New Toilet

[con1_uk]

Hello not been on here for a bit,

I want to replace our toilet, the ones I like are the back to the wall type so there are no gaps behind the toilet. Our current toilet fits into a large pipe in the floor and not the wall, can I still get one of these toilets or does this reduce my choice?

Thanks

 

[seco services]

not a problem providing its not to far out from the wall.
as you'll need to build a stud wall to house the cistern and the waste pipe inside the false wall.
just make sure you have enough room in the bathroom to do it.

 

[con1_uk]

Hello,
The ones I am looking at have the cistern (flusher) on top of the toilet and not hidden, its a standard toliet type but there is no gap at the back and everything is hidden.

 

[Whitespirit66]

I think Seco is referring to a wall-hung toilet, instead of the back to the wall toilet in question.

You can buy a 'swan neck' pan connector for your toilet. Before you buy the toilet, make sure that in having a toilet that sits further back towards the wall behind, the base of the toilet doesn't cover part of the waste hole in the floor.

 

[seco services]

you still may have to build a false wall may only be about 4" as floor waste are useally abit to far out.

 

[con1_uk]

We are doing the floor etc at the same time, will the plumber be able to move the big pipe backwards if required? Is there anything else I need to consider (so many toilets to choose from...)

 

[seco services]

check the hole measurements with a pan.
many of the old low pan with waste in floor sat out further than a back to wall.
he maybe be able to move the waste. what is the stack pipe plastic or cast ?

 

[con1_uk]

Hello,

Thats the type I want, the pipe work I can see currently looks plastic.

Is the stack pipe the big one? By cast do you mean iron etc?

 

[seco services]

yes cast iron.

 

[con1_uk]

Thanks all for your replies

So just to confirm, If I got a toilet like the picture above the only thing I have to worry about is moving the big pipe?

 

[seco services]

not always if the floor waste connector is out a few inchs to far the cistern won't sit right against the wall so we useally just build a false wall to take the gap up so the cistern sits against it.
may only be about 3" or so.

 

[con1_uk]

Is it not just easyier to move the pipe a little?

 

[seco services]

depends on the joists and many other factors.

 

[blondini]

Hi Con1, why don't you post a pic of your existing bog and pipework.