Stupid cistern question

Puddylove

Hi
I'm not sure if it's the cistern that's stupid or me...

I'm trying to replace a plastic concealed cistern - but on dismantling the existing one, find it is not attached to the wall behind, but hangs from the overflow and inlet pipe, and sits on the flush pipe.

(Forgive any wrong terminology, I'm not a natural DIYer ).

Surely 6l of water needs supported?

Any advice welcome.

Kiran

Is it a closed coupled cistern. If so, its bearing down on the doughnut so is technically supported but IMHO it should still be fixed back to the wall. That's what the two holes are for.

Wookey

Puddylove wrote: »

Hi
I'm not sure if it's the cistern that's stupid or me...

I'm trying to replace a plastic concealed cistern - but on dismantling the existing one, find it is not attached to the wall behind, but hangs from the overflow and inlet pipe, and sits on the flush pipe.

(Forgive any wrong terminology, I'm not a natural DIYer ).

Surely 6l of water needs supported?

Any advice welcome.

Some low level WC cisterns have supporting brackets underneath them, just small 90 degree brackets about 2" long. The cold feed inlet and overflow outlet if they are both done in copper are probably strong enough to hold a 6 litre plastic concealed cistern but it certainly wouldn't be recommended.

Puddylove

The cistern is plastic, so is the outflow pipe, and the flush. The inlet one is copper...there are no supporting brackets, nor is it fixed to the wall.

But I think I may change that, if I don't de die moving house is easier!

Thanks, both.