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Dave Plowman (News)

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Just fitting concealed lavatory cistern as part of bathroom re-furb.
It is an Ideal Standard Conceala with dual pneumatic buttons attached
by air pipes.
Across the top of the cupboard like unit, a worktop will be fitted
into which a wash basin will be set and sealed with silicone to
prevent the worktop turning into soggy wheatabix with the wet.

So, when the Torbeck-type valve gets a bit of grit in it and needs
sorting how do you get back into the unit? The guy in the bathroom
showroom said, "They never go wrong". All it takes is a bit of work
on the water main up the road and grit gets in. Also the washer will
wear out over time.

Ideas, please.

Absolutely nothing ever goes wrong so service access is always needed. I
reckon the life of a torbeck valve in a hard water area is no more than 10
years. However it's not a daily occurrence so assuming a silicone seal you
just cut through that to remove the worktop. Would make sense to have
service valves to the basin to make disconnecting that less painful.

EP

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Dave Plowman London SW
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