We've just had a new toilet installed and the new toilet's waste pipe is lower than the cast iron soil pipe. My installer has used a flexi pipe to connect the toilet waste upwards to the soil pipe. Am I right to be concerned about the upwards connection, and the use of a flexi pipe? The cast iron soil pipe is about 1 inch higher than the toilet waste pipe. What might a good solution be?
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Need to raise the toilet
That flexi isn’t acceptable either look at that sharp bend
Get the installer back
That flexi isn’t acceptable either look at that sharp bend
Get the installer back
Thanks for your quick reply. When you say the flexi isn't acceptable, is that the silver clean water pipe?
And by raising the toilet would that mean putting it on a plinth?
Also, any thoughts on the use of the flexible pan connector? I've read a few things about them not being very good.
Thanks
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Yes too sharp of a bend (looks kinked) they tend to split when it’s done like that
Yes or could you raise the floor ?
There ok not the best tho but not installed like that
Yes or could you raise the floor ?
There ok not the best tho but not installed like that
We could raise the floor a bit - how much to you think it would need?
I can't help thinking that we should have been advised to get a wall hung pan that could have been put at the correct level needed instead of messing with the floor level or a plinth!
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So that the outlet is at the same height as the inlet
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Who bought the toilet ?
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TBH sounds like both at fault measure the height of the existing pipe off the floor what’s the distance ?
Middle of the new toilet pipe is at 185mm above the floor not sure what the middle of the existing pipe is but the difference between the bottom of both pipes is about 25mm.
To be honest this is the first toilet I have ever had installed and I had no idea that this was even a concern, I was relying on my installer to tell me what I had to consider in choosing a toilet that would work for my situation.
To be honest this is the first toilet I have ever had installed and I had no idea that this was even a concern, I was relying on my installer to tell me what I had to consider in choosing a toilet that would work for my situation.
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Impossible to guess from here, needs to be eyes on to see what there is there to work with.
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1.5 days for what ?
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What’s going on the floor ?
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So install new toilet pan & cistern to existing pipes - Yes?
Wooden boxing around new toilet -Yes?
Replace basin & taps in original postion -Yes?
Remove existing flooring?
Any other work? Lights & switches?
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Erm, where did you find this plumber. Was is a local website such as Mybuilder? Guess he hit the problem and couldn`t figure out a better way of getting around said problem.
Did they say nothing at all to you about it before they left, take it you`ve paid them and they aren`t taking your calls now.
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