A toilet that was previously functioning correctly now has a weak
flush about 60% of the time.
It is a modern toilet that came with a newly built flat I moved into
three years ago.
It does not have a handle but has a circular area in the lid which has
two silver button type things within the circle that you press to
flush.
I am not sure how to take off the lid as if you try to take it off the
lid does not come off but sticks to the toilet

Thanks

Jonathan

On 19 May 2007 13:45:58 -0700, jogey
wrote:

A toilet that was previously functioning correctly now has a weak
flush about 60% of the time.
It is a modern toilet that came with a newly built flat I moved into
three years ago.
It does not have a handle but has a circular area in the lid which has
two silver button type things within the circle that you press to
flush.
I am not sure how to take off the lid as if you try to take it off the
lid does not come off but sticks to the toilet

Thanks

Jonathan

You unscrew the outer ring of the buttons.

"EricP" wrote in message
...
On 19 May 2007 13:45:58 -0700, jogey
wrote:

A toilet that was previously functioning correctly now has a weak
flush about 60% of the time.
It is a modern toilet that came with a newly built flat I moved into
three years ago.
It does not have a handle but has a circular area in the lid which has
two silver button type things within the circle that you press to
flush.
I am not sure how to take off the lid as if you try to take it off the
lid does not come off but sticks to the toilet

Thanks

Jonathan

You unscrew the outer ring of the buttons.

Could very well be but if that does not work it's likely to be a plastic
screw after prising out the silver buttons.

On Sun, 20 May 2007 00:23:57 +0100, "Heliotrope Smith"
wrote:

|!
|!"EricP" wrote in message
. ..
|! On 19 May 2007 13:45:58 -0700, jogey
|! wrote:
|!
|! A toilet that was previously functioning correctly now has a weak
|! flush about 60% of the time.
|! It is a modern toilet that came with a newly built flat I moved into
|! three years ago.
|! It does not have a handle but has a circular area in the lid which has
|! two silver button type things within the circle that you press to
|! flush.
|! I am not sure how to take off the lid as if you try to take it off the
|! lid does not come off but sticks to the toilet
|!
|! Thanks
|!
|! Jonathan
|!
|! You unscrew the outer ring of the buttons.
|!
|!Could very well be but if that does not work it's likely to be a plastic
|!screw after prising out the silver buttons.

Or even perhaps just use a little more uumph to lift the lid, careful not
to break it. They do it different ways just to confuse the DIYer :-(
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jogey wrote:
A toilet that was previously functioning correctly now has a weak
flush about 60% of the time.
It is a modern toilet that came with a newly built flat I moved into
three years ago.
It does not have a handle but has a circular area in the lid which has
two silver button type things within the circle that you press to
flush.
I am not sure how to take off the lid as if you try to take it off the
lid does not come off but sticks to the toilet

Sounds very like the cistern I have in the downstairs toilet, the ring
around the buttons should "just" unscrew (this may take some grunting
and swearing as depending on how long the units have been screwed
together the plastic parts may have stuck together but be careful as the
buttons and ring/cylinder are only metal "painted" plastic)letting the
buttons and ring unit come off in one, then the lid can be simply lifted
off. The actual syphon unit is plastic and seems to have lots of
adjustability built in for assembly time (various teeth on arms etc)
some times these pieces can come adrift from he main unit, take the lid
off and ensure all the pieces which should be attached are.

A quick and dirty view of the top of the cistern and the top of the
cistern with the button ring/cylinder removed
http://www.sidtech.co.uk/iu/soup348349131741.jpg

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