flexible braided hose to connect 15mm isolator tap to fill valve?

[Mister Banks]

I am installing a new fill valve to a cistern but I can not find anywhere that can supply a 30cm braided hose that will fit the fill valve and the isolator tap as per pic, I am replacing the copper hose in pic. Anyone know where online I can get the hose?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Flexible Tap Connector 15mm x 1/2" x 300mm - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. 10mm bore. Stainless steel braid. EPDM rubber inner tube. Highly durable. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Andy

 

[Mister Banks]

Flexible Tap Connector 15mm x 1/2" x 300mm - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. 10mm bore. Stainless steel braid. EPDM rubber inner tube. Highly durable. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Andy

Thanks but wrong size and there is a compression fitting at one end which I dont need.

 

[HERTS P&D]

This is what you need.

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

Or fit one of these:

Flexible Tap Connector with Valve 15mm x 1/2

Order online at Screwfix.com. 9.5mm bore. Stainless steel braid. EPDM rubber inner tube. Highly durable. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 5 minutes.

www.screwfix.com

Andy

 

[RandomGrinch]

Thanks but wrong size and there is a compression fitting at one end which I dont need

1/2" is the standard size for the fill valve thread and you remove the isolator you already have.

What is the wrong size?

 

[Mister Banks]

This is what you need.

Andy

But it wont fit. The fill valve is 3/4" and the isolation valve looks like a 1/2" thread. I need one of these but with a 3/4" at one end and 1/2" at the other, I think.

EDIT: Actually I think the pic is exactly what I need and I see Screwfix have them.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Flexible Hose with Valve 15mm x 3/4

Order online at Screwfix.com. 10mm bore. Stainless steel braid. EPDM rubber inner tube. Highly durable. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 5 minutes.

www.screwfix.com

 

[Madrab]

But it wont fit. The fill valve is 3/4" and the isolation valve looks like a 1/2" thread. I need one of these but with a 3/4" at one end and 1/2" at the other, I think.

EDIT: Actually I think the pic is exactly what I need and I see Screwfix have them.

Be careful when screwing a female fitting onto a compression end fitting, as is on the isolation valve, very easy to cut into the washer and then it will leak. The others are suggesting you either cut the pipe coming out of the ISO valve and then attach the compression ended connector onto the stub that's left, or remove the old ISO and use the ISO fitted flexi hose.

 

[terryplumb]

But it wont fit. The fill valve is 3/4" and the isolation valve looks like a 1/2" thread. I need one of these but with a 3/4" at one end and 1/2" at the other, I think.

EDIT: Actually I think the pic is exactly what I need and I see Screwfix have them.


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Neither valve tail or isolation valves threads are 3/4 ,both are 1/2 inch BSP thread.

 

[oldbuffer]

Why replace the copper?
1. Turn the water off on the isolation valve.
2. Empty all the water from the cistern.
3. Undo the nut securing the copper to the threaded shank of the fill valve.
4. Undo the white plastic nut securing the inlet valve to the cistern and remove the old valve.
5. Fit the new valve, leaving the securing nut a bit loose.
6. Fit a new 1/2 fibre washer to the tap connector at the cistern end of the copper pipe. Make sure you remove all traces of the old washer.
7. Screw the nut onto the threaded shank of the new valve, making sure you don't cross thread it. Screw it on about 4 turns.
8. Tighten the new valve's securing nut making sure the valve doesn't swivel inside the cistern.
9. Tighten the tap connecting nut onto the end of the shank. Firm finger tight plus about 1/2 turn.

No flex hose to worry about and save some money!