Bath Tap Connections

[kgreen84]

I've taken the bath panel off to see whats what before taking the bath out on Thursday.

I assumed/thought that bath taps had 3/4 inch thread and so the pipework to it would be 22mm. However the hot tap is 22mm and the cold tap is 15mm. Can you buy and 3/4 inch to 15mm straight tap connector?

 

[seco services]

Can you buy and 3/4 inch to 15mm straight tap connector?

yes

 

[kgreen84]

just seen them in screwfix but ty for the reply. Is this a normal set up?

 

[seco services]

cold is probably mains and hot is gravity or was if you now have a combi boiler etc.

 

[m1key00]

I agree with seco, cold is probably mains, this may cause problems if you are fitting a new mixer tap to your new bath as the pressure between hot and cold will be significantly different, unless as seco also says you have a combi boiler where pressures are more equal.

 

[kgreen84]

am fitting single taps so shouldn't be a problem. I just thought all pipes to bath were 22mm even if the cold mains was on a reducer. Just means another trip to the merchants.

8 months of carerful planning and still finding things that I need