Why is there a batten behind my cistern?

[WaterApprentice]

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me please, I’m thinking of replacing my toilet in the cloakroom, the cistern that is in has a batten attached to the wall and then the cistern attached to the batten, why would this be and is it needed to be left/replaced, the current one is still attached to the cistern but came away from the stud wall, hope this helps and hope somebody could shed a little light, thanks guys (I live uk if that helps incase it’s a regulation thing)
WaterApprentice!

 

[Wayners]

To pack the toilet out from wall maybe.

The soil pipe coupling might not be in the correct place for toilet, so it was moved away from wall to line up

 

[WaterApprentice]

Ahhh cheers mate, I was thinking it was because it was a stud wall and the screws to the cistern would pull out easier with it only having 2 fixings rather than a batten that would have 4 maybe 6 so it’d get better hold, kinda like curtain pole battens and handrail battens, feel stupid now and looks like I’ve over thought it, at least I know now for sure, I thought it’d have had a flexi waste fitted if that was the case, my bad we live and learn, glad I asked, now I know I’ll defo leave it off, thanks mate really

 

[Alec_t]

at least I know now for sure

Do you? Wayners used the word "maybe". Spreading the load (as you imply in post #3) is a possible reason too.

 

[Wayners]

Could be a way to take the weight on the wall.
Many toilets get swapped and the soil pipe causes a problem with lining up so cisterns are packed out.
They OP will have to decide if this is the case.
So maybe I'm right or maybe I'm wrong @Alec_t