OUTSIDE TAP KIT REVIEWS!

AS SUMMER APPROACHES US I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO REVIEW THE OUTSIDE TAP KITS THAT ARE ON SALE AT THE LIKES OF SCREWFIX, B&Q AND SELCO TO NAME A FEW. THESE KITS ARE SET OUT WITH THE DIYer IN MIND. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM AROUND THEY COME WITH THE TAP, WALLPLATE BRACKET, A SHORT LENTHGH OF GREEN HOSE-PIPE AND A CONNECTION THAT SCREWS INTO THE COLD MAIN WATER PIPE. THE KITS CAN BE PICKED UP FOR AROUND £17.00 WHICH, YES IS PRETTY CHEAP AND YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE GETTING A BARGAIN. BUT OVER THE YEARS OUR BIRMINGHAM PLUMBING COMPANY HAS BEEN CALLED OUT TO HUNDREDS OF THESE KITS THAT HAVE BURST AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WORTH OF DAMAGE IN THE HOUSES. THESE KITS HAD ALL BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY TOO, THE REASON THEY BURST IS BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY BAD QUALITY. FOR THE AMOUNT IT WOULD COST TO CALL A LOCAL PLUMBER WHO WOULD INSTALL A GARDEN TAP OUT OF GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS SUCH AS COPPER AND PUTTING IN ISOLATION VALVES SO THE TAP CAN BE DRAINED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS ITS A NO BRAINER. IN MY OPINION, THESE KITS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD AS THEY ARE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE.

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