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Hose supplying outside tap question
Hi there, recently bought a house which has an outside tap with terrible pressure. I thought that it might be the tap that's the issue, but I replaced that and no change to the pressure. After a bit of investigation, I've found that the pipe between the cold water pipe and the back of the outside tap appears to be a cold water supply hose for a washing machine. Could this be the low-pressure problem? and how easy would it be to replace this hose with a larger diameter one? Or do you think ta new tap and connector pipe (copper) would be the answer?
5 Answers from MyBuilder Plumbers
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Glasgow•Member since 21 Aug 2018•298jobs,100%positivefeedback
Yes replace rubber hose with copper pipework and new outside tap with non return valve.also check that you are connected to mains water supply and not storage from tank in attic space.
Answered 11th Jul 2019
Hillcrest Plumbing & Electrical
Snodland•Member since 9 Jul 2019•65jobs,100%positivefeedback
The above comments are spot on, it should have the same flow as your kitchen tap. A plumber can fix this in no time.
Make sure that the tap contains backflow protection and an additional double check valve is fitted to comply with Water regs, this is to stop legionella bacteria back flowing and infecting into your main wholesome water supply.
Kind regards,
Answered 11th Jul 2019
Martin House Plumbing Services
Lymington•Member since 27 Apr 2016•16jobs,94%positivefeedback
From what you are describing it sounds like you have a cheap DIY kit installed which are really not good. They are designed for easy connectivity without turning the water off but effectively cause pipe damage & more problems down the line.
If I am right, you will have a metal clamp around a 15mm copper water pipe indoors, with either a small knob or little T bar with which to close the water supply & the plastic hose connects to that & then off to your outside tap. Well the way these work is that it is clamped to the pipe with a rubber gasket for a seal & then a hollow steel spike is wound in to pierce the pipe, wound down to a rubber seal to prevent it leaking. The trouble is that the hollow spike is where the water flows which reduces the flow rate & over time it goes rusty & gets even narrower & blocks. I would advise doing away with this & plumbing the tap in properly which will mean cutting away the damaged pipe section. This will need fitting with a separate stop cock & drain off valve, as well as a double check valve if there is not 1 further back in the mains supply. The latter is often found as manufactured into some outside taps to comply with regulations but if the mains supply already has 1 then that wouldn't be required & a standard tap would be fine. The latter would make for easier draining in the winter. Hope this helps.
Answered 10th Jul 2019
Worcester•Member since 6 Jul 2018•12jobs,100%positivefeedback
Best thing is always to check the incoming pressure of the mains coming in and see if it's the same at the outside tap. If it is then problem solved, if not check pressure from pipe attaching to hose, if pressure is good there then personally I would change it to copper as there may be a restriction somewhere or pipework crimped in wall etc. If pressure is still poor then you need to keep tracing it back to find the problem
Answered 10th Jul 2019
Jon bateson electrical contractor
Cubbington•Member since 25 Jun 2018•75jobs,99%positivefeedback
Copper should not be run outside depending upon your electrical earthing arrangements. In PME earthing which is the most common certain common faults will result in the tap being live and outside the equipotential zone. There should always be an insulating piece of plastic to isolate from earth. Wish Plumber’s would do this as it’s a fatal fault and rcd will not help
Answered 10th Jul 2019
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