Help! Wrong flush button fitted to toilet cistern

[Meadowlark]

I moved into a newbuild just over a year ago and the toilets have a small Grohe flush button operating an Ideal Standard cistern. The plumbers have already replaced the button twice in the downstairs cloakroom and say it needs a compatible Ideal Standard button to work the pneumatic system properly.

Trouble is the suggested Ideal Standard double flush button is huge (25cmx15cm) and will have to be situated directly on the tiles behind the toilet. This means replacing two and cutting four large tiles, plus redesigning the housing and trim consealing the cistern.

Is there not a small flush button on the market that could operate an Ideal Standard cistern?

My first post, but any suggestions would be grateful.

 

[jase158]

is it all tiled in? could change valve, but depends if you can get at it!!
speak to ideal standard about this, they may even send you one for free

 

[Whyme]

You can get get variouse pnuematic buttons google em or like jase 158 says ideal might send you a freebee.

 

[Meadowlark]

Yes, it's all tiled with a removable cut-out top that's siliconed. As far as I know, the button just pushes the air down two blue tubes to trigger the flush pneumatically. The trouble seems to be that the Grohe button seems to give up after six months of regular use.

 

[Whyme]

I'd have thought if you have a grohe button the syphon will be grohe as well, Your right that they all work like that try fleabay im sure you could find some sort of universall button.

 

[jase158]

I would take it out and replace if it was my house, these things always go wrong, hard to get parts for and hard to Maintain.

Take off tiles from top, replace with removable wood. replace cistern. simples (not easy and may cost a bit but best long term option IMHO)