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Toilet waste small drip leak - plumbers mait not working
Amateur here. My toilet waste has a small drip leak at the join, & I was advised to use Plumbers Mait to seal it up. I did, & it worked for a while, but what I find is the putty is continuing to get wet from the leak & the seal is being broken a few days after I press it in again. Is there some...- banchang
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- leak plumbers toilet waste
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Silent Running Toilet eluding capture
I have three toilets in the house. Two have been "silent running" for a while now (constant trickle of water leaking from the cistern into the bowl). They are identical Ideal Standard units as shown in the picture. I successfully fixed one of the toilets by replacing the seal at the bottom of...- slocombe9
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- leaking running toilet
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- Forum: DIY Plumbing Advice
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Toilet won't stop filling
Hi All, I need a assistance. I have toilet with buttons instead of a handle. We had issues before we it would not stop filling and just pressing the button a few times would fix that. That stopped working and then upon inspection the mechanism was covered in black gunk. This was cleaned and...- cheese_za
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- filling toilet
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- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Getting the right length pan connector for a toilet with plinth
Hi all, We recently had to have our toilet pan replaced as the old one cracked. Plumber installed new pan as in pics below, and says we have a choice - 3 inches behind the plinth or 3 inches sticking out over. This can't be right can it? Is there no solution to get the connection length...- pmcbgle
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- toilet
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Can I move toilet waste pipe above decorative moulding outside front door
Hi I have a problem about waste pipe positioned over the front door A bathroom was turned into a 3rd bedroom. The toilet and sink was moved to a storage room just behind the 3rd bedroom. The waste pipes were put under the floor. Everything works fine but the customer wants the waste pipe to be... -
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Installing smart toilet/bidet seat ?
I see a lot of Japanese smart toliet seats around with a bidet spray built into them and thinking of getting one. Only question is what is needed to connect them to a water supply. I am imagining a direct connection is not allowed because of the backflow risk from the jet nozzle and I don’t... -
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Toilet flush button cistern replacement
Hello I’m trying to find a replacement flush button but although the thread looks like a siamp I don’t think it is. I found what I thought was the correct button but it didn’t have a strike bar which should fit in a rectangle hole in the centre of the top thread. I’m wondering if that bit was...- Tezzer2022
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- cistern flush replacement toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Toilet keeps blocking and wondering if there's something more than the obvious at fault here
It has happened several times that this toilet will start filling up with water and this becomes more frequent and then the pipe needs to be unblocked etc. It's a standard but recurring problem. I've made sure wipes, tampons and things like that aren't being flushed down. Maybe too much tp...- alexvanrend
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- fault toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Blocked sinks, gurgling and toilet flush problems
Started having drainage problems yesterday. The washing machine waste pipe backed up, so did the kitchen sink. I have an upstairs bathroom (toilet,sink,shower) and a downstairs toilet and sink. The downstairs toilet sink backed up also. The upstairs bathroom all drains like normal, but when I... -
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Why does our toilet take ages too fill up once its flushed is there something which has been changed
Toilet ages to fill up after flushed- Toilet ages to fill up
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- toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Armitage Shanks Freeflow 4 toilet spares
Our 1970's Armitage Shanks toilet is not working properly, on the side of the siphon it has "freeflow4". When working properly when you flush the waste in the bowl gets sucked away, then water appears around the bowl and rinses. This is not happening the bowl fills with water up to the rim and...- spinnerc41
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- toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Advice on moving toilet from front of house to the back.
Hi, I am wanting to have our toilet moved from the front of the house to the back. It would be moved straight back by about 4 meters but this would be away from the soil stack. Our house was built in 2006 and I presume the floor will be concrete. Is this possible? Thanks- Steve F
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- house toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Have you ever installed a double toilet cubicle?
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Off grid shower and toilet solution needed
Hi, would be extremely grateful for any advice on the following. I'm installing a bathroom (shower, toilet and sink) in my summer house. It has mains electricity but not water. I've bought a power shower and a large Thetford cassette toilet. The plan is to use water from a refillable... -
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Help! What make/model is this toilet push button?
Hi there, can anybody help? I am trying to buy a replacement toilet flush push button as my current one is broken? However I cannot find the same button anywhere? I have attached photos if anyone can help identify which one it is (make/model)? It is hollow, it does not contain a rod inside it... -
Does anyone know the name of this model of Roca toilet?
Hi guys. I'm trying to identify a toilet model before ordering a seat for a customer. I went to what used to be a Roca stockist (they no longer are) and one of the guys there reckoned it might be "The Gap". I went to the new stockist and the guy there disagreed it was "The Gap" and that he'd... -
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Seal soil pipe gap/ downstairs toilet
Hi all Just wanted to check if I can seal the gap between pipes with foam or silicone or by any other method. Thanks 😊 -
I need help finding toilet seat (URGENT)
hi, as the title suggests i need help finding this type of toilet seat, i ordered one but completely forgot to check distance between fittings and it didn't fit. The distance between the fittings for the toilet is 260mm and its for a wall hung toilet. i can't seem to find anything similiar. -
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What is correct toilet supply line
Hi. I need a new toilet supply line but don’t know the size type of the fitting at the shut off valve. It is not 3/8 compression. It is a plastic nut about the same size as the one going into the cistern but has a different thread. Attached is a photo. Can you advise. Thanks. -
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Toilet, sink plungers
Can anyone recommend a toilet, sink plunger. It’s not something I do a lot of, but it will be handy to carry on the van, for when needed. Don’t want to spend a fortune, yet I don’t want something that breaks after a few uses. Thanks in advamce Paul