Stainless steel double-outlet outdoor tap for washing machine and watering

Many houses have their outdoor water supply next to the washing machine, in a larder, a garage or a utility room that opens onto the garden. This 304 stainless steel tap is made for that wall: its photos show it in turn above a flowering lawn and next to a washing machine.

Its two outlets come from the same body: a spout curved forwards, with its lever on top, and a downward-facing outlet, controlled by the lever on the central disc. You leave the machine connected and take garden water without disconnecting anything.

The tap measures 13.5 cm long and 11 cm high. Each of the two outlets projects 5.5 cm, the head on top is 3.8 cm. The G1/2 inlet thread is 2 cm long: it screws into a 15x21 wall outlet.

These are useful measurements when the tap has to fit between the wall and the machine, or under a window sill. Measure the available space before ordering: with the levers open, allow room for your hand and for the hose coming down from the lower outlet. On a narrow wall between two appliances, those few centimetres make the difference every day.

Both outlets end in ribbed nozzles. The flexible hose slips on and is tightened with a clip, to be bought separately. If your machine’s hose ends in a screw-on nut, you will need a fitting suited to its thread.

The flange engraved SUS304 covers the hole in the wall. Stainless steel is cleaned with soapy water, without steel wool. Before winter, turn off the supply, open both levers and disconnect the garden hose; the machine, sheltered, can stay connected. When the good weather returns, reopen the supply gently and check the thread.