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Taps Flexi hose

GT60
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Hi i have bought these for the homeless drop in and unsure which flexi hose i need and forgotten to ask.
Please can you advise?
https://www.toolstation.com/deva-contract-lever-deck-mixer-kitchen-tap/p92157

Thanks 
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  • nofoollikeold
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    Clue is in the description - inlet = 1/2" BSP. 
    So you need flexis with 1/2" BSP tap connector one end, and compression fitting (almost certainly 15 mm) the other, perhaps with isolation / service valves built in.  
    Better done with copper hard piped to the inlets, with soldered on 1/2" BSP x 15 mm tap connectors.  If doing that, don't forget the fibre washer.

  • FreeBear
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    nofoollikeold said:  Better done with copper hard piped to the inlets, with soldered on 1/2" BSP x 15 mm tap connectors.
    Still advisable to fit isolation valves. Saves no end of hassle if/when the taps need servicing or replacing. The valves are not expensive, so worth doing.
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  • GT60
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    edited 31 March 2020 at 7:01PM
    Does the bore size matter as i am also fitting basin taps? 10or 13mm 

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/netley-basin-pillar-taps/481fv#product_additional_details_container
    Thanks everyone 
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  • molerat
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    edited 1 April 2020 at 11:53AM
    It looks like they both have 1/2" inlets so you need a flexy 1/2" female to whatever size pipe you are attaching them to. Some mixers do come with smaller tail pipes but it looks like these are standard 1/2". Some continental mixers come with a 1/2" female flexy to complicate things.
  • GDB2222
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    GT60 said:
    Does the bore size matter as i am also fitting basin taps? 10or 13mm 

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/netley-basin-pillar-taps/481fv#product_additional_details_container
    Thanks everyone 
    I don’t think you need full bore for this application. Obviously, full bore is better, but it is not worth spending a lot more on.
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