I have a low level toilet cistern, which has never been any bother until
just the other day. For some strange reason the level within the cistern is
now rising too high and makes an exit out of the overflow pipe, which
unfortunately is leaking from a small joint.
What is likely to be causing the water to be rising about an 2 centimetres
higher than it ever did before. And if I could manage to stem the leak from
this overflow pipe with some tcp tape, should I not worry about the water
level?

Thanks in advance
douglas

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:55:32 +0100, "Douglas Sey"
wrote:

I have a low level toilet cistern, which has never been any bother until
just the other day. For some strange reason the level within the cistern is
now rising too high and makes an exit out of the overflow pipe, which
unfortunately is leaking from a small joint.
What is likely to be causing the water to be rising about an 2 centimetres
higher than it ever did before. And if I could manage to stem the leak from
this overflow pipe with some tcp tape, should I not worry about the water
level?

Thanks in advance
douglas




If you pull the ball up while it is re-filling you will see if the inlet
valve closes properly.
To adjust the water level there is an adjustment at the valve end of the
ball float arm to vary the level at which the valve is completely closed .
The whole point of having the overflow pipe is to allow overflows to
escape -if the eis aleak in that pipe then dismantle the pipe and remake
using ptfe tape .
Stuart
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The "Overflow" is now termed a "Warning Pipe" - to let you know something is
wrong.

Although you can adjust the level, it is often a sign that the washer /
diaphragm has become pitted due to the constant blasting by water at high
pressure.

I suggest that you get a repair kit.

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John


"Douglas Sey" wrote in message
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I have a low level toilet cistern, which has never been any bother until
just the other day. For some strange reason the level within the cistern
is
now rising too high and makes an exit out of the overflow pipe, which
unfortunately is leaking from a small joint.
What is likely to be causing the water to be rising about an 2 centimetres
higher than it ever did before. And if I could manage to stem the leak
from
this overflow pipe with some tcp tape, should I not worry about the water
level?

Thanks in advance
douglas






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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:55:32 +0100, "Douglas Sey"
wrote:

What is likely to be causing the water to be rising about an 2 centimetres
higher than it ever did before. And if I could manage to stem the leak from
this overflow pipe with some tcp tape, should I not worry about the water
level?

You may have a punctured cistern ball, the valve is going US, or the
valve assembly/ball is sticking.

Or it might just be that the adjustment screw which stops the incoming
water when the ball has risen to the correct height has not been
tightened with the nut that accompanies it. That's fairly common.

PoP

Yes as the cistern is warning you...obviously. Your problem is with the float
valve inside cistern...washer has probably gone ...cheap and easy to install
otherwise you can replace the whole float-valve unit for around £12. You should
have isolating valve on the cold feed pipe to the cister if so isolate supply
to cister and drain by flushing. Simply dis-mantle by turning nut usually
plastic. Once loose will be able to dis-mantle float-valve.Simply replace
washer and put back into place and turn supply back on...