toilet tag
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Buying a toilet - where please? We have a rather old Belva toilet with the tank in the roof. The tank has started to leak and is wasting water, so we want to replace it all outright as the flush mechanism is getting on a bit. Where would you recommend we get a toilet from pl |
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Toilet question for plumbers The flushing mechanism in one of our Gala brand toilets is constantly needing fixing leading to kids not flushing and at the moment we have a blockage in it somewhere so that water bubbles up in another toilet when the washing machine is emptying and the ... |
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Are cheaper toilet package sets ok? I'm looking at replacing a toilet pan,set and cistern in a rental property that I own with a toilet package set that I've seen at Bunning's. The cheaper sets vary between $143 (Stylus Symphony Brand), $159 (unknown brand) and $169 (DUX brand). |
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Moving a toilet from one room to the next costs? morning, I'm wanting to move the toilet to the next room, a metre away, how expensive is this process? whats in volved, thanks. |
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Lino in the toilet is it possiable to put in with out removing the loo |
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S Trap toilet - vent capped, not flushing properly Hi all, I had a plumber replace a s-trap toilet, and cistern in December. The previous one was vented out through the wall, so I bought another vented pan. However, he capped the vent, and the builders took out the pipe through the wall. The toilet doesn'... |
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Installing toilet - anything on seals? I'm installing a new toilet. Is it appropriate to put anything on the rubber seal around the outlet? It is a P trap type so I'll be sliding the assembled toilet up to the wall. This toilet model is flush (gettit?gettit?) with the wall so I'll |
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Plumber's advice appreciated - toilet flush In a nutshell, should a plumber have been able to find a way to increase the too-short Half Flush on this cistern? I would really appreciate a second opinion from the wise ones. Many thanks. |
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Am I allowed to replace a toilet myself? Hi I have just removed a toilet and plan to put a new toilet in the same place, am I allowed? Or am I meant to get a plumber to do it? From what I have read I am a bit unsure as I won't be replacing any pipes just fitting a new complete toilet with |
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Cost to get a toilet in garage. Has anyone had a toilet and wash basin installed in there garage? About how much did it cost? |
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Handbasin over toilet cistern. I have seen space-saving handbasins over the toilet cistern (moulded into the lid as one unit) in Singapore, does anyone know if they are available in NZ ? |
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Toilet keeps running My toilet keeps dripping water into the pan, so it's constantly got the water dripping into the cistern It has a plunger-like release in the cistern, so I'm guessing maybe it's not sealing properly? Earlier today when it was flushed I wondered |
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Smell from Toilet - on septic system We have a new septic system (only 3 weeks old) and there is a smell coming from the toilet room sometimes but not others (its a fishy smell). It's hard to pinpoint where exactly its coming from and it goes as quickly as it appears. Any ideas please? |
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Toilet Vent ? Anyone know if there is a minimum height above the roof for these ! There is a bit of rust around the flashing on mine, and I will be putting a new sheet of iron up; so it would be great to bring the vent up the outside wall and under theeve, with 2 |
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Plumber installed new toilet, advice please. I had a plumber come and remove and replace with a new toilet I had previously purchased, he was here for one and a half hours and in this time removed old toilet, put in new toilet and I had asked him to fix two leaky taps, one in the laundry he fitted w... |
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Doors between toilet and kitchen Moving to new house and want to put extra toilet in laundry. There is a passage to back door between laundry and kitchen. Door on laundry but not on Kitchen. You used to have to have 2 doors between toilet and kitchen. Does that rule still apply ! |
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Old vented toilet Hi All I am looking to replace my old toilet with a new one.The old one is side vented.If I replace my toilet does it need to be vented, or is there some way around this. Thanks |
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Toilet was cracked in the 1st quake and has been replaced but i would like to make the old one into a bit of a feature in the garden with a plant in it just cause it was damaged in the 1st quake.any ideas re a plant that would like living in a toilet and would thrive!i was going to give my idea up but i... |
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Why is my toilet making a hissing sound at night? Not sure what is causing this. Anyone know! |
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Replace toilet How much should it cost for plumber to install new toilet system! - I bought one of those back to the wall type toilets and had it installed - apparently because it's a "new" type it doesn't quite fit in with the old villa type system! -... |
