{"id":9865,"date":"2025-10-14T05:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/?p=9865"},"modified":"2026-11-06T23:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:17:24","slug":"how-to-fit-an-outside-tap-isolation-backflow-prevention-freezing-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/fr\/how-to-fit-an-outside-tap-isolation-backflow-prevention-freezing-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment installer un robinet ext\u00e9rieur : isolation, pr\u00e9vention des retours d'eau et protection contre le gel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9865\" class=\"elementor elementor-9865\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c601f30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c601f30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9724773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9724773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdoor taps seem simple, just a handy outlet for the garden hose, right? But ask any plumber who\u2019s had to fix a flooded kitchen wall or a <a href=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/fr\/frozen-pipes\/\">burst pipe<\/a> mid-winter, and they\u2019ll tell you: there\u2019s a right way to fit one.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Au Royaume-Uni, les raccords d'eau sont plus qu'une commodit\u00e9 ; ils font l'objet d'une r\u00e9glementation pour de bonnes raisons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un robinet ext\u00e9rieur correctement install\u00e9 doit vous permettre d'arroser les plantes ou de laver la voiture sans risque de contamination, de fuites ou de d\u00e9g\u00e2ts dus au gel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cela signifie qu'il faut penser, au-del\u00e0 de la t\u00eate de robinet, aux vannes d'isolement, \u00e0 la protection anti-retour et \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re de garantir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 lorsque le gel s'installe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe6ad0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffe6ad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d5230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d5230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les bases juridiques et pratiques\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0a7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c0a7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 (which apply in England and Wales, with equivalent rules in Scotland and Northern Ireland), outdoor taps fall into a category that requires protection against backflow, basically, water flowing backwards into your clean supply. That\u2019s why a double check valve is mandatory.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il convient \u00e9galement de noter que si vous modifiez la plomberie existante, en particulier du c\u00f4t\u00e9 du r\u00e9seau, cela peut techniquement \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme une <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">installation de raccords d'eau<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en vertu des r\u00e8glements locaux.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bien que la plupart des robinets ext\u00e9rieurs domestiques ne n\u00e9cessitent pas de notification officielle, les travaux doivent \u00eatre conformes \u00e0 la r\u00e9glementation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour ce qui est de l'emplacement, une bonne r\u00e8gle de base consiste \u00e0 le placer entre 500 et 750 mm au-dessus du sol. Placez-la pr\u00e8s d'une arriv\u00e9e d'eau froide existante (le plus souvent sous l'\u00e9vier de la cuisine) afin d'\u00e9viter les longs trajets de tuyauterie. Moins de distance signifie moins de joints et moins de risques de fuites.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18eaed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a18eaed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a2ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a2ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planification de l'installation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fb11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47fb11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comme pour tout travail, la r\u00e9ussite commence avant de prendre un outil. Le meilleur endroit pour un robinet ext\u00e9rieur est une section de mur ext\u00e9rieur situ\u00e9e directement derri\u00e8re une arriv\u00e9e d'eau froide interne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les cuisines sont id\u00e9ales car la plupart des foyers britanniques disposent d'un tuyau en cuivre ou en plastique accessible menant \u00e0 l'\u00e9vier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you cut or drill, make sure the main <a href=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/fr\/find-your-stopcock-in-minutes-typical-locations-stiff-valves-emergency-alternatives\/\">stop tap<\/a> is closed and the pipework is drained. The hole through the wall should slope slightly <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vers le bas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vers l'ext\u00e9rieur, cette simple pente aide l'eau \u00e0 s'\u00e9couler et non \u00e0 entrer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prenez vos outils : Un tuyau en cuivre ou en plastique de 15 mm, une vanne d'isolement, un double clapet anti-retour, un raccord de robinet ext\u00e9rieur, du ruban PTFE, une plaque murale, une perceuse avec une m\u00e8che \u00e0 ma\u00e7onnerie et du mastic de silicone. La liste n'est pas longue, mais chaque \u00e9l\u00e9ment est important.