Wall hung toilets

geek1981

We're buying a newbuild from Crest Nicholson and really liked all the specs and fittings of the house from the plan. However all the three toilets in the house are wall hung and have tanks concealed inside the walls. I know this saves space and looks much better, but not sure how practical this is when there is a repair etc needed. I guess to repair/replace parts in the tank , a plumber will have to take the tiles off and refit it. How expensive would that be? Is there any other issues having wall hung toilets in houses?

cheers!

cyclonebri1

I think the inconvenience outweighs the convenience, if you can excuse the pun.

In my terms, another success of design over function.

theonlywayisup

We converted a barn 12 years ago. The wall hung toilets have been fantastic. Only one has needed any work and that was due to the flush continuing to flush when it shouldn't. A seal/gasket whatever it's called was replaced at less than £10 and took 30 seconds. Access was gained from the flush plate.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Obviously if something goes terribly wrong and you have a leak you will need to remove the tiles to get to it. If it was fitted properly they shouldn't leak and they are protected from physical damage by being boxed in, not really something to worry about.

They are designed so the flush plate came be removed to access any serviceable parts of the cistern.

We have one and it's great, no exposed cistern or pipe work, easy to clean underneath and around the back too.

lush_walrus

geek1981 wrote: »

We're buying a newbuild from Crest Nicholson and really liked all the specs and fittings of the house from the plan. However all the three toilets in the house are wall hung and have tanks concealed inside the walls. I know this saves space and looks much better, but not sure how practical this is when there is a repair etc needed. I guess to repair/replace parts in the tank , a plumber will have to take the tiles off and refit it. How expensive would that be? Is there any other issues having wall hung toilets in houses?

cheers!

It's not for space saving they are included, they add space not save, it is modern design to do such, with a sink space and bath alongside it. They will be designed to include access panels to get to the cistern should you need to, do they have a removable shelf above so you can get to it from above? As others have said the flush itself will be removable so it can be replaced. In reality how often do you need to access the cistern, we installed a new WC 6 years ago and have not had reason to access the cistern once.

27col

Simple solution. Make sure that you have a spare box of tiles available. I keep our spare tiles under the bath.

Artytarty

Have one here and it's marvellous.its so easy to clean the floor under it, not just around it like the old type so nowhere for dirt and *moisture* to go and make smells!

Jonesya

I'm sure they're very sophistomacated but how do you put the blue loo blocks in the cistern? Answer me that!

theonlywayisup

Jonesya wrote: »

I'm sure they're very sophistomacated but how do you put the blue loo blocks in the cistern? Answer me that!

The clue is in your question.

27col

Jonesya wrote: »

I'm sure they're very sophistomacated but how do you put the blue loo blocks in the cistern? Answer me that!

Amazingly enough, it's not obligatory to put blue loo blocks in the cistern.

ryder72

Blue loo block - Look around carefully and you will find there is a flushplate for that too.