Toilet Cistern Problem

Discussion in 'Plumbers' Talk' started by Tom Penrice, Jul 18, 2014.

  1. Tom Penrice

    Tom Penrice New Member

    Hi

    Can anyone please tell me how to access this toilet cistern. Its sealed on the top and sides (apart from the flush hole). I'm assuming that the only access is from the bottom?

    Also what fill and flush valves do these cisterns use?

    Thanks for reading.
     

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  2. You need this specialised tool.
     
  3. Tom Penrice

    Tom Penrice New Member

    haha so your telling me I cant get into it then!?
     
  4. Sorry - couldn't help it :oops:.

    There will hopefully be pros answering you soon with a proper solution.

    Me? I haven't a scooby... :(
     
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  5. tom.plum

    tom.plum Screwfix Select

    hello Tom, turn the chrome push button anti, it unscrews, ;)
     
  6. C'mon, even I worked that little bit out... :rolleyes:

    But... how does he get inside to change the gubbins? :eek:
     
  7. Tom Penrice

    Tom Penrice New Member

    solved. unscrewed the push button and then the ceramic cover lifted off to reveal a plastic cistern inside.
     
  8. What?! The top comes off?!!!

    Awe, maaaaan - it looked like a whole-casting in the photos. No wonder I was confused... :oops:


    :D
     
  9. Oh, wait - you mean the whole cistern lifts off?

    Ah - what's inside, a separate plastic cistern?

    D'oh!
     
  10. Tom Penrice

    Tom Penrice New Member

    No the top of the ceramic case doesn't come off like a normal cistern. The whole ceramic cistern cover lifts up then there is a plastic cistern inside. Strange design!
     
  11. Tom Penrice

    Tom Penrice New Member

    The plastic cistern is screwed down to the pan, then the ceramic cover goes on top of that and is secured by screwing the push button down onto the flush valve which is obviously connected to the plastic cistern. Hope that makes sense.
     
  12. Yep. Thanks :).

    All that palaver so's to have a smooth, joint-free ceramic cover.
     
  13. Crowsfoot

    Crowsfoot Screwfix Select

    I've just learn't something too.
    How the hell did tom know this?
    Wait till I come across one of these things now!
    Tappy
     
  14. tom.plum

    tom.plum Screwfix Select

    I'm not juist a pretty face me you know tappy, :)
     
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  15. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    I thought Wigan still had outside closets:eek::eek:
     
  16. tom.plum

    tom.plum Screwfix Select

    noooooo, we've got inside toilets now, but we eat outside, well i eat in my greenhouse,

     
  17. plumberboy

    plumberboy Well-Known Member

    Tom, we call it teatime were I come from,my kids call it daddy I'm hungry and ohhhh not that again,I might start eating in my shed just too get a bit of piece and quite.You have set a new trend.:)no greenhouse for me:(
     
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2014
  18. tom.plum

    tom.plum Screwfix Select

    where do you live plumberboy? :confused:
     
  19. plumberboy

    plumberboy Well-Known Member

    Surrey Tom,southern nancy I'm afraid.:)
     
  20. Phil the Paver

    Phil the Paver Screwfix Select

    I'm a Yorkshire boy, that lives down south, I call it tea time too, the kids my wife child minds all tell me off and say it's dinner time, but to me dinner time is lunchtime, is it not, ?? :)
     

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