Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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As above, good alternative to an outside tap??
Bought a tap kit from BnQ and research shows they are meant to be shite, leak, and don't supply enough water to run a pressure washer due to the small hole they pierce in the water supply pipe. Don't want to waste £30 getting it fitted for it to be useless. Can get a proper kit fitted but would be considerably more and im a tight cunt. Have seen these suction hoses as an alternative and got good reviews when the hosepipe ban dramas were going on.
Good or bad idea??
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Although the tap kits you are talking about are shit, I managed to run a pressure washer off one that was less than a dribble from a hose, they don't need as much as you think.
It's not any more expensive to put a proper tap in, probably even cheaper. All you need is to cut a bit of pipe out and stick a T in. Think mine was about a tenner off ebay.
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John
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-2-OUTSIDE-GARDEN-HOSE-UNION-BIB-TAP-KIT-THROUGH-WALL-BACK-PLATE-CHECK-VALVE-/191101005452?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item2c7e81ee8c
£17 though, not £10.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Bloke fitting it said it should be ok if the water pressure is ok, but he will check it 1st.
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John
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Somone fitting it  just get a proper tap. It will take roughly 5 minutes extra to fit it.
It's nothing to do with water pressure either, those kits make a tiny little hole and don't normally cut the piece fully out, meaning you get a nice flap to restrict flow.
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