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9b134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec9b134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outside tap parts list<\/h3>\n<p>Most outside tap kits contain the core parts, but check you have everything before the water goes off:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outside tap (hose union bib tap) with a wall plate elbow or backplate<\/li>\n<li>15mm tee to connect into the cold mains pipe (compression, push-fit or solder, to suit your pipe)<\/li>\n<li>15mm servicing (isolation) valve<\/li>\n<li>15mm inline double check valve, fitted inside the building<\/li>\n<li>Drain-off cock (optional, but it makes winter draining easy)<\/li>\n<li>15mm copper or plastic pipe and pipe clips<\/li>\n<li>A sleeve or duct for the pipe through the wall, plus outdoor-grade pipe insulation<\/li>\n<li>Wall plugs and stainless steel screws, PTFE tape and exterior-grade sealant<\/li>\n<li>Tools: drill with a long masonry bit, pipe cutter, adjustable spanners, spirit level, cable and pipe detector, bucket and towels<\/li>\n<li>Optional: an insulated tap cover for winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choose valves and taps listed by an approval scheme such as WRAS, KIWA, NSF or BSI, so you know they meet the water fittings rules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3cec0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af3cec0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d9889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d9889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Isolation : Contr\u00f4ler le flux en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be3be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0be3be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Isolation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9887\" alt=\"Worker in hard hat and hi-vis connecting a hose fitting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Isolation.jpg 825w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Isolation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Isolation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Isolation-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adc230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0adc230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An isolation valve is one of those details that makes a clean job a clean job. It lets you turn off water to the outside tap without shutting off the whole house.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La vanne doit \u00eatre plac\u00e9e juste apr\u00e8s le t\u00e9 sur la tuyauterie interne. De cette mani\u00e8re, la conduite ext\u00e9rieure peut \u00eatre isol\u00e9e ou vidang\u00e9e si n\u00e9cessaire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De nombreux professionnels ajoutent un robinet de vidange \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9, en particulier dans les maisons anciennes d\u00e9pourvues d'isolation moderne. De cette fa\u00e7on, vous pouvez purger la conduite avant l'hiver, sans fissures dans les tuyaux et sans surprises.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les robinets \u00e0 levier et les robinets de service fonctionnent bien, mais les robinets \u00e0 levier sont plus faciles \u00e0 actionner rapidement. Veillez simplement \u00e0 ce que les raccords soient des raccords \u00e0 compression ou \u00e0 embo\u00eetement homologu\u00e9s pour l'eau potable et \u00e0 ce que le joint soit bien serr\u00e9, mais pas trop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b86ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1b86ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89d40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a89d40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pr\u00e9vention des retours d'eau : Respecter la r\u00e9glementation britannique\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdbc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bdbc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voici ce qui est grave. On parle de refoulement lorsque l'eau s'\u00e9coule en sens inverse, par exemple un tuyau d'arrosage dans un seau boueux ou un m\u00e9lange d'engrais, et que cette eau contamin\u00e9e s'infiltre dans votre r\u00e9seau propre. C'est pourquoi la pr\u00e9vention des retours d'eau n'est pas n\u00e9gociable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La r\u00e9glementation britannique exige la pr\u00e9sence d'un double clapet anti-retour sur tout robinet d'eau ext\u00e9rieur. Il s'agit d'un simple raccord en ligne dot\u00e9 de deux soupapes \u00e0 ressort qui n'autorisent qu'un seul sens d'\u00e9coulement. Vous pouvez l'installer \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9, id\u00e9alement juste apr\u00e8s la vanne d'isolement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certains robinets ext\u00e9rieurs modernes sont \u00e9quip\u00e9s d'un clapet anti-retour int\u00e9gr\u00e9, mais ne le prenez pas pour argent comptant, v\u00e9rifiez qu'il est approuv\u00e9 par le WRAS et qu'il est conforme.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour une plus grande tranquillit\u00e9 d'esprit, l'agr\u00e9ment WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) est synonyme de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de couverture d'assurance. Sauter cette \u00e9tape peut vous faire gagner quelques minutes, mais cela peut vous co\u00fbter cher en cas de contamination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fa5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fa5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What the regulations and guidance actually say<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The law:<\/strong> Schedule 2, paragraph 15 of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 says every water system must include adequate devices to prevent backflow, suited to the highest fluid category that could occur downstream. These regulations cover England and Wales; Northern Ireland has equivalent regulations and Scotland uses Scottish Water byelaws.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garden taps are usually fluid category 3:<\/strong> Water Regs UK guidance on hose union taps says a hose used only for watering a domestic garden or washing a car is typically fluid category 3, which can be protected by a double check valve. Higher-risk uses such as allotments, ponds, farmyards or catering are fluid category 5 and need a higher level of protection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fit it indoors:<\/strong> SES Water&#8217;s guidance for domestic plumbing says the servicing valve and double check valve should be inside the building, not at the outdoor tap, with the pipe ducted and insulated through the wall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Older taps:<\/strong> WaterSafe notes that homes built since 1999 usually have an inline double check valve, while older homes often rely on one built into the tap itself. If there is neither, fit one. WaterSafe also points to BS EN 806-5, which recommends replacing check valves every ten years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A trigger gun is not backflow protection:<\/strong> Water Regs UK is clear that a hose trigger or flow control device doesn&#8217;t count.