Old toilet replacement

[NickB_99]

Hello all,

Our cloakroom WC is a little old and doesn't look too healthy.

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• NickB_99
• 2 Aug 2010
• 1

Is this a straightforward job for a DIY?

My concern is the salt glazed soil pipe - getting the old one out and a suitable fitting for a replacement.

Help appreciated.

 

[ChrisR]

I'd smash the loo, get jiggy with a gert big angle grinder and cut the bell off the pipe. No probs.
But your problem could be the distance of the pipe from the wall. You may find you can't get a modern loo back to the wall, so you need some sort of spacer.

 

[PlanetThanet]

hI,

Carefully tap away under the foot of the pan with a hammer and bolster and the whole lot will probably come away as one lump. Usually the collar breaks away from the pipe cleanly.
If you have a solid floor try one of these http://www.bathrooms365.com/acatalog/Ideal_Standard_Alto_Close_Coupled_WC_Bottom_Outlet_.html


If you have a wood/suspended floor you might be able to alter the drain under it and use a standard HO pan.

Thanet.

 

[NickB_99]

If you have a solid floor try one of these http://www.bathrooms365.com/acatalog/Ideal_Standard_Alto_Close_Coupled_WC_Bottom_Outlet_.html

If you have a wood/suspended floor you might be able to alter the drain under it and use a standard HO pan.

Alas it is a solid floor - tho didn't know modern loos existed with an exit like this. Useful option.

Think I need to do some measurement of the pipe from the wall & see what typical toilet dimensions are.

Thanks for the help guys.