Hose from the kitchen tap?

Craig321 · 26 May 2015 at 13:06

I live in a rented place that has no outdoor tap (who builds a house without an outdoor tap?!).

I've had a quick look online and you can get HozeLock things that attach to an indoor tap, so could run a hose from the kitchen or bathroom. Are they any good?
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/hozelock-garden-multi-tap-connector-157714

I just have visions of the thing slipping off the tap while I'm using it and water going everywhere, or water squirting out the side of the tap due to the thing not making a proper seal.

Are there any other solutions that don't require house modification? Could really do with an outdoor hose at home.

Thanks.

b0rn2sk8 · 26 May 2015 at 13:58

Does any of your taps have a nozzle that you can unscrew?

If it does you should be able to get an appropriately sized adaptor to screw a normal hose quick release on to.

SKILL · 26 May 2015 at 14:02

The other option is the washing machine outlet, these are the same threads as outdoor taps and you can get a Y-connector (or just temporarily disconnect the washing machine), I've used this a fair bit and it worked quite well.

blueboy2001 · 26 May 2015 at 14:09

I was in the same situation a couple of weeks ago.

The Hozelock item above has mixed reviews, and I think it all depends on the type of tap you have.

I went to Wilkinsons who have 2 different designs of their own brand tap connectors, one of which is almost identical to the Hozelock and another one which is like a rubber boot that goes over the end of the tap. I bought both for about £7 to see which worked best.

The Hozelock style one worked like a charm and didn't leak a drop of water during a few hours connected to a pressure washer.

WithMyApologies · 26 May 2015 at 15:10

blueboy2001 said:
The Hozelock item above has mixed reviews, and I think it all depends on the type of tap you have.

Totally agree.

My taps have handles along the top like this:

And the Hozelock on that link is useless for them, as the grey top part gets in the way of the tap handle. As long as you know it will fit your tap style, it should be fine though.

darknite · 26 May 2015 at 15:21

I use that hozelock attachment from my kitchen sink. Works fine even under full pressure. It comes with various rubber fitting to get a tight fit around the tap.

Craig321 · 26 May 2015 at 15:52

SKILL said:
The other option is the washing machine outlet, these are the same threads as outdoor taps and you can get a Y-connector (or just temporarily disconnect the washing machine), I've used this a fair bit and it worked quite well.

That could work, if I put a short bit of hose on which can sit at the side of the washing machine with a female connector to attach the longer hose. Disconnecting the washing machine every time would make it totally not worth it as it's a pain.

blueboy2001 said:
I was in the same situation a couple of weeks ago.

The Hozelock item above has mixed reviews, and I think it all depends on the type of tap you have.

I went to Wilkinsons who have 2 different designs of their own brand tap connectors, one of which is almost identical to the Hozelock and another one which is like a rubber boot that goes over the end of the tap. I bought both for about £7 to see which worked best.

The Hozelock style one worked like a charm and didn't leak a drop of water during a few hours connected to a pressure washer.

In that case I guess the only way is to get one and try! My tap is similar to the one used in the Hozelock pics, just a straight forward mixer in the kitchen, so could be ideal.

Thanks for the responses all.

kaptainmarc · 26 May 2015 at 16:37

Used one for filling my fish tank in a rented property worked a dream even used it for my pressure washer to wash my car

dbmzk1 · 26 May 2015 at 17:52

Them Hozelock things are crap. Fall off all the time, leak like mad, etc.

Spend £50 and get your local plumber round to put you a proper outdoor tap in. I did it when we rented our place, with permission of course. Worth every penny

Craig321 · 26 May 2015 at 19:54

dbmzk1 said:
Them Hozelock things are crap. Fall off all the time, leak like mad, etc.

Spend £50 and get your local plumber round to put you a proper outdoor tap in. I did it when we rented our place, with permission of course. Worth every penny

They do seem to be very dependent on your tap and work perfectly for some, so I might give it a go at least. Can always return if it's leaky or something - I'll just buy it from Homebase or something for easy returns.

I had a quick look at the average price earlier and £50-100 seems to be normal depending on your house, so am considering that.

Only problem is, I'm in a Coach House with garages below, so technically a flat but detached property, so the water might run up the back meaning I wouldn't be able to put a tap in as it'd be in someone's garden! No harm getting a quote though I guess.

Craig321 · 26 May 2015 at 23:39

b0rn2sk8 said:
Does any of your taps have a nozzle that you can unscrew?

If it does you should be able to get an appropriately sized adaptor to screw a normal hose quick release on to.

Good point actually, the bath has a permanent (as in it has its own screw on point) shower head attached to the top in the middle that I never use so might be able to do something there.

LeeUK · 27 May 2015 at 01:08

That Hozelock tap thing never ever worked on any of my taps including kitchen sink and bathroom taps. Just kept slipping off or wouldn't seal properly and end up with water all over the place.

neil3k · 27 May 2015 at 12:41

does the tap have a thread?

Theres a hozelock connector for it then

Craig321 · 27 May 2015 at 12:45

Yep, the bathroom isn't a mixer, but on top of it in the centre it has a threaded bit which currently has a shower head. I'll have to measure and see which connector I need. I'd technically have to put it on upside down though as the threaded bit faces up. Not sure if that'll cause a problem.

The current hose on there going from the top of the tap to the shower head is like this: http://www.tesco.com/direct/triton-125m-shower-hose-white/525-6417.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=525-6417

xGBHxPegasus · 27 May 2015 at 13:20

Used the exact one in the OP for our pressure washer when washing our deck.

Worked perfectly with no leaks, think as others have said it depends on your tap really.

bitslice · 27 May 2015 at 16:43

Craig321 said:
I've had a quick look online and you can get HozeLock things that attach to an indoor tap, so could run a hose from the kitchen or bathroom. Are they any good?
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/hozelock-garden-multi-tap-connector-157714

I use one of those (on a large mixer spout)
it doesn't make a perfect seal so I need a towel over it to stop the spray.
I also have to tie the hose to the sink to stop it being pulled off.

I keep a peg inserted to stop me losing the rubber bung when I'm not using it.

I'm replacing it with two external taps (front and back) when I clear some space.

ttaskmaster · 27 May 2015 at 17:38

Back when I were a lad, me Pa just put a kind of Vampire clamp on an existing pipe, then ran a short hose with a stop-valve from it. You only clipped the garden hose on and ran it out the window when needed.
'course you never used it when someone was running a bath/shower, or when anyone from the water board were nearby!

john_s · 28 May 2015 at 08:35

I've got one of the tap connectors linked in the OP and it works fine without any leaks.

LiE · 28 May 2015 at 08:42

Drill hole, install this http://www.screwfix.com/p/outside-tap-kit-brass-15mm-x/33139
Job done.

Or alternatively for a proper job jump on my builder and post an add, should be doable for £50.

Craig321 · 28 May 2015 at 17:57

Sorted

HozeLock pro threaded thing fit perfectly on top of bath shower hose tap, which is ideal as the front door is right next to that so can pass the hose through the letterbox.