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Fixing A Close Coupled Toilet Leaking Fresh Water

Post Description How I renewed the coupling kit which joins my toilet cistern and pan. I did this to repair a Close Coupled Toilet leaking fresh water between the cistern and pan. Water was leaking from the coupling joint when the toilet was flushed.
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Published on:

15 October 2019

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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cistern, closet pan, coupling plate, doughnut seal, fill valve, inlet valve, outlet valve, soil pipe, stop cock, stop tap, wing nut
Replacing A Toilet Fill Valve

Preface This post describes: Replacing a Toilet Fill Valve with a new one. I have also written another article about How A Toilet Silent Fill Valve Works which is appropriate to a specific type of fill valve.
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Published on:

8 February 2016

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Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

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Bänninger, capillary fitting, cistern, compression fitting, Conex, dezincification, fill valve, isolating valve, overflow, stop tap, stop valve, stopcock, toilet
How A Toilet Cistern Silent Fill Valve Works

Introduction This article is in effect an addendum to the post Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve which explains how to access and dismantle such a valve and inspect or change the diaphragm that sits in the valve. That post also explains what is, and is not, silent about a Silent Fill Valve. This is […]
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Published on:

11 May 2014

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating, Reference Library

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ball cock, ballcock, cistern, diaphragm, diaphragm support, fill, fill cycle, fill line, fill valve, float, float valve, fulcrum, grommet, inlet, inlet valve, mains, outlet, pressure, quiet, silent, silent fill, stopper, toilet, valve, water
Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve

Preface This post describes: How to repair a Toilet Silent Fill Valve. Basically that’s how to replace the rubber diaphragm within the valve. Introduction I recently heard my cistern overflowing. On investigation I decided to adjust the float level to stop it by reducing the height to which the water in the cistern rose when […]
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Published on:

30 April 2014

CATEGORIES:

Current, Do It Yourself, In The Home, Plumbing & Heating

TAGS:

Armitage Shanks, ball cock, ball valve, cistern, diaphragm, fill valve, filter, float, float level, Ideal Standard, overflow, restrictor, rubber stopper, silent fill, toilet, valve

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Tag: fill valve

Fixing A Close Coupled Toilet Leaking Fresh Water

Replacing A Toilet Fill Valve

How A Toilet Cistern Silent Fill Valve Works

Repairing A Toilet Silent Fill Valve