Toilet problem.

[jacobball]

Hi

Close coupled toilet. Woouldn't flush properley-took a few long flushed to get it to work! So changed the siphon.

The cistern is slim(ish) and old. The new siphon caught the float arm (plastic, thickish) on the way up, so I used the original siphon and put the new diaphragm from the new siphon in.

All was well, toilet flushed fine now

Propblem is, (which has been like this for a while now), water (a few drops) go into the pan, even after the system has been flushed!!)

What could cause this problem? The age of the toilet? a hairline crack somewhere?

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[mogget]

Propblem is, (which has been like this for a while now), water (a few drops) go into the pan, even after the system has been flushed!!)

What could cause this problem? The age of the toilet? a hairline crack somewhere?

Do you mean there is a continuous trickle into the pan?

There are a few different things that could cause this.

1) The syphon is not sealed to the bottom of the cistern properly and is letting by.

2) Cracked syphon down tube.

3) Depending on the overflow setup - cistern fill level too high, or float valve letting by.


If your siphon is sealed with a rubber washer, this should go between the syphon and the cistern base, not under the nut.

 

[Bambergaspipe]

Propblem is, (which has been like this for a while now), water (a few drops) go into the pan, even after the system has been flushed!!)

The diaphram is sticking or you haven`t fitted it properly, you may be unlucky and have a dodgy flush assembly, either way it`s passing. You need to take it out, buy exactly the same one from where you got this one and see if it solves the problem. If it does you get your money back, if it doesn`t you don`t know what you are doin`Son.