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Well bugger me if this isn't turning into an odyssey! I'm now attempting to remove the cistern but the wing nuts are on tighter than a vice! I've soaked them in WD40 for the last three days but they are not budging. Any tips on how to get them off without cracking the cistern?

Hello all Many thanks for the advice thus far. I went out and brought a fluidmaster flush valve to replace the old unit, but when I've gone to change it today the basket that the old valve was locked into has been sealed into place. It looks as if it's some kind of clear sealant they've used...

I'm assuming it's a flush unit - I've uploaded a picture to my album if you can advise what model it is. Is it an easy job to change out the flush unit if that's required?

Evening all I've noticed that we have a slight but constant trickle of water running down the back of the toilet bowl in our upstairs toilet. I recently changed the water inlet valve for a Fluidmaster to solve a water hammer issue and was hoping that this would also fix the other problem but...

Appreciated. Thanks, mate

Hey Madrab, thanks for the reply. I am indeed a genuine novice - the air pressure thing was something I found via Google and figured couldn't do more damage! As you can imagine it didn't fix the problem :D I will pick up a new washer and change that ASAP. If it doesn't work I'll change the...

Evening all Hoping someone with plumbing experience can give me some advice. We've moved into our house about 6 months ago and we noticed that occasionally there was a very loud, intermittent rattling/banging noise that occurred immediately after we flushed the toilet. The problem would...