Recent content by bbill1234

had a couple of refreshing drinks and its late, just remembered charnwoods photos and had a look - a flapper is not the same as a syphon by the looks of it, will get one of those at wickes tomorrow too

yes, and close couple kit, thanks

just realised - the macdee metro is a syphon but a good one, a flapper is recomended - is that different to a syphon? got any brand names? sorry, confused again

so tomorrow i will go to wickes and but a fluid master and i will go on internet and get a cme macdee metro rapid, thanks for your advice and i hope to let you know 'job done' when its all fitted

just remembered what i saw on someone elses post on similar prob - someone suggested a different fill valve that is stronger - if that makes sense - a black and grey thing from wickes for 9pounds something that works much better than the torbeck one like i have. is that worth a go too?

thanks for all the suggestions, i understand more and i think we're nearly there chrisoxford, water level too high in cistern overflows thru internal overflow - this must be because the fill valve/float not shutting off. have tried two different fill valves (have two identical toilets)...

there is the photo! things are looking up. if i replace the syphon on my close coupled toilet i have to take the whole thing off the wall to fit don't i? when i first put it in i had to go back to it a few times because it didnt seal too well, silicone did it eventually, and id like to not...

not only am i not a plumber, i think i've failed to get my photo to show up - trying again

its a close coupled toilet. here is a photo, the water level you see is not meant to be this high, its like this because i've been trying to fix it and not managed it. from the photos you show - i have a syphon - i take it that this is what i should...

photo of toilet

float def not stuck, its like a little upside down plastic cup, (its a torbeck adjustable height bottom entry fitting valve) as ive said it works in the other toilet but not in the one it normally lives in. I will get a photo of inside cistern tomorrow. i have checked and cleaned the seal...

thanks but don't know which part that is - part of the syphon? do i replace the syphon?

i have two identical toilets. One works fine, the second was ok for a year or so, now the cistern keeps filling, sometimes you can see a tiny trickle of water in the bowl. I have taken the fill valve/float out, cleaned the rubber seal. I have swapped them over and the first cistern works with...