"John Miller" wrote in message
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I'm busy renovating my daughter's bathroom and she's chosen a swish
new close-coupled WC. Unlike anything I've ever seen before, the
base unit sides extend all the way to the rear, rather like a
back-to-the-wall unit used with a concealed cistern.

However, the downside to this is that all services are enclosed
within the unit, including the holes for the seat hinges!
Predictably, there are no manufacturer's instructions and even
though I will try to get these from the retailer, I would be
grateful for any help that I can get. It seems likely that the
water connection can be made with a longish flexi-hose before the
toilet is pushed into its final resting place, but I'm a bit worried
about getting a good seal on the soil pipe. Also, I can see no way
to check for leaks once the toilet is installed.

Anyone any experience of this type of WC?

John Miller


Sounds very similar to what I put in a couple of months ago, although we
didn't actually choose this model, the supplier had difficult soucing eth
other veriosn and offered this as an alternative... the wife definitely
prefers the neat look of it as well.

I made the connection to the soil pipe using a flexible connector. To be on
the safe side I slapped in some silicone sealant just before the final
fitting. the flexy connector was on and off a few times before this due to
tiling and flooring jobs, but did not leak anyway.

The supply to the cistern was actually made via a hole in the side of the
pan at teh rear of the unit, so this was simply a case of connecting the
pipe internally and running a length out through the hole which was then
connected up beside the toilet to the service valve.

The toilet seat that came with the pan connected via the top of the unit,
esentially it is held in place by a couple of rubber bungs, which expand as
a screw is tightened up from the top. As in your case we had no instructions
for the seat, etc, but I also had the wrong seat to start with, which was
quickly rectified by the shop, along with a new set of fixings. I would
imagine that this toilet should have a macthing seat with similar fixings
available.

cheers

David