Before starting the work, you must ensure that the wall has an outlet for the supply pipes. If this is not the case, you need to call in a professional, as this will require a little more work. Find out in this article how to install a wall-mounted tap in your bathroom.
Preparing to install the wall-mounted tap
Before any work is carried out on the house network, it is essential to cut off the water supply to the work area or the whole house. For more information, check out the post right here. - Turn off the bathroom faucet or if you can't find it, turn off the main water supply. - Then open a tap in the bathroom to drain the water from the pipes. - Finally, plug the trap in the sink or bathtub to avoid dropping anything into it.
Installing the off-centre fittings
The installation of the wall-mounted washbasin or bathtub faucet is done by connecting the water inlets of the faucet to two sealing pipes that come out of the wall from built-in pipes. The sealing pipe on the left facing you is the hot water inlet, and the sealing pipe on the right delivers the cold water. In order to connect these sealing pipes to the wall tap, it is also necessary to use off-centre fittings, also called S-fittings. These are used to compensate for any discrepancy between the centre distance of the tap inlet and the centre distance of the sealing pipes and also to adjust the horizontality of the tap once it is fixed to the wall. - Check that everything will fit by measuring the centre distance and diameter. - Screw an off-centre fitting onto each pipe to present the straight fitting. - Start by screwing by hand so that the fitting is straight. - Finish screwing by tightening firmly with a spanner.
Installing the tap on the wall
If your tap has decorative rosettes that will conceal the sealing pipes, then these should be placed on the off-centre fittings now. - Place a fibre seal in each nut. - Place the filters and gaskets in the tap holes. - Hand tighten the loose nuts on the S-fittings. - Finish tightening with an open-end spanner, but do not overtighten.
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