toilet siphons

[pauls]

anyone else had trouble with the orpella siphons from plumbfix/screwfix had 2 today and the the things wont flush properly.

one job i hate in this trade is toilets

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

do you mean the cable type flush valves? or do they do a siphon as well?

 

[royston]

Yeah ive had trouble with them before, i get my siphons (lever type) from tool-station, they come in three different height size and are a good price and quality. I keep one of each size on stock.

 

[kay-jay]

woo hoo i thought it was just me getting a bad batch! yes they are pretty crap, the plastic sheet that lifts the body of water doesn't sit right from them being brand new at least in 50 percent of recent installs. i soon learned to check operation before leaving merchants!!!

insidious things though! pretty much all my local merchants sell them exclusively. but i did one today that i got from plumbase it was a different brand cost a fiver and was best one i've used for ages. never gonna buy them opella things again!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

opella and torbeck(same company) have gone right down hill tbh not fitted a siphon for ages now fit fluidmaster flush valves with a fluid master pro ball valve,used to fit loads of torbeck,but they became unreliable after time and efficiency altered the design wont touch there products now

 

[pauls]

im not using them again but a 3 on a saturday afternoon i had nowhere else.

 

[LegionellaSlave]

If it's just a normal syphon, you're better off using a Dudley (I think they're called duo-flush).
The downtube seperates which makes it ten times easier in future.

 

[WHPES]

I like the Dudley ones as they are well made. The top of the syphon comes undone to replace the diaphragm without having to take the cistern off.

 

[mikegas]

I only fit dudley turbo's they do 7,8,9" think they do an adjustable one aswell never had a prob with them

 

[kay-jay]

my local plumbase wants 15 quid for a dudley though