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Replacing toilet cistern Do I need a plumber or can I have a go at it myself! What do I need to do! |
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Toilet won't flush, properly not blocked as have put down buckets water to test , water flushes but won't get rid of paper unless I put a bucket water down,the cylinder fills OK and flusheson 1/2 and full flush it just swirls around the bowl and everything just floats on top. |
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Replacing a toilet seat - HUGE problem! Ok so we need a new toilet seat. The one I need is a simple one with two large plastic screws that go through the holes in the bowl part. Easy Peasy. Mr LV went and got a new one today (a Caroma) but it’s one of those ones with all the frick |
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Fixing a running toilet? Quick question (kind of DIY since my you tube inspired DIY fix didn't work! ) how much does it cost? water is running down the back of the pan rather than outside or over the top thanks |
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Smelly Toilet Hold a small hand mirror under the rim of the toilet & look for staining. There can be a build-up of mould if the porcelain glazing does not go right up. Even if you regularly spray toilet bowl cleaner into this area it may not reach it all. The answer to... |
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Toilet Cistern Valve Not Shutting Off At my child's kindergarten there are some chickens and I have installed a rainwater tank to collect drinking water for them. I have built one of those automatic chicken waterers which is made out of a 20L drum with holes in it for the chickens |
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What size extraction fan in enclosed toilet I'm changing the ventilation in a internal fully enclosed toilet (it has no windows) single toilet. Just a standard single size toilet. Right now it has a large duct that travels about 5 meters to the out side and it works well but I want to remove the la... |
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Toilet bubbling Hi, When you shower or use the washing machine and the water goes down to the gulley traps out side and goes down the drain, I get one toilet bubbling. This house has a vent pipe outside. Would anyone have any ideas please. Thank |
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Larger toilet bowl What is with new toilets. It's great our new home has an old DUX toilet with large bowl. no cleaning all day everyday. The new ones are just so small. Wanting to renovate, keeping it is not an option as there is a chip on the exterior and the cistern is v... |
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How often to replace toilet brushes in work place? I work for a big organisation, corporate building has 7 toilets per floor, 4 floors of offices, 70-100 people per floor. We moved in here 4 years ago. The toilet brushes are stained. I want to suggest that they are due for replacement and that |
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Toilet Cleaner Scam I have started a scam where I make my own toilet cleaner out of bleach, dish liquid, and maybe a little water. I just take the lid off a toilet cleaner bottle and put the mixture in. It is scamming the toilet cleaner companies out of money. Wo |
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Moving a toilet? We would like to move the toilet by about four feet.Can anyone give us a clue as to how much it would cost? |
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New toilet pan and cistern Hi! Do you need a plumber to put in a replacement toilet pan and cistern , or can it done by myself. Thanks |
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Older Plumbers – Stanley Toilet Cistern Qs My 60-year-old (maybe older) Stanley cistern with wooden exterior and copper interior needed a new float-arm washer, which I replaced, and in doing so lightly nudged the vertical plastic pipe (similar shape to a drinking straw and reaches to above water l... |
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Toilet not flushing properly. 1 of our toilets (upstairs) doesn't flush properly. Lumps seem to go down ok but the toilet paper seems to take a couple of goes to get down, would it be a jammed toilet duck or something else? Any techniques I should try? |
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What brand and type of toilet do you recommend Need to put new one in and there are so many to choose from |
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Toilet/bathroom gib We need to replace a couple of pieces of gib in both areas. Does anyone know if we have to use aqua gib and replace all or can just do like for like? |
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Is a toilet seat just a toilet seat or are some better than others? Id like easy to clean and wouldn't mind self closing, what model do you recommend? Thanks |
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Plumbing help pan connector for new toilet Hi there I'm putting a toilet in a woolshed and I'm wanting to no how do you install the pan connector in the floor? Do you just cut a hole and it sits there? And do you just push fit the sanitary pipe to the pan connector? Or glue it? |
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Toilet water running. When cistern is full there is still a bit of flow coming down continuously, hence our pump running every few mins. What part of the plumbing in the cistern needs replacing? Thanks |
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