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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mac74 on September 21, 2011, 09:12:58 am

Title: Broken tap heads
Post by: mac74 on September 21, 2011, 09:12:58 am
Does any one know where u can buy just the tap metal heads only, for our hose reel tap - the usual suppliers only sell the middle section and it doesnt take much to break them, it would be good to have spares. cheers m  
Title: Re: Broken tap heads
Post by: R W C™ on September 21, 2011, 09:43:59 am
Know feeling mate, bought 2 taps about 4 weeks ago and both snapped and just received another 3, got so many broken taps
Title: Re: Broken tap heads
Post by: STEVE-UK on September 21, 2011, 09:47:59 am
Know feeling mate, bought 2 taps about 4 weeks ago and both snapped and just received another 3, got so many broken taps


shouldnt you be at work lol
Title: Re: Broken tap heads
Post by: STEVE-UK on September 21, 2011, 09:49:21 am
why have a tap? why not just use a standard connector and disconnect when required
Title: Re: Broken tap heads
Post by: SPE on September 21, 2011, 10:28:29 am
Does any one know where u can buy just the tap heads only, for our hose reel tap - the usual suppliers only sell the middle section and it doesnt take much to break them, it would be good to have spares. cheers m   
do you mean the actual plastic tap handle ?
I had the same problem although I dont use them anymore.
But when I did, I went to a local plumbing supplies, they often have spares of the blue and red tap handles for the self tapping washing machines taps that you  bore onto your pipes under the sink.
They cost pennies my local shop even gave me a handful of them for free.

Why wfp supliers sell these plastic ones is beyond me, stupid idea
I much prefer using one of these now
http://www.gardena.com/uk/water-management/hose-connectors/hose-connector-with-control-valve-13-mm-1-2-308071/
had it with overpiced and hyped so called wfp connectors that leak and last only a couple of weeks