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notification:<\/strong> a single outside tap isn&#8217;t on the list of notifiable work, but an automatic garden watering system is, as is new pipework laid outside a building less than 750mm or more than 1,350mm below ground (United Utilities guidance).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa944b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baa944b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9201b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af9201b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acheminement et fixation des tuyaux\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a7ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a7ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenant que les raccordements internes sont termin\u00e9s, il est temps de faire passer le tuyau \u00e0 travers le mur. Un tuyau en cuivre ou en plastique de 15 mm est la norme pour la plupart des installations domestiques au Royaume-Uni. Percez un trou l\u00e9g\u00e8rement plus grand que le tuyau, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d'environ 22 mm, et inclinez-le l\u00e9g\u00e8rement vers le bas afin que toute condensation ou eau parasite s'\u00e9coule.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faites passer le tuyau et fixez-le \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur de la maison tous les 300 \u00e0 500 mm. \u00c0 l'ext\u00e9rieur, installez une plaque arri\u00e8re de robinet ou un coude de plaque murale appropri\u00e9s ; ne comptez jamais sur le filetage du robinet pour le maintenir en place. Utilisez des chevilles et des vis inoxydables pour une fixation nette et solide.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avant de sceller, v\u00e9rifiez l'alignement : le robinet doit \u00eatre de niveau et facile \u00e0 atteindre, il ne doit pas d\u00e9passer de mani\u00e8re g\u00eanante ni \u00eatre trop orient\u00e9 vers le bas. Scellez l'entr\u00e9e du mur avec du silicone ou de la mousse expansive pour \u00e9viter les courants d'air et les parasites.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd4432 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfd4432\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9083e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9083e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protection contre le gel : La protection contre le gel : pour un fonctionnement optimal tout au long de l'hiver\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4095cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4095cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Keeping-It-Working.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9888\" alt=\"Keeping it working\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Keeping-It-Working.jpg 825w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Keeping-It-Working-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Keeping-It-Working-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Keeping-It-Working-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136d1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"136d1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C'est la partie que beaucoup de bricoleurs oublient, jusqu'au premier gel. Les robinets ext\u00e9rieurs sont les plus susceptibles d'\u00e9clater, surtout lorsque l'eau contenue dans les tuyaux se dilate sous l'effet du gel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commencer par <a href=\"https:\/\/tradefoxapps.sitepreview.me\/fr\/pipe-insulation-thickness\/\">lagging<\/a>. Insulate the external pipework with foam sleeves designed for outdoor use, then wrap them in waterproof tape to prevent moisture from getting in. Don\u2019t leave gaps around elbows or joints.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuite, installez un couvercle de robinet ou un manteau antigel avant que les temp\u00e9ratures ne chutent. Ils ne co\u00fbtent pas cher et font une grande diff\u00e9rence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si vous avez install\u00e9 ce robinet de vidange plus t\u00f4t, utilisez-le chaque hiver, fermez la vanne d'isolement, ouvrez le robinet ext\u00e9rieur et vidangez compl\u00e8tement la section.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certaines installations modernes sont \u00e9quip\u00e9es de robinets ext\u00e9rieurs \u00e0 l'\u00e9preuve du gel avec un m\u00e9canisme de vidange automatique int\u00e9gr\u00e9. Ces robinets co\u00fbtent un peu plus cher, mais ils sont rentabilis\u00e9s par le temps de r\u00e9paration qu'ils permettent d'\u00e9conomiser.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb4736 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cb4736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcabd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efcabd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essais, mise en service et essais finaux\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706d7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706d7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Une fois que tout est connect\u00e9, ouvrez d'abord la vanne d'isolement, puis ouvrez lentement le robinet d'arr\u00eat principal. Laissez le syst\u00e8me se remplir et v\u00e9rifiez l'absence d'humidit\u00e9 dans chaque joint \u00e0 l'aide d'un mouchoir en papier ou d'un doigt. La moindre goutte d'eau signifie qu'un raccord \u00e0 compression a besoin d'\u00eatre resserr\u00e9.