zzapper wrote:
On 20 Jun 2004 22:33:12 GMT, wrote:



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.

There is no isolating tap/valve , otherwise I'd do this job, no prob.
When we lived abroad our 45 year "economy" house had an isolater for
every tap,toilet what a dream, Electrics weren't so good, as the house
predated many electrical gadgets, but even so circuit-breakers.

Annoying.
Alternatively, if you'r not disturbing the valve, and in many cases you may
not need to, then all you need to do is to tie up the ball-valve, so that
it does not turn on when you empty the tank to work on the siphon.