Thomas Crapper toilet replacement

J murton

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• Feb 28, 2019

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Hi All
After some advice on a Thomas crapper toilet replacement that my customer has managed to smash.
I quoted them for a like for like but they don’t like the price of the new pan (approx 400/500£. They are asking if we can put a standard pan and keep the flush pipe and cistern.
Let me know if anyone has done this or thinks it may or may not work. I am going to look at it tomorrow but have been sent pictures.
Thanks.

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• Feb 28, 2019

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You could probably get it to work but I would explain to them that it’s not designed to be used with a pan other than that from TC.

 

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• Feb 28, 2019

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Looks like a Venerable?
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Can't see why a normal pan won't fit / work
And I'd say for the price they are, the quality is crap if they break as per picture.

I've stood on hundreds of pans in Commercial buildings to lift off concealed panels and never broken one.
In fact the only pan I broke in 25years was when I pushed a rod through the bottom of the FULL pan whilst plunging it.

 

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• Feb 28, 2019

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That's what home insurance is for sir, pay your excess then it's a like for like replacement. Kop

 

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• Feb 28, 2019

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Just bang in a Wicks toilet to go £50 and stick that brown seat on it.

 

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• Mar 5, 2019

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snowhead said:

I've stood on hundreds of pans in Commercial buildings to lift off concealed panels and never broken one.
In fact the only pan I broke in 25years was when I pushed a rod through the bottom of the FULL pan whilst plunging it.

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I will admit to doing that myself but by jove be careful doing this as a falling through a toilet as it breaks can cause some savage injuries.

 

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• Mar 5, 2019

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Stigster said:

I will admit to doing that myself but by jove be careful doing this as a falling through a toilet as it breaks can cause some savage injuries.

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I'm retired now, so no problem.
But when they fit back panels right up to the ceiling that have to lift off from the top down, there's not a lot of choice.
You can't get step ladders anywhere near.