How Much???????

[Dustydog]

Four years ago one of the brass three way water valves that redirects water from the onboard tank / aquaroll broke.
Replacement complete with 12mm step down speed fits cost £5.00.

Today Bailey Spares want £41.00 including p&p

Is this inflation??

I shall visit some plumbers merchants and see what they have. The original is all 15mm stepped down with plastic speed fit reducers to 12mm.

Any one any other ideas please.

 

[Surfer]

Very few caravan parts are specific to a caravan and can be found on the general market if you know where to look. If a manufacturer made something specific to a caravan, the cost of the part would be horrendous!

 

[ProfJohnL]

That is a phenomenal price hike, and Bailey should be ashamed of even suggesting such a monumental charge for such a basic component.

Unfortunately Surfer, I know from experience that many parts are specific to the caravan market, rather than being the common-all-garden domestic parts. they may look similar but frequently they are not manufactured to the same domestic standards.

That has been one of my biggest gripes with caravan manufacturers that rather than use the well tested and made by the million parts from general suppliers, they have very often decided to get their own equivalent part made, and as a result they run into supply and reliability problems. The uniqueness of the parts means they are more expensive than their domestic equivalent, which has a knock on effect to the quality of the product. Often not as well made to keep the costs down.

Taps are a classic example. when you consider how often a domestic tap is used and how long they last, why do we have to put up with taps that leak after 12 months, where you cant simply replace the cartridge with a domestic one because its a 'special caravan' sized component, and often made by companies that have no connection with the main line domestic suppliers.

Caravan manufactures may respond by saying they do this to save weight, and such moves may save some weight, but I guess that if all the special caravan parts were replaced with normal domestic parts I doubt it would make more than about 10Kg or less difference to the ex-works weight of the caravan.

 

[Sproket]

Is this the same type of valve but without the 12mm push fittings ???
Would these type of 12mm push fitting work as it will fit the threeway valve above ??

 

[Dustydog]

This is the beast.
https://www.bailey-parts.co.uk/Product.aspx?PartNumber=1030149

 

[Sproket]

Think I would be changing it for the one above

You could have three for that price

Can you unscrew the push fittings from the valve ?

 

[Sproket]

Four years ago one of the brass three way water valves that redirects water from the onboard tank / aquaroll broke.
Replacement complete with 12mm step down speed fits cost £5.00.

Today Bailey Spares want £41.00 including p&p

Is this inflation??

I shall visit some plumbers merchants and see what they have. The original is all 15mm stepped down with plastic speed fit reducers to 12mm.

Any one any other ideas please.

If you think that is expensive from Bailey ?????

Don't buy one from here then

Bailey-caravan-3-way-brass-lever-water-valve

 

[RogerL]

Four years ago........ broke.
Today Bailey Spares want £41.00 including p&p

Any one any other ideas please.

Not exactly a reliable design that Bailey use is it, at any price.
If it's just a three-way valve with 12mm pushfit fittings, it should be easy enough to source at a domestic plumber's merchant.

 

[Dustydog]

Steve

Yes. The 12mm speedfit screws into the 15mm brass ends. Roger is on track and maybe I can source one at a plumbing merchant.

It was the l price increase that surprised me.

 

[MichaelE]

The problems you will have is the push fitting is 12mm and they are made by whale , you are unlikely you get at a plumbing merchants due to the size ie 12mm.
This is a bit cheaper tho Dustydog http://www.halesowencaravancentre.com/caravanshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=770