The flushing handle on the toilet in my mother’s en-suite is flopping around, and half the time doesn't flush. The problem seems to be that the plastic threads on the shank which goes through the cistern have worn away, so the nut which tightens it up doesn't really grip any more.
Simple, I thought – get a new one. However… it didn’t fit. The threaded shank was slightly too big for the hole in the cistern. As it was cheap, I filed the threads down carefully, a little at a time, till I could get it in – it lasted for a little time, then worked loose again, presumably because I’d filed half the threads away.
So. Is this a metric vs imperial issue? The toilet may date back to the 80s, when the houses were built – but even then, we had gone French I think? Is there any other explanation? Trouble is, the toilet is jammed into a tiny en-suite, wedged between the basin and rad, and would be a b*stard to replace…
Thanks and merry Christmas
Simple, I thought – get a new one. However… it didn’t fit. The threaded shank was slightly too big for the hole in the cistern. As it was cheap, I filed the threads down carefully, a little at a time, till I could get it in – it lasted for a little time, then worked loose again, presumably because I’d filed half the threads away.
So. Is this a metric vs imperial issue? The toilet may date back to the 80s, when the houses were built – but even then, we had gone French I think? Is there any other explanation? Trouble is, the toilet is jammed into a tiny en-suite, wedged between the basin and rad, and would be a b*stard to replace…
Thanks and merry Christmas