Help with Toilet..

boxst

I am going CRAZY!

There is a leak in the toilet probably because one of the washers has gone, but I can't take the cistern off.

It is a close-coupled toilet that has screws inside the cistern and the nut hidden away in the sealed unit. After removing the rust from the screws they just turn and turn. And using a endoscope camera I can see that the nut and screw are just turning and turning ...

There MUST be a knack to this? Can anyone help?

Thanks.

(unit looks like this:
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Ruski

Take the lid off for a start - no need for endoscopes.. unless you just like playing I-Spy

Fraid on that type of toilet if you need to remove the cistern from the bowl you have to pull the whole toilet away from the wall to access the nuts under the cistern.

Unless I've misunderstood you...

HTH

Russ

boxst

Oh God .. .really. How stupid a design is that?

Thanks for your reply.

Steve

Ruski

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boxst

Pulled toilet out and can indeed then undo the wingnuts. Still think it is a stupid design!

martinthebandit

It all depends where the leak is from.

But you may need one of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/1841676124/17405?cm_re=SEARCHPROMO-_-CLOSE%2520COUPLED-_-17405

Ruski

boxst wrote: »

Pulled toilet out and can indeed then undo the wingnuts. Still think it is a stupid design!

Like I said

Oh, and feel free to click on the 'thanks' button :D:D