Replacing a toilet

[gerry22]

Hi I was wondering if anyone can help.

I am intending to replace the toilet in my downstairs WC and im not sure how to go about it.

The toilet that is installed is a vertical outlet type that goed into the floor. I was thinking about fitting a horizontal outlet toilet with a close coupled cistern. Can I connect the outlet to the existing main stack, which is behind the wall and to the left? (The upstairs toilet is connected to this).

If this is possible how I do it?! And what would i do with the hole that is left in the floor?

Or are there any other options open to me?

Thanks in advace for any advice

 

[kevplumb]

whats the floor made of

whats the stack made of

 

[gerry22]

The floor is wooden and the stack is plastic.

Was assuming I could cut a section out of the stack and fit something that the toilet outlet could connect to?

 

[Pickup]

Hi Gerry,

don't know much about plumbing but why can't you just fit a 90 deg converter to the horizonatl output and connect it into the same stack as the old toilet?

Think they're only a few (5?) quid.

Hope this helps

F

 

[seco services]

as said use a 90 pan connector and go straight into the floor.
the only thing when changing to a close couple toilet from an old low level toilet the waste in the floor maybe be to far foreward from the wall.

 

[kevplumb]

you need a slip coupler no pipe stop


sounds a doddle

 

[seco services]

sounds a doddle

kev even you know you should never say that about a job.

 

[kevplumb]

sounds a doddle

kev even you know you should never say that about a job.

ain't my job though

 

[gerry22]

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

You are quite right, if I were to put in a close coupled toilet it would probably sit right over the top of the current outlet point.

The part in the image above looks about the best option, i assume i just cut a section out the stack to fit this part and the connect the new toilet outlet to it via a flexible or solid pipe?

 

[gerry22]

Just found this,

Has anyone seen anything like this?

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Easy-Fit-Soil-Stack-Connector/invt/158851



Would that work?

 

[kevplumb]

no its only for 40 mm waste pipes

if only life was that easy