Toilet flush problem

Marie_Williams

I had a new bathroom fitted in 2011. The toilet is a Vitra. When flushed the cistern takes a long time to fill up. I have looked inside and it is not a traditional ball valve. It is some kind of plastic contraption. The company who did the bathroom are no longer in business. It does not matter most of the time as I am the only one here but if I have visitors and one or two people use the loo they cannot flush it. Any information re these plastic flushing systems please?

SailorSam

Look to see can you see any sort of kink in the plastic which might restrict the flow.

Have a look on YouTube for a video that looks like your cistern.

EssexExile

These things often have settings for high pressure (mains) feed & low pressure (from a tank) feed. If it's set for mains but is fed from a tank that would cause this problem. Sometimes there's just a sqiggly (technical term) bit of plastic in the input to the valve that can be removed.

Marie_Williams

Thanks I will check this out and let you know how I get on. I did look for a video could not match mine with anything.

dandelionclock30

Do you have a friend or relative who is good with plumbing who could help you? I have a toilet where you had to flush it 10 -20x before it actually flushed properly. It was that bad.
I'm friends with a guy whos a bathroom fitter and he changed the cyclinder thing for me, it was cracked and it he only charged me £25.00.

ironmonkey

You could always replace the fill valve which may be faulty. These are fairly easy to do but if you are not confident at diy, I'd call in a plumber. A new fill valve costs around £18. There are plenty of you tube videos on this.

Bettie

is it like http://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-bottom-entry-fill-valve-uk/84007

I just fitted one, easy peasy. works a treat