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what..the? | 21:50 Sun 02nd Oct 2011 | Home & Garden
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I an looking to get a (free standing)stand pipe bath mixer tap, my plumber will fit it, but I wondered how it is fit before I order it. Question being is there is an isolator somewhere so it can be turned off if it leaked or needs changing I assume a standard basin tap can be turned off/isolated from underneath what about these stand pipe taps?

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sorry for spelling errors
You, or your plumber, can fit isolator valves into the feed if you wish. This is the recommended way.
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where would the isolator valve go if the pipe goes into the floor?
This is the conventional type of isolator. I am not familiar with the tap you want but it would be strange to fit one without isolators. Maybe a plumber or builder will pick up this thread and help more.

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Thanks, well I might just have to insist and try and find a suitable place but with the floors and walls being tiled it might be limited. I can only hope there is room for one where it attaches to the floor because the base cover is quite big, I assume the base cover lifts to allow access.
Old-school BAD practice was to fit it without isolators. You just turned the whole house off to service anything.

It's a question of where the pipe runs are. An access panel in the floor is usually out for aesthetic reasons. Maybe .......... in the ceiling below? Not if it's in the middle of a room, but perhaps in a hallway or cupboard downstairs. (A small panel in a ceiling can be made unobtrusive with a bit of thought.
Failing that ........... an access panel in a wall?
Without seeing the pipe runs, I can only say that you need to use your imagination, I'm afraid. Plumbers, bless them, are great technicians, but fall a little short on aesthetics. Do some tracing before all gets boxed in.
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thanks
The standpipes are screwed to the floor, the internal base of the standpipes can house the isolation valves.
If a leak occurs the unscrew the base of the legs lift and turn of the iso valve.
Job Done.
Couple of links for your to chose free standing bath taps from Chrome Taps and Showers http://www.chrome-tap...ath-shower-tap-bl214c - http://www.chrome-tap...shower-tap-mt305c-328 - http://www.chrome-tap...ath-shower-tap-mt214c
Ther are more of these under bathroom taps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKz2ZLhynm0

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