"news-text.dsl.pipex.com" wrote in message
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I've got an old toilet which I have been trying to ignore failing as
I plan
to redecorate the bathroom and replace the entire suite at that
time, how
ever it has been giving lots of problems flushing often taking
10-15
attempts. So can wait no longer, replacing the toilet is not an
option
because that would mean replacing the tiles around the toilet which
I can't
get any more, in fact I cant even get that shape any more, So I
guess I need
to fix the toilet.



Looking in the water reservoir I can see a back bowl shaped object I
guess
about 6 inches in diameter. The base of the plunger is exiting at
this point
and the toilet handle is attached to that

On the right hand side of the plunger container there is a U shaped
pipe
with a flattish top. The other end of this pipe is connected to the
bottom
part of the reservoir where an approximately 1 foot pipe connects to
the
back of the actual toilet. My question is can I still get new
siphon. There
is one on Screw fix looks something like it

http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/95/p2635095_l.jpg



Is it lightly to fit? both pipe sizes and physically in the
reservoir
changes and I'm stuffed?

Also I have quite a big water reservoir compared to modern toilets
will a
modern siphon still work as well as mine did originally? Or will the
water
through put be limited.

Lastly when I replace the siphon am I lightly to need any other
pieces such
as a WC Pan Connector Straight





Thanks



There is usually a polythene diaphragm that forms the seal for the
piston that starts the syphon off, and after a while it wears away. If
you turn off the water, do a sucessful flush to empty the tank, and
remove the gubbins all will be revealed. My local (rather good)
plumbers merchant stock them and they cost (last time I bought one)
the princely sum of ten pence ! As I remember there are two sizes &
shapes but it is only very thin polythene sheet so at a pinch you
could cut one out with a craft knife.

AWEM