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I'm hoping someone can help with the following. By the way, I'm not a plumber and intend getting a plumber to do this work.
I'm thinking of removing the existing close coupled loo from the downstairs cloakroom to be replaced by a back to wall pan and concealed cistern. However I'm just getting to understand that there's a choice of valve or syphon cisterns, and most stuff I've read says syphons never leak, but valves may/will in time. Given that the plan is for the cistern to be concealed, I'm concerned about possible leaks in the future and access to fix.
This is particularly relevant as two years ago I changed the loo in the ensuite to a concealed cistern within a cabinet which looks fantastic but only has access through a clip-on front panel. There is now an intermittent, really irregular minor leak from somewhere in this loo which appears on the left side of the loo and only started about a month ago. It doesn't happen on every flush and I've gone from thinking it must be a crack in the pan, to now believing it might have something to do with the pipework. Inspection of the cistern through the front panel shows it is completely bone dry.
Can anyone help with the leaking problem which will then help me to make a decision on the new work planned? Thanks
I'm thinking of removing the existing close coupled loo from the downstairs cloakroom to be replaced by a back to wall pan and concealed cistern. However I'm just getting to understand that there's a choice of valve or syphon cisterns, and most stuff I've read says syphons never leak, but valves may/will in time. Given that the plan is for the cistern to be concealed, I'm concerned about possible leaks in the future and access to fix.
This is particularly relevant as two years ago I changed the loo in the ensuite to a concealed cistern within a cabinet which looks fantastic but only has access through a clip-on front panel. There is now an intermittent, really irregular minor leak from somewhere in this loo which appears on the left side of the loo and only started about a month ago. It doesn't happen on every flush and I've gone from thinking it must be a crack in the pan, to now believing it might have something to do with the pipework. Inspection of the cistern through the front panel shows it is completely bone dry.
Can anyone help with the leaking problem which will then help me to make a decision on the new work planned? Thanks