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Flexi hose tap connector / adapter

Ronan|Raven · 2016-10-01 19:28:03

Decided to replace my existing creaky old mixer tap. Picked up a replacement in Ikea. Turned off the water, out with the old and in with the new. Sadly I didn't think to check that the end of the flexi hose was the same as the existing one. The one from ikea has an accompanying nut and olive to connect directly to the feed…

01-10-2016 7:28pm

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Ronan|Raven

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Decided to replace my existing creaky old mixer tap.
Picked up a replacement in Ikea.
Turned off the water, out with the old and in with the new. Sadly I didn't think to check that the end of the flexi hose was the same as the existing one. The one from ikea has an accompanying nut and olive to connect directly to the feed pipe.

Image below..

I don't really want to go removing the existing connector and built in valve. I assume I can get something to join the ikea Hose to the existing pipe work

Any advice greatly appreciated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH48caFgZcI

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#2 01-10-2016 7:52pm

Sleeper12

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Add a small piece of pipe with a nut
& ring on each end.

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