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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 :(

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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...
 
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.screwfix.com/p/pegler-brass-compression-stop-end-15mm/3519g

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

https://www.screwfix.com/p/jg-speedfit-plastic-push-fit-stop-ends-15mm-2-pack/94176
 
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
 
Personally. If the water is going to be on and off the you should also fit some full bore isolation valves.
 
Doing that. Didn't tighten it strong enough where the olive nut and copper was and burst off towels ready for round 2
 
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.
 
I have only been plumbing for around 13 years but I have never had to put PTFE on a compression fitting.
 
wrong fittings on the bottom need couplings and not male irons
 
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 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
 
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?
 
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.
 
Not without a connector that is 15mm compression both ends. Either a coupler or isolation valve
 

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