Only toilet wont flush and can't repair until Tuesday

scotgirl

Can anyone help?

The push button on our toilet has broken and wont flush, it is one of these systems:

http://www.thomasdudley.co.uk/vantage.asp#

I spoke to every Plumb and Builder merchant this morning to track down a new flush button but can only order direct from the manufacturer which I have done but it wont be delivered until Monday or Tuesday next week (because I'm in North Scotland!)

This is the only toilet in our house - is there any way to make the toilet flush until the new part comes?

Any help greatfully received!!!

drusilla

Use a bucket of water. It will flush anything down for you.

scotgirl

Ok I know this is a stupid question (I'm sorry!!!) but do I just sling a bucket of water down the pan, I obviously cannot then flush it????

Superbiatch

The bucket of water will force down whatever is at the bottom of the loo, so in effect flushing it. I had to do this a few weeks back and it works.

Mojisola

scotgirl wrote: »

Ok I know this is a stupid question (I'm sorry!!!) but do I just sling a bucket of water down the pan, I obviously cannot then flush it????

Yes, pour it down the pan. Don't be too vigorous about it or it could splash all over the place!

WestonDave

All the toilet cistern and flush is, is a means of storing sufficient volume of water to send a quick but large "shot" of water down the toilet pan. Simply turning a tap on over the toilet wouldn't get enough water in in time to shove all the "muck" round the U bend. Half a bucket of water poured reasonably rapidly into the toilet pan will have the same effect.

scotgirl

Gosh, the things you don't know...!

Thank you all for your help!

27col

It's amazing, the things that some people don't know.

SailorSam

What exactly is wrong with the push button, maybe someone here can give you some advice.

loracan1

SailorSam wrote: »

What exactly is wrong with the push button, maybe someone here can give you some advice.

SailorSam's got a point - when mine broke it was the stick thing that pushes something else down, couldn't get hold of a replacement and ended up sticking it back in the button with some filler. That rather bodged temporary fix has worked for last two or three years.

panchenlama

i'm more intrigued as to what you thought happened when you flushed the bog! It's just a water delivery mechanism...