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Spitting toilet, new installation
Built new bathroom on second floor, but the toilet spits back occasionally when flushed. I think this is a venting issue. Attached is a diagram. Can anyone see any problems with the configuration? Thanks- Angus28401
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- installation toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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getting a wooshing sound in supply pipe after fitting new toilet
Hi Just removed an old toilet and fitted a new push button cistern one. I had to re-route the supply water pipe over the waste pipe coming out of the back as i had to use a swan neck one to line up with waste hole in floor,and the water pipe didn't fit past waste pipe. I cut the supply pipe... -
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Extractor in toilet room?
Afternoon all. New sink and WC being added to attic room. No shower or bath. This "room" will not have a door as such but a curtained doorway (that's what she wants!) into the rest of the attic. The attic has a window that can be opened. So do regs say I need an extractor fan? Why try to avoid...- Tubbyewe
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- room toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Connecting a toilet on groundfloor
Hi all. I don't do much drainage so after some advice. Is it possible to cut a tee into the top of a long radius bend at the bottom of the soil stack for a downstairs cloakroom? Sre images attached. Thanks- mutley racers
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- toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Change toilet flush side
I'm after some advice. I am looking to move our flush from the right side to the left, so that we can cover exposed pipes on the right. There is a space for the flush on the left & can turn siphon to face the other way but the attachment for the flush to siphon is too short and to the ballcock... -
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Toilet replacement - need advice
Might be a very silly question, but have an old cistern toilet. Connects to the pipes as follows(see pic) - want to know if I can do a like for like replacement with any toilet type, or I'm limited for options. Reason for changing is that toilet is getting blocked every 2-3 months - no issues... -
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Wall hung toilet - are RAK any good?
Hello. I'm redoing 3 bathrooms at the moment and was planning to install RAK rimless toilets with Grohe cisterns/frames for all three based on recommendations from my local bathroom shop. Since then, I've found some reviews that say RAK toilets look great but struggle with flushing anything... -
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Toilet keeps running?
This toilet is constantly running water into the bowl. Am I right in having to remove the valve on the right & change the washer? The one on the left I can see the water keeps coming out of. -
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What is this noise? Sometimes when shower, bath or toilet is running
Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows what the cause of this noise might be? Sometimes it is a rumble but today it was this amazingly annoying squeak! -
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Downstairs Toilet bubbles up whenever upstairs washroom flushes. Why?
Whenever someone flushes the toilet upstairs, the downstairs toilet bubbles up, like an air bubble escapes, at times, explodes so minor splashes up. Any reason why this is happening? An air pocket in the pipes, or a minor blockage in the air pipe?- Novice Frank
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- toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Toilet fall… too steep!!
Installing a new bathroom and moved the loo not all that far from original location. Basically just turned it round… the fall I calculate to be too steep.. help! Loo states 185 soil centre plus 4 mm for tiles and 6mm for backer on the floor we are going to be up at195/200mm off the floor. I... -
Grohe Concealed Toilet Wont Flush
Hello, I have the Grohe and show the issue in this video. The issue is that it suddenly stopped flushing out of nowhere the pneumatic button raises some mechanic inside but theres no water coming out. I were 4 days away from home and when i came back this suddenly happened and its not...- SondreheienNO
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- flush toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Connecting a new toilet into an existing soil stack
Hi. I want to connect a new toilet waste into an existing 110mm soil pipe. The soil pipe runs from the second floor bathroom, down through the room where I need a new toilet and then down through the ground floor where there is another toilet attached. The soil pipe will not move up or down so...- Alan Greenhalgh
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- soil toilet
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- Forum: Boilers
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Poor fall on soil pipe and toilet blocking. Advice for fixes please?
Hi all, looking for some soil pipe/stack help please. I bought my first house end December and unfortunately had a toilet pipe blockage within a month. Place is old but was renovated in 2014 so thought it would be in decent nick! Plumber came out to rod it end January from the access hatch... -
Water hammer moved from washer to toilet flushing
We recently, about 2 days ago, started getting water hammer from using the washing machine, this has been fixed by attaching an arrestor to the inlet hose which great. However we've now started getting it from the toilet completing a flush, which is upstairs and not near the washer. Is it normal...- Chrisbarber
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- toilet water
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- Forum: Boilers
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How to open up toilet waste pipe please
How to open this toilet pipe please? I need to retrieve a key I dropped down here. I think its sitting in the grooves of the flexible pipe. Will this pipe unscrew easily, I can probably untwist it OK. But then after is it easy to reconnect and ensure its water tight? Any advice gratefully... -
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Toilet installation - 2 issues
Afternoon all I’m trying to replace a toilet downstairs and have come across two issues. The floor is not level and there is a lip at the front of around 5mm which causes the toilet to rock, even when bolted down. The bolts aren’t the best and are plastic brackets on the inside of the toilet... -
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Toilet flush problem with water coming down pan after successful flush
Our toilet which is a year old has begun to have a problem with its flush. It flushes seemingly normally but then when the cistern has filled water comes down the pan for about 20-30 seconds then stops. Hoping somebody has a fix for this :) -
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Leaking toilet inlet - More ptfe or Joint compound?
Ive fitted a new bottom entry fill valve to our en-suite toilet but i cant stop the dribble/leak from the inlet connection. Ive added a fair bit of ptfe but its still leaking, tightened it to its maximum etc and still im getting a dribble. Do you think i need more ptfe, add some joint compound... -
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Waste pipe too high to fit toilet unit.
I am in the process of replacing my wc and sink from close coupled/ free standing with built in sink and wc . The old toilet waste fed into an internal stack pipe - out the back of the wc thro 90 degree coupler into a large waste pipe approx 30"which connected to stack pipe running in a box in...- Graham Hart
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- high pipe toilet waste waste pipe
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- Forum: Boilers