FITTING A SELF CUTTING TAP
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Now ensure that the water is isolated to the pipe
that you are working and place a bucket underneath the Tap and drain
down the pipe if possible. Slowly screw the tap into the threaded hole until it becomes stiff to turn and get the tap in the correct position, which will probably be pointing 90 degrees to the pipe itself. |
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Here you can see that the two screws holding the body of the
self cutting tap together have an equal gap between them. The Tap is also at 90 degrees to the pipe, so that the handle is not inline with the pipe. |
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The locking nut now needs tightening to prevent the tap from
moving and working loose. To do this hold the tap with one hand whilst tightening the lock nut with either the correct size spanner or an adjustable spanner, the lock nut will turn clock wise to tighten it. |
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The tap will look like this when finished, this tap is on the cold pipe and so a blue insert has been screwed into the top of the tap for easy identification. |
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Ensure that the washers are in place before connecting the service pipes to the Tap. |
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Now tighten the service pipe to the Tap by hand.
Connect the other end of the service pipe to the appliance and then restore the water slowly. Check for leaks and re tighten if necessary. |
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