Plastic toilet cistern urgently required!

[Hugh Jaleak]

Thread is here: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=204879 Second post has pic, thanks to Tickly T.
Edit. Cheers Dextrous, you beat me to it.

 

[dextrous]

no as the connections are different but if you are desperate you may able try and jury rig it but not sure how as i have never tried

Am confused as to why you think the connections are different - to my mind you only need to attach the base plate to the flush outlet as per norm. Where am I going wrong in my thinking

i am pretty sure close coupled have a bigger outlet than low level one`s

You may be right, but I know I've replaced faulty flush mechanisms with ordinary ones not specifically designed for close coupling. But let's not argue over this

 

[adlplumbing]

no as the connections are different but if you are desperate you may able try and jury rig it but not sure how as i have never tried

Am confused as to why you think the connections are different - to my mind you only need to attach the base plate to the flush outlet as per norm. Where am I going wrong in my thinking

i am pretty sure close coupled have a bigger outlet than low level one`s

You may be right, but I know I've replaced faulty flush mechanisms with ordinary ones not specifically designed for close coupling. But let's not argue over this

agreeed not 100% sure

 

[kirkgas]

a cistern is a cistern, if you fit it with a flush pipe it is low level, if you fit it with a close coupled kit it is close coupled, all connections and parts are exactly the same, there are some cisterns available which have holes in the bottom for bolts to go through, but i have fitted one of them as a replacement for a low level cistern (the punter bought it out of B&Q, so i fitted the bolt/washer assembly upside down so you couldnt see the bolts (had to cut one of them shorter so it didnt hit the syphon)

 

[dextrous]

a cistern is a cistern, if you fit it with a flush pipe it is low level, if you fit it with a close coupled kit it is close coupled, all connections and parts are exactly the same, there are some cisterns available which have holes in the bottom for bolts to go through, but i have fitted one of them as a replacement for a low level cistern (the punter bought it out of B&Q, so i fitted the bolt/washer assembly upside down so you couldnt see the bolts (had to cut one of them shorter so it didnt hit the syphon)

We bow to your superior knowledge

 

[adlplumbing]

a cistern is a cistern, if you fit it with a flush pipe it is low level, if you fit it with a close coupled kit it is close coupled, all connections and parts are exactly the same, there are some cisterns available which have holes in the bottom for bolts to go through, but i have fitted one of them as a replacement for a low level cistern (the punter bought it out of B&Q, so i fitted the bolt/washer assembly upside down so you couldnt see the bolts (had to cut one of them shorter so it didnt hit the syphon)

i did say you may have to jury rig it