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Help!
I'm wanting to rejig the back of r rouse, and there's a toilet I want to keep on the ground floor. The main problem is that the toilet currently is hooked directly into a hole in the floor which evidently goes to a drain that hooks up with the sewer, as opposed to disappearing through the wall into a soil pipe. The big nuisance is that this hole in the floor in about 12inches from the back wall, which means the whole toilet is much further into the small floorspace than would otherwise be the case, which leaves no room for putting a small handbasin in, other than squeezing it right into a corner, which would make manouevering to sit on the toilet awkard. I spose some digging up of the floor etc could relocate the plumbing, but I was wondering if there is something I hadn't thought of that could get around this. Things like as there's a high level cistern, a sink could be put in where the normal level cistern is, and it could somehow swing out for people to wash their hands after sitting on t'karzi. Or a toilet bowl that somehow has the s-bend out the front of the toilet, so that the main toilet could push further back against the wall. Mozzer |
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:44:00 +0000, Maurice W wrote:
Help! I'm wanting to rejig the back of r rouse, and there's a toilet I want to keep on the ground floor. The main problem is that the toilet currently is hooked directly into a hole in the floor which evidently goes to a drain that hooks up with the sewer, as opposed to disappearing through the wall into a soil pipe. The big nuisance is that this hole in the floor in about 12inches from the back wall, which means the whole toilet is much further into the small floorspace than would otherwise be the case, which leaves no room for putting a small handbasin in, other than squeezing it right into a corner, which would make manouevering to sit on the toilet awkard. I spose some digging up of the floor etc could relocate the plumbing, but I was wondering if there is something I hadn't thought of that could get around this. I think the traditional French pan has a hole in the centre rather than towards the back, and it's supposed to be so much healthier squatting. |
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"John Stumbles" wrote in message news On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:44:00 +0000, Maurice W wrote: Help! I'm wanting to rejig the back of r rouse, and there's a toilet I want to keep on the ground floor. The main problem is that the toilet currently is hooked directly into a hole in the floor which evidently goes to a drain that hooks up with the sewer, as opposed to disappearing through the wall into a soil pipe. The big nuisance is that this hole in the floor in about 12inches from the back wall, which means the whole toilet is much further into the small floorspace than would otherwise be the case, which leaves no room for putting a small handbasin in, other than squeezing it right into a corner, which would make manouevering to sit on the toilet awkard. I spose some digging up of the floor etc could relocate the plumbing, but I was wondering if there is something I hadn't thought of that could get around this. I think the traditional French pan has a hole in the centre rather than towards the back, and it's supposed to be so much healthier squatting. Have you the room the move it sideways and back and then use a combination of multiquicks in series to connect to the hole in the floor? i.e. move it 'laterally'!! Bob |
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Maurice W Wrote: Help! I'm wanting to rejig the back of r rouse, and there's a toilet I want to keep on the ground floor. The main problem is that the toilet currently is hooked directly into a hole in the floor which evidently goes to a drain that hooks up with the sewer, as opposed to disappearing through the wall into a soil pipe. The big nuisance is that this hole in the floor in about 12inches from the back wall, which means the whole toilet is much further into the small floorspace than would otherwise be the case, which leaves no room for putting a small handbasin in, other than squeezing it right into a corner, which would make manouevering to sit on the toilet awkard. I spose some digging up of the floor etc could relocate the plumbing, but I was wondering if there is something I hadn't thought of that could get around this. Things like as there's a high level cistern, a sink could be put in where the normal level cistern is, and it could somehow swing out for people to wash their hands after sitting on t'karzi. Or a toilet bowl that somehow has the s-bend out the front of the toilet, so that the main toilet could push further back against the wall. Mozzer U.S pans have the oulet underneath the pan and sit on a vertical soil pipe with a wax sealing ring, now where to get an American toilet ? -- Nick H |
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Nick H writes: U.S pans have the oulet underneath the pan and sit on a vertical soil pipe with a wax sealing ring, now where to get an American toilet ? I wonder if you can fit one in the overhead luggage rack? ;-) -- Andrew Gabriel |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Andrew Gabriel wrote: In article , Nick H writes: U.S pans have the oulet underneath the pan and sit on a vertical soil pipe with a wax sealing ring, now where to get an American toilet ? I wonder if you can fit one in the overhead luggage rack? ;-) Wouldn't it be a bit uncomfortable using it up there? g -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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Roger Mills wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Andrew Gabriel wrote: In article , Nick H writes: U.S pans have the oulet underneath the pan and sit on a vertical soil pipe with a wax sealing ring, now where to get an American toilet ? I wonder if you can fit one in the overhead luggage rack? ;-) Wouldn't it be a bit uncomfortable using it up there? g Plenty of UK pans go 'straight down' |
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Maurice W wrote:
Help! I'm wanting to rejig the back of r rouse, and there's a toilet I want to keep on the ground floor. The main problem is that the toilet currently is hooked directly into a hole in the floor which evidently goes to a drain that hooks up with the sewer, as opposed to disappearing through the wall into a soil pipe. The big nuisance is that this hole in the floor in about 12inches from the back wall, which means the whole toilet is much further into the small floorspace than would otherwise be the case, which leaves no room for putting a small handbasin in, other than squeezing it right into a corner, which would make manouevering to sit on the toilet awkard. I spose some digging up of the floor etc could relocate the plumbing, but I was wondering if there is something I hadn't thought of that could get around this. Things like as there's a high level cistern, a sink could be put in where the normal level cistern is, and it could somehow swing out for people to wash their hands after sitting on t'karzi. Or a toilet bowl that somehow has the s-bend out the front of the toilet, so that the main toilet could push further back against the wall. Mozzer In Japan I believe a combination low level cistern & sink is a standard item. NT |
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