Advice needed on changing kitchen mixer tap

The mixer will come will identical tails, or you could use some Flexi tails, which one ends screw into base of tap, other end connect to pipe work by compression fitting or soldered.


http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-tap-tails-10-x-15-x-300mm-pack-of-2/4565g

 

If you haven't got the kit, or confident about doing the job, get a plumber, about a hour's work at most.

 

The soldered joint that is shown in the picture is part of the tap tail and would have been pre soldered like that out the box

As Kiab says, new taps will come with either same copper tails or many taps now come with flexis

Post a picture of where the tails join on to the supply pipe work and we can advice further

As I diy'er myself, would say that compression fittings are easier to use than soldered if you've not got any experience, but the easiest of all has gotta be push fit tap tails (still certain rules need to be applied though)

You want to buy a set of "mononloc tap spaners" before you even start as getting to the bolt on that horseshoe is a nightmare without them

Also a good time to check - isolation valves fitted both hot and cold ?

 

Also as its a mono block tap you should have isolation and check valves as set out in water regulations 1999
You can sell water fittings that don't meet our regulations but fitting them is iligal and so is fitting an approved water fitting without the required valves

 

most taps are supplied with the flexis, but the connector on the end is sometimes just a female thread. They will be with M10 or M10 threads.

 

M10 or M12.

 

'Iligal', 'our regulations', oh my.

 

I'd like to know who done the soldering.
They must of been drinking.