Monobloc basin tap - terrible nightmare - PLEASE HELP ME WITH ADVISE.

[rocketmanbkk]

Dear Friends

Please give me your best advice (I need it).

A customer wanted a new monobloc tap fitted.

Old one out, all OK, new one out of box, fittings all OK.

Put both flexi hoses into screw holes and did up hand tight plus a little.

Connected to pipes, turned water on, leaked, took off, tightened hoses, leaked, tried again and again. Leaked everytime.

Now, i need help!

The flexi hoses when connected to pipes are a little long. i.e. the curl a bit/flex.

The hoses that screw into the tap are as tight as hand tight plus a little, there is no opportunity to tighten them anymore as I cant get to the nut piece.

Should I shorten the copper H&C water pipes so that the hoses are straighter?

I am at a loss, what should have been an easy job is turning into a nightmare! (as always).

Please help me on the one friends.

Kind regards

Rocket

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Anyone please, I'm desperate here!

Please

 

[JAP&H]

Where is the leak from rocket?

Are the O seals in place/undamaged at the tap end of the flexis?

Is it the hose itself that's leaking, tap innards or joints onto water supply?

 

[nysk2008]

As above mate - are the o-rings ok? Maybe you could put a few turns of ptfe around the thread aswell which should sort it.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Jap

Thank you

The hoses are brand new with the tap, o rings look good, the hoses screw into tap head, when the water comes on it looks like the water comes from the bottom of the tap, not the hoses.

I cant be sure but it's what I think. The hoses are screwed in as far as I can get them.

Just cant figure it out

 

[Rickster123]

If its the hoses connecting onto the tap that are leaking then a couple of wraps of ptfe ( say that quietly)! If its the pipe connection leaking then cut them back to suit. Don't kink the flexi or it will leak!

 

[rocketmanbkk]

OK, Thanks NYSK

Is PTFE OK to put on them, i was considering it but didn't know whether it would do the trick or not.

The bloomin man is looking over my shoulder every 30 seconds!

Done a few of these now but never encountered this.

 

[SimonG]

Tap could be goosed.

 

[nysk2008]

ptfe will be fine mate - if you really wanted to you could add a lick of jet blue to be 100%

 

[rocketmanbkk]

OK, thanks.

I'll cut the pipes so the flexi's are not kinked or bent as much, try a little PTFE when he's not looking and try again.

Thank you or all your help.

Learning hands on, thanks again.

Rocket