Taking off the WC

[plumbingnovice17]

hi im training in plumbing atm and i moved house about a week ago and my WC would not flush i fiddled about with the handle and could not get it to work so i got my self a new siphon.

i tryed to take off the cisten and the screws which kept it to the wall were so rusty it looked like a big orange blob and cant get it off

any advice i hope im not doing it all wrong lol

 

[danielp]

suppose the next thing to do is get an old chisel and try and break them behind the cistern

 

[Burnerman]

Can you get a hacksaw blade in there?

 

[plumbingnovice17]

i dont have these things but will get them tomorrow so i should just cut them or smash them off then get new screws through there

 

[danielp]

well try cutting first tbf aslong as u get the head if the screw off its alright try a pair of pliers or grips on the screw head to unwind then replace the screws after with rubber washers

 

[plumbingnovice17]

well try cutting first tbf aslong as u get the head if the screw off its alright try a pair of pliers or grips on the screw head to unwind then replace the screws after with rubber washers

ok thanks for that i'll try it tomorrow

also iv seen a few threds on this i tryed what it said and it has'nt worked

one of my rad's are cold, the flow and return pipe are also cold, it tryed bleeding and it didnt need that then i took off the head and tapped on the pin and it apeared to be working.

i then switched all the other rad's off and left the cold one onthen switched on the heating and nothing happened

any advice

 

[danielp]

is the pipe work on a drop , and try cranking some of the lockshields on the other rads down a bit

 

[plumbingnovice17]

it comes down from the celling but from there is pretty stright to the rad

i'll try turning the rad's down upstairs now

 

[danielp]

well yer carry on what your doing by turning the other rads off , this should push it around that one and then when working crank down the lockshields on the upstairs rads to kinda give it a chance !

 

[plumbingnovice17]

ummm my rad in my room is now cold althou its still on and the master bed room and the bathroom are really hot and the lock shields are almost fully turned off this is really bugging me now

 

[danielp]

the the rad that was cold is now hot and another has gone cold?

 

[plumbingnovice17]

no now both are cold im going to turn every thing off including lock shields except the one cold one down stairs and open them one by one hope this works

 

[plumbingnovice17]

problem is now solved all rad's are working thanks for the info

 

[neds]

Get a flat blade behind the head of the screw and break it off. Also use some stainless steel Screws when refitting the cistern!

 

[blondini]

I would use a mole/vice grip to turn the screws, if they're too tight to be turned by one of them they'll just snap. I wouldn't lever against the cistern unless I wanted to destroy it.