Flexible connectors for taps purpose
The flexible connectors for taps category offers a wide range of options to meet your bathroom and toilet needs. With various lengths, sizes, and endings to choose from, you can easily find the perfect flexi hose pipe connector for your taps. These flexible hoses ensure a secure and leak-free connection, providing peace of mind and convenience in your daily tasks.
Our offer includes standard chrome coloured flexi hoses as well as black and gold coloured ones.
Flexible tap tails
Most of kitchen and bathroom taps are connected to water source by using flexible tap tails. Flexible connector for taps usually come with BSP fitting sone water source end and metric thread fitting one tap connection end. It is important to make sure the correct size is chosen prior to making the purchase. The water source end BSP connection is typically in 3/8 or 1/2 BSP size. 3/8 sized hose will fit the thread at approx. 15mm on it external diameter, whilst the 1/2 size will fit thread of about 21mm of its external diameter. From the tap end connection metric sizing is used. The most common size used by tap manufacturers is M10 size, however some of taps have M8 or M12 water inlet connections. Please make sure the connection is measured first. As this is metric sizing, the number in the size will match the connection diameter in mm. So if your tap connection thread diameter is 10mm then M10 tap tail sizes needs to be used. Please check the graph below for this explanation summary.
Toilet flexi hose pipes
Connecting toilet to the water source is usually done by flexible pipes with BSP females threaded BSP fittings on both ends. the most common used sizes of those threads are 3/8 or 1/2 inch. Please bear in mind that BSP thread sizes are not equal to the thread diameter. If you measure your thread where the flexi hose needs to be fitted then follow the simple rule: 3/8 sized hose will fit the thread at approx. 15mm on it external diameter, whilst the 1/2 size will fit thread of about 21mm of its external diameter.
Large bore flexible pipes
For larger pipes, the 3/4 x 3/4 inch flexible hose pipe provides a robust and durable connection. Additionally, the 3/4 x 3/4 large bore flexible hose pipe ensures a high flow of water, making it ideal for pumping systems. We offer large bore flexible connectors with 14 or 15mm bore hole. Please bear in mind that 3/4 BSP size is not the thread fitting diameter. The 3/4 BSP size will with threads with their external diameter of about 26mm.
Choosing correct flexible tap tail size
Please follow the guidance of choosing correct flexible pipe shown on pictures above. The most common mistakes made when choosing threaded connection is to pick the size to match the thread diameter in inches. Please check the table below to avoid this mistake and match your thread size to the diameters provided.
