right then an extra half a turn.

 

[Suzan]

So no ptfe or joining putty at all?...

 

[Suzan]

What do you mean by couplers? PTFE on the olive for copper pipe connection no?

 

[Harvest Fields]

I have only been plumbing for around 13 years but I have never had to put PTFE on a compression fitting.

 

[Harvest Fields]

The 2 brass fittings are 15mm x 1/2” couplers

 

[Harvest Fields]

So no ptfe or joining putty at all?.

Every engineer has his/her ways. But have never done it that way.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

wrong fittings on the bottom need couplings and not male irons

 

[Suzan]

But I did what everyone said. On the first page told to buy 2 of those adapters... Now people are saying no???? I don't want to go without water again today cos Screwfix are now shut

 

[Harvest Fields]

wrong fittings on the bottom need couplings and not male irons

I wasn’t clear enough in my post then was I mate? Just read it back. It’s been a long day.

 

[Harvest Fields]

But I did what everyone said. On the first page told to buy 2 of those adapters... Now people are saying no???? I don't want to go without water again today cos Screwfix are now shut

But you have 4 not 2

 

[Suzan]

So.... Can't it work with what I have??

 

[Suzan]

But the tap tails don't reach the first 2 adapters... Hence why I needed more copper pipe

 

[Suzan]

I think it should be fine with the way I have it as long as I "don't" use PTFE for the olive/threads and tighten well?

 

[Suzan]

Right?

 

[Harvest Fields]

But the tap tails don't reach the first 2 adapters... Hence why I needed more copper pipe

But unfortunately you didn’t tell us that. We gave you the information to the question you asked which was to connect the flexi pipes onto 15mm pipe. Not connect 15mm to 15mm.

 

[Suzan]

Can I not do this? Tbh I didn't know about it not fitting directly

 

[Harvest Fields]

Not without a connector that is 15mm compression both ends. Either a coupler or isolation valve

 

[Suzan]

Got isolation valves. How should the connection go?

 

[Suzan]

Got 2 for both hot and cold