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faites couler le robinet ext\u00e9rieur pendant quelques secondes pour \u00e9liminer les d\u00e9bris et v\u00e9rifier le bon \u00e9coulement. Lorsque vous fermez le robinet, v\u00e9rifiez qu'il n'y a pas de gouttes retard\u00e9es, car il peut s'agir d'une rondelle us\u00e9e ou d'un filetage mal scell\u00e9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enfin, assurez-vous que l'isolation recouvre tous les tuyaux expos\u00e9s et que la zone du robinet est ferme et s\u00fbre.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les bons plombiers v\u00e9rifient toujours les clapets anti-retour apr\u00e8s l'installation. Un rapide test de refoulement devrait permettre de confirmer que l'\u00e9coulement se fait uniquement dans un sens.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a4cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a4cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Fitting an outside tap: step by step<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Choose the spot.<\/strong> Pick an outside wall directly behind a cold mains pipe (usually under the kitchen sink), check for hidden cables and pipes, and mark the tap position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn off and drain.<\/strong> Close the main stop tap and open the kitchen cold tap to drain the pipe down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drill the wall.<\/strong> Drill through with a slight fall towards the outside, then fit a sleeve so the pipe isn&#8217;t bedded directly in the masonry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fit the tee.<\/strong> Cut into the cold mains pipe and fit the 15mm tee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fit the valves indoors.<\/strong> Fit the servicing valve first, then the double check valve with its flow arrow pointing towards the outside tap, then the drain-off cock if you&#8217;re using one. Keep them where you can reach them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run the pipe through the wall.<\/strong> Clip it at regular intervals inside and connect it to the wall plate elbow outside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fix the tap.<\/strong> Screw the wall plate to the wall with plugs and stainless screws, wrap PTFE tape on the tap thread and tighten until the tap sits upright.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seal and insulate.<\/strong> Seal around the wall opening and lag any exposed pipe with outdoor-grade insulation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test.<\/strong> Turn the water back on, check every joint for weeps, run the tap to flush out debris, and confirm the servicing valve shuts the tap off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare for winter.<\/strong> Before the first frost, close the servicing valve, open the outside tap and drain the section (using the drain-off if fitted), then fit an insulated cover.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Why the isolation matters:<\/strong> Schedule 2 of the 1999 Regulations requires fittings to be installed so they resist damage from freezing, and requires water systems to have enough servicing valves and drain taps to isolate and drain sections with as little water loss as possible. An indoor servicing valve with a drain point does both jobs for an outside tap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90aac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90aac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48347e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d48347e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Des outils comme Tradefox pour la pratique et la planification\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda1593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si vous d\u00e9butez dans la plomberie ou si vous souhaitez perfectionner vos comp\u00e9tences avant de travailler sur des syst\u00e8mes r\u00e9els, des plateformes de simulation telles que <\/span><b>Tradefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are really useful. You can practise fitting isolation valves, routing pipes, and even backflow scenarios without any material waste or risk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many apprentices and self-employed tradespeople use it to stay sharp between real-world jobs. It\u2019s a great way to practise the precision you need for outdoor tap work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1a2ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df1a2ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b1af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74b1af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R\u00e9sultat final\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a866fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a866fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un robinet ext\u00e9rieur bien install\u00e9 est l'une de ces petites am\u00e9liorations domestiques qui ajoutent discr\u00e8tement un confort \u00e0 long terme, \u00e0 condition qu'il soit bien fait. Les trois r\u00e8gles d'or ?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installez une vanne d'isolement, un double clapet anti-retour approuv\u00e9 par le WRAS et prot\u00e9gez-vous contre le gel. Si vous omettez l'une de ces mesures, vous vous exposez \u00e0 des fuites, \u00e0 une contamination ou \u00e0 des fissures dans la tuyauterie.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Que vous soyez un bricoleur qui am\u00e9liore son installation ou un artisan qui maintient les normes, l'objectif est le m\u00eame : rendre l'installation propre, conforme et r\u00e9sistante. Lorsque le travail est bien fait, vous n'aurez plus \u00e0 y penser, et c'est le meilleur travail de plomberie qui soit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outdoor taps seem simple, just a handy outlet for the garden hose, right? But ask any plumber who\u2019s had to fix a flooded kitchen wall or a burst pipe mid-winter, and they\u2019ll tell you: there\u2019s a right way to fit one. In the UK, water fittings are more than convenience; they\u2019re subject to regulation for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plumbing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Fit An Outside Tap: Isolation, Backflow Prevention &amp; 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