tonyjeffs wrote:
My technique is rubbish.
Assemble - fit - test - mop up the mess
Reassemble - fit -test - mop upthe mess
Repeat until luck improves.

I've just had the same lack of succes on the new under stairs wc that
I've built. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe its that spongy
big coupling washer - or maybe it's the seal between the flush
assembly and the ceramic cistern. I'll go back and check when i've
finished sulking.

I put a smear of silicone around the nuts and washers thinking it
might help. Perhaps i shouldn't.

I used silicone grease rather than sealant - keeps a seal but without
setting. (CPC sell it in small tubes - handy to keep one in the plumbing
bag for plastic / rubber lubrication).

Could anyone give me pedantic step by step instructions please?

Not really had much problem with these. Grease and fit donut, plonk
cistern in place and do up the screws. Make sure you have the blanking
plugs in any places you need them (like the alternative base entry
position for the filler).

And ditto the small sink waste. Can't do it first time. Plughole,
waste/connection to trap. ***** slight drip from that too :-(

Now these (especially if the poncy chrome ones) can be a right PITA to
get sealed. Make sure all bits are assembled in the right order with all
rings, washers and sleeves greased. Do up tight (you may need to use
water pump pliers to nip up the rings rather than just hand tight)


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Cheers,

John.

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