What's Happening

[Shutpa]

Have a cistern with a double flush button. Tonight after flushing the toilet, nothing happened ie there was no 'filling up'. Thinking that there may have been a stoppage on the cold water supply, I turned on the tap at the nearby sink. Immediately, the cistern began to fill up. Later my wife called me to say that the cistern wasn't filling up, so I turned on the tap again and once more the cistern began to fill up. I imagine that it may be an airlock of some kind but that's only a guess. What do the experts think

 

[Shutpa]

Bump. This is an on-going problem. Is there anyone out there who can help solve it?

 

[Agile]

It seems that the filling balve is somehow jamming and requiring a pressure reduction before it will open.

These problems are difficult to explain but usually replacing the valve or just its seals will cure the problem.

However, as you presumably flush the toilet and then wash your hands under the tap then it should never be any problem anyway.

Tony

 

[Shutpa]

These problems are difficult to explain but usually replacing the valve or just its seals will cure the problem.
However, as you presumably flush the toilet and then wash your hands under the tap then it should never be any problem anyway.
Tony

Cheers Tony, will have a look at the valve and seals just as soon as I work out how to get the lid of the cystern.

 

[kevplumb]

will have a look at the valve and seals just as soon as I work out how to get the lid of the cystern. icon_wink.gif

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screw is under the buttons

 

[spraggo]

It seems that the filling balve is somehow jamming and requiring a pressure reduction before it will open.

These problems are difficult to explain but usually replacing the valve or just its seals will cure the problem.

However, as you presumably flush the toilet and then wash your hands under the tap then it should never be any problem anyway.

Tony

Tony is correct. What you have is a equilibrium ball valve fitted to your cistern. Renewing the rubber diaphram will cure your problem.

cheers

spraggo

 

[Shutpa]

To get the lid off, do you unscrew the ring around the buttons. If so, it seems very tight.

 

[mikeyd]

Sometimes the ring screws off, but on others you need to pull the cover off the larger of the buttons (push the other one down first to make it easier) to reveal a screw.

 

[kevplumb]

will have a look at the valve and seals just as soon as I work out how to get the lid of the cystern. icon_wink.gif

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screw is under the buttons

wish i had thought of that

 

[Shutpa]

Sometimes the ring screws off, but on others you need to pull the cover off the larger of the buttons (push the other one down first to make it easier) to reveal a screw.

Cheers Mike, got it at last.

 

[Shutpa]

will have a look at the valve and seals just as soon as I work out how to get the lid of the cystern. icon_wink.gif

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screw is under the buttons

wish i had thought of that

Sorry Kev, I took your reply to read that the screww was under the button ie underneath the lid and just couldn't work out how to get to it!