DIY people: what is this called?

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Mar 2011 at 16:03

It's the new water cooler.

scrlk · 6 Mar 2011 at 16:07

AdamN said:
NOOB ALERT: Is that a CPU cooler?

I lol'd.

It's the flush mechanism in a cistern from a toilet.

Edrof · 6 Mar 2011 at 16:31

It doubles up as a pretty useful gaming rig sometimes: I FLUSHED BLACK OPS DOWN IT.

See what I did there?

Oh and you can't turn the rubber section upside-down as it only goes on one way (pics aren't clear on this)

MattyK · 6 Mar 2011 at 16:47

I've got exactly the same on my loo and was allowing some water through.
I'm not a plumber, but here's what I did;
Turned off the water to the system and removed the mechanism.
Found there was some limescale on both the rubber seal and the hole that it attaches to. Cleared off as much of it as I could (Mr muscle limescale remover did a good job) and applied some Vaseline to the area that makes contact.
Secured the mechanism back into place and its been good as gold for well over a year now.
Yours maybe caput-skee, but the above worked well for me.

Nitefly · 6 Mar 2011 at 16:50

AdamN said:
NOOB ALERT: Is that a CPU cooler?

Clearly a Bugatti Veyron.

Edrof · 6 Mar 2011 at 17:36

MattyK said:
I've got exactly the same on my loo and was allowing some water through.
I'm not a plumber, but here's what I did;
Turned off the water to the system and removed the mechanism.
Found there was some limescale on both the rubber seal and the hole that it attaches to. Cleared off as much of it as I could (Mr muscle limescale remover did a good job) and applied some Vaseline to the area that makes contact.
Secured the mechanism back into place and its been good as gold for well over a year now.
Yours maybe caput-skee, but the above worked well for me.

No limescale on mine, but it was a bit slimy. Cleaned it off and it improved but certainly didn't fix the problem. Vaseline's a good idea though; I'll give that a go

Cavallino · 6 Mar 2011 at 17:42

Vaseline is only a temporary measure though, ultimately I would get a new seal ring

(We need to move away from the vaseline talk

).

Cosimo · 6 Mar 2011 at 17:46

AdamN said:
NOOB ALERT: Is that a CPU cooler?

Only if you keep flushing it non-stop.

Prubs · 6 Mar 2011 at 17:52

Cistern Coupling Washer, try this http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=cistern+replacment+parts

lokiss · 6 Mar 2011 at 18:46

It's a cistern syphon.

You need to replace the diaphragm.

About 20 years ago since i worked in a plumbing store on my saturday job, but from recall, you might be better buying a new syphon unit, with all the different makes, a universal one might not fit.

You're best bet would be to take it to a trade counter at travis perkins, or a pts.. they'll sort you out.

Cavallino · 6 Mar 2011 at 18:49

As I said, Lunns more than likely would be able to find the make and model of that Cistern and get the relevant part. I was surprised they were able to get the specific seal ring for the cistern in my ensuite.

Tonyator · 6 Mar 2011 at 20:40

It's clearly a small Chinese immigrant.