The most common length of flexible tap connector is 300mm although some variations come in 150mm, 500mm and 1000mm. They come in pairs and have thread sizes of either 10mm or 12mm with each tap connector in the pair having slightly different lengths of solid tail to make access to tightening easier.
Are all tap tails the same length?
The length of the tail on taps does vary, if replacement taps have shorter tails than the original taps; 'tail adaptors' can be fitted to add a bit of length to avoid having to remake the original pipework.
What thread are tap tails?
BSP
How do you connect tap tails to copper pipe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOdkjMLFKA
What do tap tails connected to?
What are they? They are a method of connecting from the plumbing pipework to the Tap fitting. There is two tails for mixer taps, one carries the hot to the tap and the other the cold. Essentially, they consist of a rubber material (hose) wrapped in a braided metal such as stainless steel.
What size are kitchen tap tails?
Single, braided, flexible hose tail for monobloc kitchen or basin mixer taps. The size of flexible tap tail is M12 (12mm) on tap connection end and 3/8 Inch BSP on the other end.
Do new taps come with pipes?
Check that the fittings for your new taps will work on your old pipework. The tap will come with a 10mm pipe which needs to be increased to the 15mm supply pipe. If you are doing the job from scratch, you should already have your plumbing in place.
How do you attach copper tap tails?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kNXDMLrATM
Can I bend copper water pipe?
Copper plumbingCopper plumbingIn the plumbing trade, the size of copper tubing is measured by its outside diameter in millimeters. Common sizes are 15 mm and 22 mm. Other sizes include 18 mm, 28 mm, 35 mm, 42 mm, 54 mm, 66.7 mm, 76.1 mm, and 108 mm outside diameters.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Copper_tubingCopper tubing - Wikipedia pipe can be bent properly either with a bending spring or a proprietary plumber's pipe bender which reduces the number of fittings that need to be used. Copper plumbing pipe can be bent properly in two ways. Either a tool called a bending spring is used or a proprietary plumbers pipe bender is used.
Can you cut copper tails?
Manufacturers usually advise not to cut tails although I have with a pipe slice in the past, alternative is to replace with flexi's.