Outside Tap Kits

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Has anyone fitted these before? http://www.diy.com/departments/plumbsure-brass-pvc-garden-tap-kit-pack/571582_BQ.prd

As ever the problem with the internet is there are good and bad reviews. The concern being over longevity of the product of course.

The thing is....we're only likely to need an outside tap in this guise for a year so I'm considering the convenience of this kit, as we'll have one properly plumbed when the extension is built.

I'm a reasonably experienced plumber though and don't mind the longer but more robust job of proper fittings if these kits really are junk.
 
I've not fitted one but I've bought one from Screwfix. It is waiting to be installed. I'm pretty sure my combi drill is going to struggle to drill a hole through the wall though.
 
I would do a proper job. BUT my current house has one of these and had no issues in the 12 months or so we've been here. But it does restrict the flow
 
My house had one of these when I moved in 3 years ago. The flow from the hose was crap, watering the garden just took forever so I put it on my list of things to do. A year later the plastic screw on bit started to split, it was installed in my kitchen and the first I knew about it was a screaming girlfriend as our kitchen started to kill up with water. Even if it worked perfectly the flow out of the small hole it pierces is rubbish, so my nice plumber charged me £80 and he fitted a solid copper pipe, with a little shut off valve (to use when its really cold incase the outside tap freezes) , drilled through the wall and stuck a tap on the other side, proper job! I gave him £100 as he did a really neat job.
 
I'd go with doing a proper job first time but...
For £14 and to get you through a year its maybe worth a try. If its really bad then replace it with a proper fitting.
 
topgun06 said:
I've not fitted one but I've bought one from Screwfix. It is waiting to be installed. I'm pretty sure my combi drill is going to struggle to drill a hole through the wall though.
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Oh yeah I'll be using an SDS.
mattyg said:
I would do a proper job. BUT my current house has one of these and had no issues in the 12 months or so we've been here. But it does restrict the flow
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Hmm - does it restrict enough to make a sprinkler rubbish do you know?
 
I think I'll err on giving it a go. At that price it doesn't really matter. If the pressure isn't enough to water our garden then I'll do a proper job, but I think given that its only there short term its worth the punt. Cheers!
 
I have one and they do last but the flow is pretty terrible. When I have some time and money I'll plumb something in now I have the hole in the wall
 
I think I'll just install mine and see how it goes. I just wanted it so I could hose down the back yard and fill up a watering can. It may suffice for my needs.
 
I fitted this kit last year but only paid £15.99 at the time. It was easy to fit and only took around 30-45 minutes which included turning the mains off and cutting a bit of the pipe out to fit the new valve. I have had no leaks plus there is no reduction in flow.
 
Yep I fitted one of these, hardest part was drilling the wall. Worked a charm no probs with pressure or leaks. Maybe the people having pressure probs didn't fully cut through when winding on the pipe?
 
Fitted one of these in our old house, very simple job and used a standard combi drill to go through the outer bricks and inner blocks, just grab yourself an appropriate long drill bit.
 
What would be recommended to use to fill any gaps? I am going to replace the existing outside tap as previous owners done a useless job, the tap is mounted on some sort of wooden block rather than flush with the brick, and the isolation valve inside along the pipe is completely seized, so I can't isolate the outside tap, great for those cold winters! :D The kitchen where the pipe comes from is directly near it so it shouldn't be tough to change - thinking the screwfix pipe listed above;
http://www.screwfix.com/p/hose-union-back-plate-mm/56415
Along with one of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/outside-tap-with-double-check-valve-15mm-x-mm/37241 & one of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/isolating-valve-with-handle-15mm/89226
And a bit of PTFE tape of course ! :)

But what is recommended to use in case I take the old tap out and find a larger gap than I need, a bit of mortar?
 
I did a proper job this weekend, took me roughly 1hr45 with a little bit of babysitting included instead of the kit. I cut the pipe, added a tee fitting, and then bought one of the union backplate pipes. Just felt right to do it properly ;).

@Pulsedriver I just put a bit of silicon sealant around the external hole to make sure that extreme weather couldn't come in.
 
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