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Rod

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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.

EP
Not familiar with that make/model. But the two we have are both fully
maintainable from the front - where there are removable panels. One (make
not remembered) specifically said that it only needs front access; the
other (Macdee) is similar and I am conviced it would be true for that as
well.

I used plastic pipe (Hep2O) for both - the flexibility of which might make
it easier to maintain than copper.

Your cistern has a removable front panel?

Yes!!! The units into which they are fitted are what I was really
talking about! :-)

And it is work of moments to disconnect water supply and flush pipe and
remove cistern. But I think it might actually be possible to replace the
valve without even doing that. (I am not about to do it and take
photos... Oh sod it, here we go
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28826696@N03/2820560891/)

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Rod

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