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Thermostatic shower

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.28 PM

I have 15mm speedfit pipes for the cold and got supply to the shower. The shower kit requires me to connect 1/2" male bsp to the water inlet. Would I use a push fit 90° wall plate elbow or have the pipes coming through the plasterboard and attach a push fit connector with 1/2" female bsp?

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4 Answers

SPH

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wimbledon, London
I would get a plumber to do it for you
Answered16 March 2020
9

Anonymous user

You can purchase a “shower fixing kit” around £15... basically plates that fit to the wall and have an olive and nut to tighten to 15mm copper hot & cold feeds coming through the plasterboard..the shower then fits to this kit...i wouldn’t recommend speedfit..
Answered25 March 2020
1

Anonymous user

Something like this would do the trick. You would need to tape the thread with PTFE around 10 times around the tread before screwing it in. You may also be able to buy these in a elbow design. If you need the bend you can add a spigot elbow onto it. https://www.toolstation.com/brass-male-adaptor/p13195 You can also use compression joins directly on plastic pipes just remember to add inserts.
Answered15 March 2020
0

Wigglesworth Limited

Rating: 5 out of 5
Southampton
Not entirely sure I understand the question, but going to guess that you are trying to connect a thermostatic exposed bar mixer shower valve. If this is the case, you need to consider that you are not just trying to connect the hot and cold, but also support the valve itself. To this end, there are a number of different products out there to do this. Screwfix usually stock a couple of options, but you might get more helpful service from a plumbers merchant. Once you have the right kit, the rest should be pretty obvious. Worth pointing out that how you make a sturdy and long lasting connection to your substrate (plasterboard) is probs out your biggest challenge here... it may be sensible to place something else in the mix (some timber or plywood) to enable simple and resilient fixings for the wall brackets...
Answered22 March 2020
0