How to adjust water level in toilet cistern

[chris8080]

My toilet has a small trickle of water going through the overflow in the bowl.

Does anyone know how to adjust the water level, no apparent ball valve visible, OR is it that I require a replacement washer or something like that.

The water level is up to the central pipe, and is overflowing through that.

Images of the cistern are in the link

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[denso13]

The grey plastic thingy, like a cross on the left hand one. Adjust it to move the float down and all should be ok

 

[yerino]

By yerino at 2011-12-19

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[Charnwood]

Spin it

Anticlockwise.

Have you tried holding the float up to see if the valve closes fully?
It might need a new washer, it might have some sort of contaminant stopping it from closing properly.

How long has it been it been fitted? How long has it been overflowing?

 

[yerino]

Spin it

Anticlockwise.

Have you tried holding the float up to see if the valve closes fully?
It might need a new washer, it might have some sort of contaminant stopping it from closing properly.

How long has it been it been fitted? How long has it been overflowing?

It needs to be turned clockwise.

 

[Charnwood]

I will bow to superior knowledge of the exact product as I don't know what make it is, but both Fluidmaster and Torbeck valves are turned anticlockwise to lower the float as they have a right-hand thread.
Are you saying that this product has a left-hand thread?

 

[yerino]

Turning clockwise = decrease / shut off.
Turning anti-clockwise = increase / open fully.

Basic knowledge.

 

[Charnwood]

Someone is a little confused, methinks.
We are talking about a float valve, not a stopcock or gatevelve.

Stopcocks and gatevalves work with a rotationary movement - clockwise and anticlockwise.
Float valves work with a vertical movement - up and down.

The cross your arrow points to is the top of the threaded rod that is used to support and raise or lower the float. It is not connected to the business part of the float valve.

It looks like a Siamp:
View media item 40834.. View media item 40833And it looks like a right-hand thread.

Sometimes you need more than just "basic knowledge".

OP: If this looks like your valve, the float looks quite high in your pics, so it needs lowering.
Try turning the cross thing ANTI-clockwise.

 

[Charnwood]

Did this work out OK?