Toilet flush

[jay1976]

Hi all.

please bear with me as know very little about plumbing and i need some help asap.

My toilet isn't flushing properly.

I have to flush the handle 3 or 4 times in rapid succession to get it to flush.

i have tightened the flush handle to no avail.

Please help.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Kyle87]

Hi all.

please bear with me as know very little about plumbing and i need some help asap.

My toilet isn't flushing properly.

I have to flush the handle 3 or 4 times in rapid succession to get it to flush.

i have tightened the flush handle to no avail.

Please help.

Thank you in advance.

If its an old style like you say with a handle, then diaphragm has gone. Just get whole thing replaced

 

[jay1976]

This is my toilet.

Like i say, i have to flush it 3 or 4 times rapidly and then flushes.

I thought it may have been the fact that it was loose, but after i tightened it, it stayed the same.

Is it the defo the diaphragm?

If so what type do i need?

 

[Phil_Plumb]

fit a Fluidmaster flush valve linky here: Toolstation > Plumbing > Toilet Fittings > Fluidmaster Lever Dual Flush Valve

 

[Phil_Plumb]

here is a pic of it:

 

[Phil_Plumb]

to change, turn off water to cistern if iso is there, if not isolate at main stopcock. pull flush to drain as much water from cistern as possible, then undo the two wing nuts holding your cistern onto the pan, and undo the feed pipe thats connected to the fill valve.

Lift off cistern and pour out remaining water into pan. undo the nut holding the flush valve in place. remove old one and fit new one. you will also need one of these:

Toolstation > Plumbing > Toilet Fittings > Close Coupling Kit

 

[buckley plumb]

How to replace a close coupled toilet syphon | Dudley Turbo - YouTube if you are not confident to do this then get someone in