Im trying to mend a toilet flush mechanism €“ its a bog standard syphonic flush mechanism but rather than a lever at the front of the cistern theres a €œpaddle€� sticking out of the side fairly like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Ideal-Stand...8994815&chn=ps

The person whose toilet it is paid a ridiculous amount (£68) for a new lever but its about a centimetre shorter than the old one so when the lever operates, rather than pulling the plunger in the flush mechanism straight up, it tends to pull it up but slightly to the right and this is sufficient to make the thing not work first time, nine times out of ten €“ very annoying!

I refashioned the wire loop that connects the two bits and so far its not been successful. The hole in the lever is fairly near the end of the lever so I cant make another hole.

Any advice appreciated

Murmansk wrote:

I'm trying to mend a toilet flush mechanism €“ it's a bog standard syphonic
flush mechanism but rather than a lever at the front of the cistern
there's a "paddle" sticking out of the side fairly like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Ideal-Stand...Chrome-Cistern
-Lever/19026773301?iid=132328994815&chn=ps

The person whose toilet it is paid a ridiculous amount (£68) for a new
lever but it's about a centimetre shorter than the old one so when the
lever operates, rather than pulling the plunger in the flush mechanism
straight up, it tends to pull it up but slightly to the right and this is
sufficient to make the thing not work first time, nine times out of ten €“
very annoying!

I refashioned the wire loop that connects the two bits and so far it's not
been successful. The hole in the lever is fairly near the end of the lever
so I can't make another hole.

Any advice appreciated

Can you bolt a small extension made of a.uminium angle, or perhaps
u-section channel to the end of the lever?

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Obviously it needs an extension of some kind bonded to the arm.
Araldite something on it perhaps?
Brian

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I'm trying to mend a toilet flush mechanism - it's a bog standard syphonic
flush mechanism but rather than a lever at the front of the cistern there's
a "paddle" sticking out of the side fairly like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Ideal-Stand...8994815&chn=ps

The person whose toilet it is paid a ridiculous amount (£68) for a new lever
but it's about a centimetre shorter than the old one so when the lever
operates, rather than pulling the plunger in the flush mechanism straight
up, it tends to pull it up but slightly to the right and this is sufficient
to make the thing not work first time, nine times out of ten - very
annoying!

I refashioned the wire loop that connects the two bits and so far it's not
been successful. The hole in the lever is fairly near the end of the lever
so I can't make another hole.

Any advice appreciated

I’m trying to mend a toilet flush mechanism – it’s a bog standard syphonic flush mechanism but rather than a lever at the front of the cistern there’s a “paddle” sticking out of the side fairly like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Ideal-Stand...8994815&chn=ps

The person whose toilet it is paid a ridiculous amount (£68) for a new lever but it’s about a centimetre shorter than the old one so when the lever operates, rather than pulling the plunger in the flush mechanism straight up, it tends to pull it up but slightly to the right and this is sufficient to make the thing not work first time, nine times out of ten – very annoying!

I refashioned the wire loop that connects the two bits and so far it’s not been successful. The hole in the lever is fairly near the end of the lever so I can’t make another hole.

Any advice appreciated

Almost half the price and a ruler for the size
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/273379958077?chn=ps

(sorry)

I agree with Roger about the bolt-on extension.



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Hmm, yes I think it's time for Araldite and some stainless steel to extend the arm

Thanks

On 15/01/2019 19:56, Murmansk wrote:
Im trying to mend a toilet flush mechanism €“ its a bog standard syphonic flush mechanism but rather than a lever at the front of the cistern theres a €œpaddle€� sticking out of the side fairly like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Ideal-Stand...8994815&chn=ps

The person whose toilet it is paid a ridiculous amount (£68) for a new lever but its about a centimetre shorter than the old one so when the lever operates, rather than pulling the plunger in the flush mechanism straight up, it tends to pull it up but slightly to the right and this is sufficient to make the thing not work first time, nine times out of ten €“ very annoying!

I refashioned the wire loop that connects the two bits and so far its not been successful. The hole in the lever is fairly near the end of the lever so I cant make another hole.

Any advice appreciated

Ideal Standard are a complete PITA. Nothing about them is standard & the
parts are a ridiculous price.

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Dave
The Medway Handyman