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A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a valve controlling the release of a liquid or gas.

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  1. P

    Grant Vortex 50/90 oil boiler with open air tube spigot

    Grant Vortex 50/90 condensing oil boiler where the air tube spigot over the fan is not connected to the existing flue, should this be closed off with a Reillo cover plate to stop vermin getting into the open fan motor.If is blanked over will need a further combustion test to confirm adequate...
  2. J

    110mm elbow spigot to pan connector

    Hi can I insert a pan connector Finn's straight into the pipe end of an elbow spigot ? I'd rather use this fitting then an elbow with pipe Many thanks
  3. ashland

    Broken outdoor water spigot, no water inside of house

    I need to pick someone's brain. Let me start with the events that led up to having no water. I have an old farm house with outside well running to the pressure tank in the basement. There is an outside water spigot about 7 or 8ft away from the well cap. The handle on the spigot froze and was...
  4. Putlog Pete

    Need ideas for how to remove a very stuck soil spigot tail/cap

    I'm trying to pull a Polypipe SA62B access plug and cap out of the soil vent branch (which I think is a Floplast SP190). It's a bit of a cramped space and it feels VERY stuck. Any suggestions? I'm removing it so I can fit a pan connector. Three years ago my contractors installed my new SVP...
    • Putlog Pete
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    • america ideas remove soil spigot stuck usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: USA
  5. C

    Advice on correct sized spigot to connect washing machine to waste pipe.

    Hi All, I recently moved house and the waste pipe in my new home is significantly smaller than my last. It measures 25mm. I am having trouble decifering which sized spigot to get and I'm also having trouble finding anything smaller than 35mm (which bought and is too big).Pics attached. Advice is...
    • Cattalaya09
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    • advice america connect correct machine pipe spigot usa washing washing machine waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  6. emellish

    URGENT I'm a DIY homeowner repacing an outside toilet pan to a salt glazed spigot in concrete

    I'm a DIY homeowner repacing an outside toilet pan to a salt glazed spigot in a concrete floor. My guess is to cut through the mortar surrounding the spigot and continue cutting through the spigot. What are the pitfalls and tips to assure a clean cut through the spigot. Further will a plastic...
  7. P

    Drain Cock Spigot

    The drain cock on my water cylinder is very close to the ground and is obscured by piping installed by the previous owner. The spigot is at the bottom but, try as I might, I can find nothing to tighten it. Can anyone offer any advice ? Thanks
  8. centralheatking

    Chris Jepps mechanical spigot connector

    There is a utube of chris fitting his device, anybody know the reference for it. Some of our records have been 'lost' by BT and Chris is one ....thanks in advance centralheatking he is part of an outfit in Bexleyheath
  9. Gitface1000

    S-trap with spigot?

    Hi all, Is it possible to replace the s-trap under the kitchen sink with one that has a spigot, so that I can install a dishwasher? That only traps I can find online with waste spigots are p-traps regardsu
  10. P

    Longer spigot needed through wall ?

    Hi, Flowplast,pushfit, soil pipe double socket 92.5 bend. New soil stack for new second floor toilet Looks like I need to make a bigger hole in outside and inside wall so that the sockets go into the hole through the wall to match up with the pipe clip distance on the outside stack.... Am I...
  11. gingalig

    Meter spigot pipework badly sealed

    Hi, Sorry for posting the obvious to the more experienced of you, I've just come across a meter in a box with the gas pipe going out through the back via the spigot, The transporter had apparently come and changed the regulator a couple of weeks ago, my issue is that there is a lot of what looks...
  12. O

    Spigot flue testrictor ........

    hello lads, I am stuck with a question and I believe y simple but I cannot find an answer except from guessing. Here it goes: when would a flue spigot restrictor be used on an open flued gas fire ? I couldn't find the answer in my logic book but I'd would guess it's either when using a...
  13. B

    A bit of soil advice plrease

    Hi all, I have a question about the best way to connect my soil pipe to a new "concealed everything" close-coupled WC (that has already been bought and is on site). The soil pipe enters the bathroom from the stack for about 1.3 m alongside the wall (clipped against the first joist that runs...
  14. plumb_know

    Chrome compression spigot elbow ??

    Any one know supplier where I can get chrome compression spigot elbow to go 15mm copper, can only find push-fit ones. I need it for radiator tails but I am using chrome plated copper so push fit will not work, also need them by Thursday:( Help appreciated
  15. S

    90mm Geberit spigot into McAlpine WC connector - a bit baggy

    Hello Geberit WC frame has a spigot outlet as per picture [frame removed for clarity!] with a 90mm OD. Fits rather baggy in the McAlpine WC connector that has a quoted inlet size of 97-107mm. The seal measures 85mm across and does seal the joint albeit not very tightly. I would feel more...
  16. M

    Electric Shower - connecting a brass compression joint to plastic spigot

    I'm about to connect a replacement electric shower. The shower has a 15mm plastic spigot and the cold feed has a 15mm brass compression joint. I've read I should use a new copper olive, but should I also use a jointing compound or ptfe on the olive to ensure a good leak free connection. Any...
    • Maxrob
    • Thread
    • brass compression compression joint connecting electric electric shower joint plastic shower spigot
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  17. P

    Toilet pan connector leak - non-standard spigot size?

    First-time poster and plumbing ignoramus, so please be kind.... I have a leaking toilet pan connector. The leak started when there was an old Multikwik connected. I called a plumber and he tried a few different connectors and they all leaked. He said the spigot coming out of the toilet pan...
    • pulck
    • Thread
    • bathstore connector leak oil pan pan connector right size spigot standard toilet
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  18. S

    dishwasher and washing machine common pipework

    Hi, a conundrum for you. Currently I have a washing machine which drains into a high level standpipe and trap, 32mm which goes about 2metres to an outside drain. Now, I want to add a dishwasher to this arrangement. Uprating the diameter of the pipework is the first obvious point. But can I...
    • sparkspark
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    • common dishwasher machine pipework spigot washing washing machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. D

    Bosch dishwasher waste pipe to sink trap spigot issues...

    Afternoon ladies and gents, I've been having some issues connecting a used Bosch Classixx dishwasher to a waste spigot attached to a sink trap. The waste pipe doesn't have the usual rubber end that I can jubilee clip over the top of the waste spigot. It is hard plastic and the same...
  20. S

    Waste pipe

    Hey guys Just put a dishwasher in and was wondering is there any fitting for the waste pipe? At the minute I've just stuffed it in
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