Our toilet cistern has stopped filling. It has a dual push button arrangement in a small plastic panel on top of a ceramic tank - I can't see how to get into it, as the button and panel seem to be locked together somehow, and the whole lot attached to the internal mechanism - I can see all this by peeking under the panel when lifting an edge. Any ideas how to undo such an arrangement, anyone...?
If I can get into the cistern, I guess it will be a small matter of freeing up the float mechanism which may be stuck, but until I'm in...
Thanks!
2007-08-11 22:50:13 · 7 answers · asked by gizmo 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Hi - If the ring doesnt turn as jayktee suggests - There may be a retaining screw UNDER the buttons. Push one of the buttons down and insert a small screwdriver under the edge of the raised button. VERY gently lever the button upwards. Remove the second button in the same way. Is there a screw underneath? If so, turn it anti-clockwise and remove it. You should now be able to remove the panel. Before removing the buttons make a note of which is the 'short flush' and refit (when you have finished repairs) by replacing the screw and pushing the buttons back into position.
2007-08-11 23:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will normally find that the whole button mechanism is screwed into the flush valve. To lift the top off the cistern you need to unscrew the button mechanism, you don't need any tools to do this just grasp the outside edge of the button mechanism and turn it anticlockwise.
Don't go levering it with screwdrivers or the like as you will damage the button which is only a chrome covered plastic
2007-08-12 01:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by captainflack2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Dual-button toilet cistern stopped filling - can't remove panel - help, please...?
Our toilet cistern has stopped filling. It has a dual push button arrangement in a small plastic panel on top of a ceramic tank - I can't see how to get into it, as the button and panel seem to be locked together somehow, and the whole lot attached to the internal mechanism - I can see all this...
2015-08-10 10:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by Yetta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this time of year the mains cold water supply can be quite cold. This in turn cools the toilet cistern right down which is why moisture in the air, of which there can be a lot in bathrooms, condenses on it. Try improving ventilation in the bathroom, opening the window a little. I don't know if it's severe enough to be spending money on running an extractor fan or dehumidifier for hours at a time.
2016-03-13 14:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Open Toilet Cistern
2016-10-19 03:32:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually an outer fixing ring around the dual buttons. Turn anti-clockwise to remove, probably a torbeck type valve has a bit of dirt in the orifice.
2007-08-11 23:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont really know, I've just had one of those put in as well! One thing occurs to me, does the button unscrew?
2007-08-11 23:04:16 · answer #7 · answered by Yoda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