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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 30, 2018 14:08:38 GMT
Called to a leaky toilet
Leaking from fill valve
Toilet has a hole where valve goes into & box spanner won’t fit!
Stupid design
Took 3hrs to fix, slowly slowly
Laying on the floor I now stink of piss
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Nov 30, 2018 16:47:34 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 16:47:34 GMT
I know the ones Rocky they are a shit design and more often than not you have to remove the cistern from the pan. I hope you charged well mate ! I did a toilet repair today a Syphon change and the cistern had a nice layer of smurf dye in it Attachment Deleted |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 30, 2018 17:48:21 GMT
I know the ones Rocky they are a shit design and more often than not you have to remove the cistern from the pan. I hope you charged well mate ! I did a toilet repair today a Syphon change and the cistern had a nice layer of smurf dye in it View AttachmentHate that blue stuff I’ve just had a eureka moment. You need to screw the fill valve on by removing the cistern. What an idiot I am. Jayzuss |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 30, 2018 17:49:34 GMT
Yes PB it needs the cistern removed
I’ve gone mad, mad I say
& yes, charged enough for my time. I’m not doing cheap or favours anymore.
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Nov 30, 2018 19:15:04 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 19:15:04 GMT
Yes PB it needs the cistern removed I’ve gone mad, mad I say & yes, charged enough for my time. I’m not doing cheap or favours anymore. Cheap & favours don't pay the bills mate  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 30, 2018 19:30:02 GMT
Yes PB it needs the cistern removed I’ve gone mad, mad I say & yes, charged enough for my time. I’m not doing cheap or favours anymore. Cheap & favours don't pay the bills mate Yep. No more. |
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Post by wetfinger on Nov 30, 2018 21:05:29 GMT
I have a way of doing these, but only works with plastic tail valves. drain cistern and remove connector pipe and using a hot scraper melt though the plastic tail and let the nut and tail drop out, now get a brass tail valve of your choosing and make sure you use a nut that will fit in your box spanner, it some cases attach a flexi onto the valve before you drop it though the cistern.
It most cases it works and saves fanny fucking around removing cisterns.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Dec 1, 2018 8:17:01 GMT
I have a way of doing these, but only works with plastic tail valves. drain cistern and remove connector pipe and using a hot scraper melt though the plastic tail and let the nut and tail drop out, now get a brass tail valve of your choosing and make sure you use a nut that will fit in your box spanner, it some cases attach a flexi onto the valve before you drop it though the cistern. It most cases it works and saves fanny fucking around removing cisterns. You cut the nut off that’s ok. When you say tail valve are you referring to the shank? If so, how do you connect it to the fill valve? Confused 😐 |
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Post by Plumbob on Dec 1, 2018 8:33:36 GMT
I have a way of doing these, but only works with plastic tail valves. drain cistern and remove connector pipe and using a hot scraper melt though the plastic tail and let the nut and tail drop out, now get a brass tail valve of your choosing and make sure you use a nut that will fit in your box spanner, it some cases attach a flexi onto the valve before you drop it though the cistern. It most cases it works and saves fanny fucking around removing cisterns. That doesn't make sense. If you put the flexi on and drop it through the hole then how the hell are you going to get the back nut on ? The flexi nuts themselves wont fit through the hole anyway and even if you could you still cant access the back nut at the finish. Remove the cistern and charge for what time and parts it takes Rocketman. |
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Dec 1, 2018 9:42:00 GMT
Post by wetfinger on Dec 1, 2018 9:42:00 GMT
You're right forget that flexi comment, that is when the cistern is off isn't it.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Dec 1, 2018 10:39:06 GMT
I have a way of doing these, but only works with plastic tail valves. drain cistern and remove connector pipe and using a hot scraper melt though the plastic tail and let the nut and tail drop out, now get a brass tail valve of your choosing and make sure you use a nut that will fit in your box spanner, it some cases attach a flexi onto the valve before you drop it though the cistern. It most cases it works and saves fanny fucking around removing cisterns. Rethink this It doesn’t make any sense! |
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Post by wetfinger on Dec 1, 2018 12:51:59 GMT
If your box spanner won't fit on the nut or if the nut has a ridge on it you can melt though from inside the cistern and drop the whole thing out, then make sure you have a nut and spanner combination the will fit through the hole in the pan to tighten up.
I did it the other week and it worked but every toilet is different, I couldn't really remove cistern and it was boxed in and tiled around the other side wingnut.
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Post by endfeed on Dec 1, 2018 13:13:22 GMT
I too didn't get this the first time around, I get it now,in a nutshell,your saying melt the water inlet off if impossible to at and replace with one that fits with your box spanner! Like it👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 14:06:11 GMT
Sounds a load of bollocks to me!  |
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Dec 1, 2018 14:09:36 GMT
Post by endfeed on Dec 1, 2018 14:09:36 GMT
Sounds a load of bollocks to me!  rasp take that p.b |
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