Urgent advice cracked toilet cistern!!

loulou41

Pl I need some advice, I have accidentally cracked my toilet cistern. The colour is midnight blue and I cannot get a replacement in that colour. Any idea where else I can look? Thanks

maninthestreet

How badly cracked is it? It may be possible to repair, using epoxy glue ofrsilicone sealant.

jobbingmusician

http://www.hmjames.co.uk/d_a_kensington.htm


Luxury syphonic suite from the early 70’s.
Now withdrawn, residual stock in

• Avocado
• Aqua
• Autumn
• Caspian, Champagne
• Crème
• Midnight Blue
• Mimosa
• Oyster
• PacificBlue, Pampas
• Peach
• Pink
• Pompadour
• Primrose
• Romany
• Rose
• Sable
• Savannah
• Sky Blue
• Sun King
• Turquoise
• Wild Sage
• White

andrew-b

Check your buildings insurance policy as you may be covered for "accidental breakage of sanitary fittings" even if you haven't extended your insurance to accidental damage - this is certainly the case with Prudential insurance as i just checked. Though whether or not it is worth claiming through insurance will depend on your excess.

Andy

loulou41

It's an hairline cracked. The colour is alpine blue & I had just had a quote for nearly £300 + £35 postage. In this case, it will be better if I replace the whole suite in white. The insurance does cover fixtures and fittings but hubby does not want claim from them as he said they will increase premium if we do claim. This is really doing my head as it my own fault I got a screw jammed and whilst trying to force it, I cracked the cistern. As it is now, the toilet is leaking we have got to bowls underneath it. It's not my day, I still cannot think what to do, plumbers do not come cheap. My stupid mistake is going to cost me loads. Thanks for your suggestions and help.

maninthestreet

Use epoxy glue or silicone sealant to seal the crack. I cracked bathroom my sink a few years ago by dropping a hammer into it, and fixed the leak using epoxy glue. It's never leaked since.

jobbingmusician

Lol it's changed from midnight blue in the first post to alpine blue now....

The Classic range of basins and toilets from Twyfords bathrooms.
Available in:

• Champagne
• Peach
• Soft Cream
• White

Classic is also available from us as refired sanitaryware in colours:

• Alpine Blue
• Almond
• Bamboo
• Cornflower Blue
• Cameo
• Damask
• Jade Green
• Linden Green
• Melba, Mink
• Sandalwood
• Sepia
• Silver Fox
• Sorbet
• Tahiti
• Whisky

Please view our Colour Guide.


Please contact us for a quote (no connection - JM)

Seriously, good luck with sorting it out.

mineallmine

Do you have an isolation point to turn the water supply off (help with the buckets etc).

Buying a new suite in white may be better as if anything else goes wrong you'll need to pay higher prices to source the items.

Best of luck.

bookduck

if it is a hairline crack, I'd dry the cistern out, generously superglue it so on the inside so it soaks in to the ceramic. Then next day epoxy it.

If it is not close coupled, build a box around it and fit in a plastic cistern with chrome push button for eternal flush and viewing (£30 from bes)