Toilet Cisterns etc ?

[the_constructor]

I am wanting to replace the low level toilet that I have with a cisten that
hangs on the wall and a short flush pipe to the pan.

Is there a difference in the actual cisterns used for what I want and what I
have or is it just that the low level way of fixing to the pan requires a
fixing kit with 2 bolts etc.

It may be that if there is no difference, then I can just change the pan.

Thanks as always for your help.
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[Lurch]

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:05:23 +0100, "the_constructor"
<the_con...@beeb.net> mused:

>I am wanting to replace the low level toilet that I have with a cisten that
>hangs on the wall and a short flush pipe to the pan.
>

That is a low level.

>Is there a difference in the actual cisterns used for what I want and what I
>have or is it just that the low level way of fixing to the pan requires a
>fixing kit with 2 bolts etc.
>

Dunno, not sure what it is you want.

>It may be that if there is no difference, then I can just change the pan.
>
>Thanks as always for your help.

I am a little lost as to what you actually have and what you want. I'm
not overly convinced you actually have the right terminology in use
here.

Close coupled;
<http://www.4bathrooms.co.uk/store/images/T/Tiffany%20wc-01.jpg>

Low level;
<http://www.bathroomcity.co.uk/images/products/20-884.JPG>

High level;
<http://www.bathroomcity.co.uk/images/products/20-865.jpg>
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Regards,
Stuart.

[the_constructor]

"Lurch" <myrea...@sjwelectrical.co.uk> wrote in message
news:c4arb3h3t0tmrqll8...@4ax.com...

Ah, yes it rather looks like I got all the terminology wrong as you say
Stuart.

My thanks for the links, very helpful.

I have a close coupled toilet at the moment and would like this taken out
and a Low level toilet fetted.

Is the same cistern used for both the low level toilet and close coupled
toilet (the latter being fixed with a clamp plate underneath), because if it
is, I will only need to replace the toilet pan.

Hope that better explains things.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "the_constructor"
<the_con...@beeb.net> saying something like:

>Is the same cistern used for both the low level toilet and close coupled
>toilet (the latter being fixed with a clamp plate underneath), because if it
>is, I will only need to replace the toilet pan.

Usually, yes. If you remove the close-coupling kit (the plate with the
slotted holes) and simply put a pair of L-brackets on the wall, the
cistern will sit on them happily, combined with the screws into the wall
to actually secure it.

Most close-coupled toilets use an ordinary cistern (part of the
manufacturers' range that matches the style of the toilet pan) that is
made to be a close-coupled one by the kit.
--

Dave

[Lurch]

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:31:25 +0100, "the_constructor"
<the_con...@beeb.net> mused:

Yep, bit clearer now. You need a new pan and cistern!
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Regards,
Stuart.

[Weatherlawyer]

On Aug 11, 1:20 pm, Lurch <myrealn...@sjwelectrical.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:05:23 +0100, "the_constructor"

> <the_construc...@beeb.net> mused:

>
> >I am wanting to replace the low level toilet that I have with a cisten that
> >hangs on the wall and a short flush pipe to the pan.
>

> I am a little lost as to what you actually have and what you want. I'm not
> overly convinced you actually have the right terminology in use here.

He has a toilet and he wants to get stuck in. Don't hold him back.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

drugs began to take hold. I remember Lurch
<myrea...@sjwelectrical.co.uk> saying something like:

>>Is the same cistern used for both the low level toilet and close coupled
>>toilet (the latter being fixed with a clamp plate underneath), because if it
>>is, I will only need to replace the toilet pan.
>>
>>Hope that better explains things.
>
>Yep, bit clearer now. You need a new pan and cistern!

Not necessarily a new cistern, unless it simply doesn't match the new
pan.
--

Dave

[Lurch]

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:11:27 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
<grimly...@REMOVEgmail.com> mused:

Suppose you could seal up the fixing holes and use a close coupled
cistern, but you might also need to change the syphon. FWIW I'd just
change the lot, but you may not need to depending on how bodgey you
are.
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Regards,
Stuart.

[The Medway Handyman]

You are unlikely to get a colour match - there are an amasing numbers of
white 'shades'.

--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Lurch
<myrea...@sjwelectrical.co.uk> saying something like:

>Suppose you could seal up the fixing holes and use a close coupled

>cistern, but you might also need to change the syphon. FWIW I'd just
>change the lot, but you may not need to depending on how bodgey you
>are.

I'm assuming the PO is a bit skint or has a sentimental attachment to
his old cistern [1]. I'm also assuming it's one without fixing holes in
it, but even if it has it's easy to block them off.

[1] For example, I've been offered a Victorian cast iron cludgie cistern
which I'll use to replace the one that was destroyed by the PO of my
building - fekcing vandal the man was.
--

Dave