How to remove a stuck wall hung toilet pan?

[Ady88]

Hi,

Can anyone please offer some advice on how I can remove a wall hung toilet pan?

I have undone the Allen bolts and cut through all the adhesive around the perimeter of the bowl so it should simply slide off the pins now but it remains stuck.

I suspect it is being held in place by the water feed and waste pipes that go into the bowl. I can rock the pan up and down abit but there isn't any side to side flex and it won't slide off as I try to pull it out.

Any ideas?

 

[Madrab]

Seriously though ..... Wall hung toilets will have the flush pipe and the pan connector in place but they are flexible connections and there shouldn't be any real holding force from that and if with a bit of persuasion it won't rock off the pins then you may find that whoever fitted it may have applied a bit more silicone than you can see.

 

[fixitflav]

held in place by the water feed and waste pipes that go into the bowl.

?? you must have disconnected them?

 

[Madrab]

?? you must have disconnected them?

The flush pipe and pan connector disconnect when the pan is drawn off the pins

 

[just pumps]

Watch your toes dont get crushed when it does move, some wall hung toilets are ruddy heavy!

 

[fixitflav]

?? you must have disconnected them?

I was thinking more of the feed pipe into the cistern, but if the cistern is separate from the pan it wouldn't matter

 

[Ady88]

Sorry I forgot to get back you, thanks for the input! Btw I was also thinking of taking a hammer to it lol.

The wall hung pan won't slide off.. I do think the plumber may have added some adhesive to the pipes or the bolts when he put the pan on as it really will not budge. So I did my best to fill the gap with soudal foam and probably got half the gap filled in.

I am just really annoyed that the bathroom fitter didn't think it would be a good idea to seal the gap and prevent drafts when he fitted the toilet!

 

[johnny2007]

It will be fun for the poor soul who will need to remove that toilet in future.