zzapper wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:58:41 +0000 (UTC), wrote:



There's a flap valve at the bottom of the siphon that has prolly failed.

Ypu do not need to replace the cistern, but you will need to replace the
flap, and probably better, the whole assembly, they're not expensive.

You will need to remove the cistern from the bog, and there is a rubber
sealing ring that is probably a good idea to replace at the same time.

Prolly wingnuts underneath will release the cistern which will just lift
off after disconnecting the pipes. These nuts can be a bugger to undo on
account of rusting corrupting, on reassembly grease up nicely.

Thnx for above. The unpleasant aspect of above is disconnecting the
water supply feed, which means switching off main tap.

Me thinks alas that this is a job for a plumber.

There is often a shutoff tap near the toilet.
In this case, the absolute worst that can happen is that you can flush
it with a bucket for a while.