French Tap Fittings For Use in Ireland

irishproduce · 2017-07-29 20:09:07

Does anyone here know if French tap / faucet will work in Ireland? I'm thinking specifically about differences in standards like for example we use different electrical heads (3 pin vs 2 pin). I've a chance on a deal for a bundle of stuff for the house but the taps have me wondering as I've zero experience. Hopefully one…

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Does anyone here know if French tap / faucet will work in Ireland? I'm thinking specifically about differences in standards like for example we use different electrical heads (3 pin vs 2 pin).
I've a chance on a deal for a bundle of stuff for the house but the taps have me wondering as I've zero experience. Hopefully one of you here knows whether I should take them or not.

Thanks.

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#2 29-07-2017 09:36PM

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Great post here
https://www.frenchentree.com/france-forum/topic/french-plumbing-versus-uk-plumbing/#

One thing to be wary of is the hot taps, we got an IKEA mixer tap, there is no pump on the hot water system so the flow is very poor. I'd imagine a French tap would be a similar story.

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#3 30-07-2017 09:14PM

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Is that flow problem an issue regardless whether one uses a UK mixer or French mixer?
I've no pump either. At the moment just the two standalone taps in kitchen and bathrooms.

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