Toilets with hidden cistern? Good idea?

NeilF

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We're having our bathroom refitted and my other half is planning on getting an on the wall toilet so the cistern is hidden. My concern is if anything goes wrong with the flush mechanism what on earth do you do? I assume you only have very limited access via the top of the cistern?

Anyone got such a unit and able to comment on if access is good enough to change/fix the flush mechanism if/when it breaks?


We have a modern toilet upstairs and its flush mechanism broke, but to replace it I just had to order the same unit and literally unclick the old fluch mechanism, and plug in the new one... It was very easy..
 
Hmm, bit intrigued by this myself. Whilst nowhere near having to buy a toilet, I do think these look sleeker, and am just a bit curious about how hard it may or may not be...

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I have one of these and as fox says there is a sneaky tile set that you remove to work on the gubbins. I think they personally look great :)
 
[TW]Fox;21091707 said:
You usually have an access panel so you can just remove it and reach in to fix anything.
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Is this not some sort of building reg.?

If not, it bloody well should be - there was a guy in here not so long ago in a rented house where they had walled it off completely.. I can't fathom why you'd do that. :rolleyes:
 
Biohazard said:
Is this not some sort of building reg.?

If not, it bloody well should be - there was a guy in here not so long ago in a rented house where they had walled it off completely.. I can't fathom why you'd do that. :rolleyes:
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I remember that thread! Don't recall seeing any outcome though..
 
Given the amount of time our cistern needs work (thanks cheap modern toilet cistern components) I'd say it may not be the best idea. Even with an access panel it may be a pain.

If you can get some proper built (industrial?) cistern then yes. Personally though I don't see the point of going to all that effort just to hide the cistern. Where do you put your book if you don't have one? :D
 
Both toilets in my Flat have a hidden cistern underneath a sealed shelf. Apparently Plumbers have some kind of suction tool that can remove it if needs be.

They've been installed three years now & never had any issues or need to get to the cistern.
 
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