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Replacement Toilet
"SP" wrote in message ... I want to replace the toilet in my downstairs bathroom. It looks straightforward - are there any pitfalls I should be aware of - is there any web page tips people can point me to? Thanks Simon Hi Simon, Try he http://www.technosolution.co.uk/diy/...nn/wcconn1.htm |
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Replacement Toilet
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I want to replace the toilet in my downstairs bathroom. It looks straightforward - are there any pitfalls I should be aware of - is there any web page tips people can point me to? Thanks Simon Get one whose outlet is identical to the existing. e.g. if its a floor exit then the new one doesn't want to be a rear exit. Adapting/moving a large soil waste pipe is not to be undertaken likely. If new one is close coupled make sure wall can bear weight of cistern fixing. This can be tricky on stud walls where the wall was not built with the toilet cistern in mind. Use stainless screws to mount close-coupled cistern to wall. |
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Replacement Toilet
Thanks for all the replys - off to get the "stuff".....
Simon Your right about the road - just head for Lancaster from Phila and you go straight thru Intercourse and Paradise "Huge" wrote in message ... "BillR" writes: SP wrote: I want to replace the toilet in my downstairs bathroom. It looks straightforward - are there any pitfalls I should be aware of - is there any web page tips people can point me to? Thanks Simon Get one whose outlet is identical to the existing. e.g. if its a floor exit then the new one doesn't want to be a rear exit. Called "S trap" and "P trap", respectively, BTW. (Very appropriately.) -- "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse." The uk.transport FAQ; http://www.huge.org.uk/transport/FAQ.html [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk] |
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Replacement Toilet
"BillR" wrote in message .. .
Get one whose outlet is identical to the existing. e.g. if its a floor exit then the new one doesn't want to be a rear exit. Adapting/moving a large soil waste pipe is not to be undertaken likely. If new one is close coupled make sure wall can bear weight of cistern fixing. This can be tricky on stud walls where the wall was not built with the toilet cistern in mind. Use stainless screws to mount close-coupled cistern to wall. Shirley closed-coupled cisterns rest on the pan so don't require much of an attachment to the wall? If you've got low or high-level cisterns then yes you have to think more about fixings. You can often if you want cut the stud wall and put reinforcement behind. Other than that it's a piece of ****! arh arh |
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