Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.

My Pan doesnt sit directly under the cystern like most toilets and has
this plastic mould that screws in for a flush pipe.

I have been to my local plumbing supply centres and they have all told
me it is a foriegn part that i am unlikely to be able to obtain.

Fine, but what do i do now! i have tried bunging the old pipe up with
silicon sealant but the water keeps finding its way out!!!

wrote:
Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.

My Pan doesnt sit directly under the cystern like most toilets and has
this plastic mould that screws in for a flush pipe.

I have been to my local plumbing supply centres and they have all told
me it is a foriegn part that i am unlikely to be able to obtain.

Fine, but what do i do now! i have tried bunging the old pipe up with
silicon sealant but the water keeps finding its way out!!!

Not sure exactly what you mean - couldn't you just bend an
ordinary pipe to fit?

On 28 Nov 2005 08:05:23 -0800, wrote:

Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.

My Pan doesnt sit directly under the cystern like most toilets and has
this plastic mould that screws in for a flush pipe.

I have been to my local plumbing supply centres and they have all told
me it is a foriegn part that i am unlikely to be able to obtain.

Fine, but what do i do now! i have tried bunging the old pipe up with
silicon sealant but the water keeps finding its way out!!!

Post a pic!

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:

Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.

My Pan doesnt sit directly under the cystern like most toilets and has
this plastic mould that screws in for a flush pipe.

I have been to my local plumbing supply centres and they have all told
me it is a foriegn part that i am unlikely to be able to obtain.

Fine, but what do i do now! i have tried bunging the old pipe up with
silicon sealant but the water keeps finding its way out!!!

Are you *sure* it screws on? Does it have threads at both ends? [The mind
boggles at the thought of rotating either the cistern or the pan to screw it
all together!]

The usual arrangement for a UK low level (as opposed to close-coupled)
cistern uses a J-shaped piece of pipe which attaches to the bottom of the
cistern with a sort of plastic compression joint, and a plain end plugs into
the back of the pan - sealed with a rubber ring plus a liberal dose of
Plumber's Mait etc. Is yours not like that?
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:

Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.




Available in Chrome, brass and Gold as well as plastic: Example

http://www.shopping-made-easy.co.uk/...109328470.html

I can only assume some confusion at your merchants - or you really do have
something foreign.

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:05:23 -0800, steve wrote:

Hi i am looking for a 90 degree flush pipe that screws into the bottom
of the cystern and into the pan.

My Pan doesnt sit directly under the cystern like most toilets and has
this plastic mould that screws in for a flush pipe.

I have been to my local plumbing supply centres and they have all told
me it is a foriegn part that i am unlikely to be able to obtain.

Fine, but what do i do now! i have tried bunging the old pipe up with
silicon sealant but the water keeps finding its way out!!!

Usualy for a low level (but not close coupled) cistern the flush pipe is a
simple L or J shape which fits into the outlet of the cistern and the back
of the pan. The pan connector is one of two types the most common type
fits inside the inlet into the pan and outside the flush pipe.

With a high level cistern there is the possibility of having the cistern
to one side or the other of the pan or even on the side wall. To connect
these a 3-piece flush pipe is used. The pipes peices are cut to final
length on site to allow for variations in the precise positions.
I'm not sure home much it could be reduced to allow for a low level
cistern.
If the offset is not great then it might be possible to take a normal
flush pipe and bend it with some heat (never tried this yet though).

Pictures would be very helpful here.



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