Hi,
All of a sudden the cistern on my concealed push button toilet started filling very slowly. I had a look and it seems this happens quite a lot due to a blocked filter so I disconnected the inlet and emptied the cistern. Due to the position I was unable to get the plastic knit off the bottom so gave up and reconnected it. When I turned the water back on it filled up like normal but once I flushe it went back to a trickle. I disconnected it again and the same thing happened so I presume there isnt a blockage but now I have even less of an idea whats wrong! Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks

On 08/01/2019 19:08, wrote:
Hi,
All of a sudden the cistern on my concealed push button toilet started filling very slowly. I had a look and it seems this happens quite a lot due to a blocked filter so I disconnected the inlet and emptied the cistern. Due to the position I was unable to get the plastic knit off the bottom so gave up and reconnected it. When I turned the water back on it filled up like normal but once I flushe it went back to a trickle. I disconnected it again and the same thing happened so I presume there isnt a blockage but now I have even less of an idea whats wrong! Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks



It's not something as simple as the float sticking?

No I dont think so have been pushing it down and lifting it up and makes no difference

On 08/01/2019 19:25, wrote:
No I dont think so have been pushing it down and lifting it up and makes no difference



Can you explain what you meant by 'disconnected the inlet'?

I was just thinking the same. Maybe there is some kind of foreign body
moving about in the pipework somewhere.
Brian

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On 08/01/2019 19:25, wrote:
No I don't think so have been pushing it down and lifting it up and makes
no difference



Can you explain what you meant by 'disconnected the inlet'?

I turned the screw in the water supply to stop the water and then unscrewed it from the plastic screw where it enters the cistern at the bottom. Does that make sense?

So is that a valve then or what?
Maybe it sticks, but moving it with a screw overcomes the friction?
Brian

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I turned the screw in the water supply to stop the water and then
unscrewed it from the plastic screw where it enters the cistern at the
bottom. Does that make sense?

Yes I think the bit you turn with a screwdriver is a valve to stop the water flow so you can then unscrew the supply from the cistern to try to get to the filter. But I was unable to unscrew the filter but when I reconnected and let water through again it was fine

Small piece of grit or solder loose in the waterway and under flow conditions it ends up in the valve orifice?

On 08/01/2019 19:08, wrote:
Hi, All of a sudden the cistern on my concealed push button toilet
started filling very slowly. I had a look and it seems this happens
quite a lot due to a blocked filter so I disconnected the inlet and
emptied the cistern. Due to the position I was unable to get the
plastic knit off the bottom so gave up and reconnected it. When I
turned the water back on it filled up like normal but once I flushe
it went back to a trickle. I disconnected it again and the same thing
happened so I presume there isnt a blockage but now I have even less
of an idea whats wrong! Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly
appreciated

What kind of float valve does it use?


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