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Kitchen Taps on Ebay

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  • 20-11-2008 6:58pm
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    Zorba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭


    Hi all i need to change my leaky kitchen sink tap but just want something reasonably cheap to do the job. Ebay has some nice cheap ones but are the english tap threads the same as our irish ones ?


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    RKQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭RKQ


    Usually yes... there is metric and imperial fittings, so find out what you have and get a match!.
    Got a nice mixer tap in Argos works fine.


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    Zorba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    Ok stupid question, how exactly do i find out if it's metric or imperial. The house is only 4 or 5 yrs old so i'd assume it's metric.

    Will check out argos though never even thought of looking there, thanks.


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    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Only 4/5 years old?

    Have you checked all connections are tightly done up? What about washers?


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    #5
    Zorba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    kleefarr

    Well it was a crappy ole tap to begin with, i replace the O rings on it a few months ago to stop it leaking which worked for a while till they went again recently so replaced the O rings again but the leak was still there, so decided to change the whole tap. Got one in argos today that worked.


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    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Excellent. :)


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    garyh3
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭garyh3


    I didnt replace a tap but I bought the whole lot from ebay Sink, Taps and plumbing yes they were metric taps but a quick trip down to the heat merchants soon fixed the issue.

    If you do buy from eBay then just ask the seller if its metric and then just purchase the brass convertor.

    Job done

    Got the whole lot for 99 Pounds inc ship

    Garyh3


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    harly1516
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭harly1516


    All taps from the uk come metric we seem to be in the dark ages here were still in inches


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