Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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I have a tap on the side of my house which id like to move along the wall 5ft to save me walking all the way around my railings and climbing through the hedges just to switch it on to water the garden 
Ive never done anything with copper/water pipes EVER and wouldn’t know where to start, but it cant be that hard can it?
So in order for me to be able to do this, what will I need? Can anyone help me? Im guessing:
*Appropriate amount of copper pipe
*Some sort of bending tool
*Hacksaw
*some type of connections/couplings to come off the existing pipe and onto my new one
*wall fixings
*Soldering iron?
*some patience
Is it a pretty simple thing to do?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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House day.
It is easy, a soldering iron won't do, you need a blow torch or just use compression instead of yorkies.
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Shane
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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Originally posted by Bart
I have a tap on the side of my house which id like to move along the wall 5ft to save me walking all the way around my railings and climbing through the hedges just to switch it on to water the garden
Ive never done anything with copper/water pipes EVER and wouldn’t know where to start, but it cant be that hard can it?
So in order for me to be able to do this, what will I need? Can anyone help me? Im guessing:
*Appropriate amount of copper pipe
*Some sort of bending tool
*Hacksaw
*some type of connections/couplings to come off the existing pipe and onto my new one
*wall fixings
*Soldering iron?
*some patience
Is it a pretty simple thing to do?
better off with some sort of small blow torch to heat the pipes and also some solder
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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you wont solder it with an Iron, you will need a blow lamp, you could use compression fittings, they dont require soldering
but yeah its piss, just extend the pipe to where you want it
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by mattk]
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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lol, that already sounds like hard work..
Blowtorch + solder?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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blowtorch, flux & solder
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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Surely there's a kit at homebase which would just screw on to the existing tap, with extension pipe you clip to the wall and a tap at the end? Wouldn't look the nicest, but probably the easiest answer?
If not there should be.
Probably not the greatest answer btw.
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by Cavey]
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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All you need is-
some compression fittings(whatever you need, straight or bends)
ptfe tape
hacksaw/pipe slice
some pipe clips
copper pipe(15mm)
Reuse you existing tap, just unscrew it from the wall, disconect from the water and refit.
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