HOW TO CHANGE A FAULTY OUTSIDE TAP - Plumbing Tips

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[@TheRichardStanton]

Thank you for putting this up and please ignore anyone saying this stuff is too easy. When you really don't have a clue what you're doing and don't know where to start things like this are brilliant.

[@TheWanderingPilotUK]

Just got quoted £120 for someone to do this for me! It got £8 for parts and I did it myself with your help! Thank you so much!

[@BellaNatural72]

thank u! you are simply a star! I needed my out door tap changing and asked quite a few guys to do it for me. needless to say one year plus later...and I was still waiting! So u decided to tackle it myself. ....... so i watched your videos and it was sooooo simple to do! I changed my own tap in a matter of 5 mins! now I'm going to tackle fixing my patio! thanks!

[@beatsbybood]

9 years old and still helping us plumber noobs out ha top man thank you

[@bennywild1985]

"Oh too many rolls, probably what some of you will say - shut up" - Good stuff!

[@marksn4020]

The thing about your channel is that you give confidence. Half the battle. Thank you

[@hbrealhousewife2270]

Thanks to your vid I had enough confidence to change our leaking outdoor tap. Got it done with no problem. Keep up the simple vids for us novices. 👏👏

[@pippadickinson2132]

Worked for me. Very easy; thanks. First time my tap ended up in the 3 o'clock position so I unscrewed it, added about 7 more rounds of tape, and that made it end up right way up.

[@mochibear8933]

A few days ago our outside tap failed. We went into the garden to find water going everywhere. Only way to stop it was to use the stopcock, unfortunately it was linked to the whole house & we lost water. I'm disabled & my elderly father looks after me. He was in a panic to fix it, we couldn't be without water/heating for too long & the system would drain quite quickly with what was left. Thanks to your video, a quick and easy fix & water back on without need to call a plumber who couldn't come for a few days. Your PTFE video was also really helpful. Thanks very much, a huge help. Easy to follow video & you made it clear this was a task we could do ourselves. 👍

[@formicapple2]

Many thanks. For the average Joe, even the most simple diy jobs can end up a total nightmare. With your wisdom and skills, that job gets me a thank you from my Mrs.

[@sneab2]

Thank you. Your video really helped. It may be a basic job, but I’m sure I’ve saved a load of money and got a lot of satisfaction doing it myself.

[@NicholasFinn-wo2yy]

Blow torch mention saved my day!

[@iainmorgan8806]

Hi -I just wanted to say thanks for this vid +the ptfe tapevid. Not a plumber so was a bit worried about doing it myself. Was nice and easy so thx

[@martinblackmore4515]

Just done this. Thanks a lot. Didn't realise that the amount of PTFE used allows you to set the tap at the right angle (plumber told me)

[@plumberparts]

No worries! Glad it helped. 👍

[@1951timbo]

12 to 14 turns of PTFE tape same direction as thread. Good man🤗

[@markwhiting9999]

cheers for vid matey am not a Plumber so was a great help

[@martinangell5153]

Great video! I used a couple of kettles of boiling water to loosen my tap as don’t have a blowtorch!

[@matthaslett2878]

Thanks so much for your tips on replacing my tap, worked a treat

[@Mr-TM8]

Thaks mate. Just finished the tap replacement following your vid. Worked like a treat, Liked and subscribed! :)

[@ukdocholiday]

Thanks for this. I am a novice and the Pte video also came in handy. My initial challenge was that the new tap only went to the point it was upside down, but the old tap still went on correctly. I check the threads on both taps and noticed the thread on the old tap was rubbed down. It just took a controlled amount of brute force to correct it, and tap is now fitted.

[@plumberparts]

+ukdocholiday Well done!

[@rexhds9929]

Hi, what happens if after tightening the tap assembly the position of the tap handle is misaligned as like upside down? To make it right side up by further forced clockwise turn would over stress the joint (boom!), and to make it rightsideup by anticlockwise turn, would loosen the joint!!!

[@thecajunbritishexperiment.6190]

I was about to ask that. Did u ever figure it out ? I just ran out of ptfe trying to get it tight and up the right way ?

[@LewistheBear1]

Just take off the tap and redo the PTFE tape, adding a bit more than last time will give you more leeway on which way the tap will end up facing without over stressing the thread whilst keeping a good seal 👌🏻

[@StephenLyons1984]

In middle buying a house, will need your tips and hints very soon.

[@nosycatUK]

Hi master. Does the isolation valve have to be flat faced to connect a flexible pipe to make sure it doesn't cut into the washer ?

[@manlikeak]

Are garden Taps universal in size? Thanks for your help. I just don't know how to turn the water off.

[@jamielennon8137]

Just changed my tap outside in about 5 minutes. Thanks a lot!

[@paulmoz36]

How do I know which outside tap I need? Im replacing my old one outside but don't have a clue if it's Double valve or just your bog standard outdoor tap?

[@rebeccajones6084]

Hi! Our tap when turned on, trickles water out, and then runs out. I’m unsure if it’s the tap or something else? What else could I try? The water to the house is fine. Shall I replace the tap and would this work? Or do I need to look elsewhere? Someone has quoted me £100+ to replace the tap! Thanks

[@jamessmith-gf1ih]

Great video! Really helpful. I will be confident changing my tap later now. Thanks

[@plumberparts]

james smith No worries!

[@OldRaver]

I have the external tap coming off a T joint on the cold water pipe that then takes cold water upstairs to tank and bathroom taps/loo. There was no room for an iso valve on the small pipe to the external tap (😱), but there IS one just before the T joint. SO, my worry is this: If I turn the iso off (after ensuring boiler is tirned off👍), then replace the external tap, will I have created an air bubble in the pipe running upstairs to tank/taps/loo upstairs?? Or will leaving the external tap running clear the air out??

[@rolfpoelman3486]

1:43 "That's given up the ghost": What *is* that, in the tap? Please give a description of what "that" is. Is that the backflow valve, that you described earlier? I have never seen those before.

[@michaelgreene3457]

Great video and saved myself a plumber call-out. Garden has just had a nice cool drink :)

[@xandrutait]

Simple and Quick.Cheers Buddy.

[@mufuliramark]

What’s the current rule on fitting double check taps(in Scotland). Some say it’s allowed some say it’s not. What’s the code.

[@cliffbrawn8358]

did you have to cut the hose and tighten with a jubilee clip ? to re-atach to the tap

[@Drone626]

Good information thank you. My outside tap is slightly different. It is attached to a hose where it comes out of the wall and connected to the tap with a rusted jubilee clip. Are these easy to change?

[@davidmachin1710]

Hello: I have a 3/4 brass stopcock under my sink which is the feed/supply for the house which has been in about 40 years and is now reluctant to turn either way...can I still buy a replacement head for this unit please which I think would be the easiest option. Thank you.

[@chrisross1703]

Had our outside tap replaced a year ago, now it's leaking where it screws into the pipe. I did try to unscrew it (as I did with the old one!) but it is too tight and I didn't want to risk damaging it. Good to see I'm not alone so may try again with more tools. Luckily there is a stop cock in the pipe supplying it, so don't need to turn off mains, but now the stop cock leaks!! Now I need to look for options on that.

[@andyfield6854]

Get a plumber

[@edwincheng9617]

Hi mate,I asked someone to install outside tap kit for me couple years ago.It is no water come out since last summer.What do you think about the tap?Do I have to replace a new one?Thanks

[@Christoffason32]

Great video yet again!! My outside tap continues to trips for a while after shutting off. Would you say I need a new outside tap like this video? Thanks

[@peterwright7130]

Hello mate great vid. Only problem I had was my taps 1 turn loose. If I turn it anymore it’s tight but upside down. Will it be ok, just a bit loose?

[@P1mpMyBr1de]

My outdoor tap won't turn on at all it's completely stuck. It's been like that eversince i moved in. Why would that be 🤔

[@justsomeoneelse23]

Thanks :) gave me a good giggle while learning something new.

[@AdyB2008]

Excellent as ever! Thank you!

[@irreduciblerascal]

I've got one of old fashioned garden taps like one being replaced in this video...rather than replacing the whole unit is there an adaptor? I find plenty for newer style taps but not old style

[@andydavidson1278]

I’ve had a brand new tap fitted by a professional about a year and half ago, it was fine and I haven’t used it in all that time, but now the pressure is extremely low and I get a bit more than a trickle, but the pressure is absolutely fine in the kitchen which I think this tap feeds from?!?!😖 What’s going on there do you think and what can I do to fix it? (Any links would be great😃)

[@Roddersville]

Cheers for that mate …👍🏻😁

[@gavinandrews8541]

Thanks for the video. All seemed to go well until I screwed the tap on and then found that the tight spot wasn't when the tap was vertical but more like 2 o'clock rather than up and down at 6 6 o'clock. In the end I just wound load of PTFE round until the contraption seemed to tighten more naturally at the 6 o'clock spot. Was that the right approach?

[@soniyashah9132]

hey hi we are planning for deck in backyard can you please explain me how to extend backyard tap so its dont bother in deck covering.thank you..

[@eddggyy5786]

thank you so much i was searching for hours this type of video you helped me so much

[@zeezk3274]

Ive moved to a new house and the garden tap has no water while my neighbours got theirs working. Im not sure what to do and who to ask for it . Any helpful suggestions please?

[@robinwelch1000]

Handy, mine leaks from the top spindle under the handle, can this be tightened without the water being turned off? Well done and with knees!

[@wildgemwizard1018]

thx for the tip. Fixing it tomorrow, wish me luck!

[@anylife_photography]

Perfect tutorial! Thank you.

[@OldRaver]

PS: CANNOT FIND ANY VIDEOS ON FIXING A STUCK NON RETURN VALVE in an outside tap... is it not practical? Is it just easier to replace the whole tap?? (They aren’t expensive)

[@rojinacharniya5936]

In this video, the tap was replaced, I have the same tap and the external thread are blocked... how do I clean it?

[@paulbowman5015]

Maybe include in your video a simple guide of how to turn the water off and where the tap is likely to be?

[@DCrossi46]

Great video. Worked for me, Thanks

[@cushdy10]

"too many rolls...shut up" made me LOL

[@plumberparts]

Ha! Cheers.

[@rockywr]

First one I've seen by you so I've now subscribed as you were quite easy going and able to handle a presentation. I've got a 'dangling' outside tape which I want to change similar to yours above but how can I stablise the hose coming out of the wall to the tap connection ? Yours above appears to have some kind of apparatus around it ? thanks in advance.

[@mandybrown1940]

does it matter if the old tap is imperial and the new tap is metric?

[@user-ud3yw9dw8j]

superb - thanks

[@niallprendergast6379]

Cheer mate broke me tap now 😂

[@vinaytanna961]

Thanks 👍

[@CheekyChristos]

Awesome thanks geeza

[@flesz_]

Thanks Jack Bauer

[@007mul]

Any chance you could do a video about plumbing in new gas boiler? Love the videos.

[@IIGrayfoxII]

I replaced the one in my backyard and there is a very slow drip coming from the threaded section, I added the PTFE tape to the threads and the tap can not be tightened any more. What would be causing this?

[@plumberparts]

Proably too much PTFE dude! SUBSCRIBE! ➡️👉 kzbin.info 👈⬅️if you haven't already!

[@gonzodetroitify]

Did u ever sort it out 🤔

[@IIGrayfoxII]

@@gonzodetroitify havent bother to fix it. It is a slow drip

[@rencampbell1525]

any one know how to get a water tap thread that has been stuck inside and the.tap broke off

[@Celticman197]

Mine has some kind of wire on it coming out of the ground.

[@ngog17]

My tap ended up in the 4 o'clock position but that's because I hadn't wrapped enough PTFE tape around the thread of the tap. Now I know that the more PTFE tape one uses then the better it will screw on and hopefully end up in the correct 6 o'clock position.

[@patriciaguimarddeval7124]

Thanks was so useful

[@stevenquinn1744]

Any chance of a stove install with back boiler james? There's a pint in it for you! 🍻

[@arranmelaugh5606]

Plumbers tape for everything

[@stephenmontague4089]

You have not mentioned that in cold weather after turning water supply off inside and opening tap that the the nut at the bottom of the tap has to be undone to release the water within the check valve. Without releasing the water within the check valve mechanism the water will freeze and break the valve thus rendering it ineffectual.

[@shahnazahmed6789]

Thank u saved me £40 plumbers bill

[@Athkore]

You were a huge help thanks

[@plumberparts]

No worries!

[@jordanlewis1353]

Any chance of a video on installing laboratory sinks I have a big job coming up installing 30 of them and I've never done them lool

[@purelife1944]

Needs a non return valve on the tap if outside

[@thepracticaldad5329]

Love it!

[@plumberparts]

+The Practical Dad Cheers!

[@theurbanvillager775]

Thanks Boss!

[@teebenzeyad]

Well done , Thanks

[@plumberparts]

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[@1234scann]

***** Super helpful! Thanks.

[@plumberparts]

Stacey Cann Cheers Stacey!

[@nurserelief2424]

Well done, you have good humor to.

[@barringtonsmythe3464]

Cheers dude

[@CraigWhitley1990]

What is the reason for a outdoor tap to randomly loose pressure??

[@johnbarnes4420]

Craig Whitley the check valve (non return) has been dislodged by frost

[@Walkerbait670]

Thank you!! :)

[@cozicoops]

Informative and amusing.. btill

[@MenacingPrince]

Soooooo, wheres the video about the PTFE?

[@FrozenHero2010]

After the event, I can say it's not difficult, but before the event I was worried that the tap wouldn't unscrew (it did without complaining), worried that I'd put the tape on the wrong way, that the tap wouldn't go back on... The tap (including correctly applied tape) did go back on, but then it got stuck at a 90 deg angle. Trying not to panic, I thought that perhaps I should use a wrench, as I'd only tightened it by hand. So I did, and then worried that I'd break it irreparably! I didn't, it's all OK and doesn't drip any more.

[@pod10]

How much should a job like this cost if you get a professional to come and do it.

[@21agdmnm]

tried installing mine and its upside down..

[@rfederer1000]

It's a good video but he didn't explain the most important thing to do when putting on the tap, in which direction to you put on the tap to stop it from facing the wrong way round when tightening it

[@iyzy_8236]

Anybody else had a sh3t tap and it didn’t fit on any of the hoses

[@CurvedSlightly]

Dude, PTFE on a tap?!?!?!?!?!? I thought you were all about the Loctite fiddy-fi?!

[@elliutbaker566]

Hi

[@pkf4124]

You know when its too many rolls as it wont screw on.

[@U812GREEN]

That's a lot of tape!

[@oquillo]

On heating it up with a torch.... if it is sealed with PTFE tape, dont. It smokes the PTFE tape and the fumes become a mix of air and water and hydroflouric acid, which is extremely hazardous to health and damages lungs. Other than that, great video.

[@johnbarnes4420]

Did he install the waste pipe it’s a disgrace