Hippo
Lord Hippo
Which bog does yer want from bnq?I have made a drawing of the holes to take with me when I go to look for a cistern tomoz. Dead easy, plant the old un on a bit of paper, reach in and draw though the holes!
Hippo
Lord Hippo
All land rovers are equal. Some rust faster than others.
So here's a thing.
Mad old me is wondering how difficult it would be to make a hole in the base of a new toilet cistern to accept the bottom fill paraphenalia.
I could practise on the old one.
What would you use?
I was thinking of starting with a tile drill
@brianp38dse have you ever needed to do anything like this?
@Ian M in France I know you do work for ex-pats over here, or I think you do, can you tell me if the mounting and flush holes in the base of a French cistern are a near enough match to fit onto a Brit made pan such as the ones we have from B&Q?
The plumbing needed to plumb one in would have to be very unsightly as we aren't about to spend €500 odd on a new bog. Grr
TIA all!
Would it not be easier/cheaper to just buy a whole bog and cistern of whats available? and a dam sight less hassle
You are only going to spend 6 days getting it right after breaking 1 probably
.Even if they are not 2 a penny there, use a side exit and run a flexi braided pipe up?
J
Never got me govt emergency warning test fing on me dog n bone. Looks like I'm toast in the event of a real emergency. 
Stone56
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That's diplomatic
Stone56
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When in Rome comes to mind.maybe more expensive to start but maintaining would be cheaper and less aggroWould it not be easier/cheaper to just buy a whole bog and cistern of whats available? and a dam sight less hassle
You are only going to spend 6 days getting it right after breaking 1 probably
Even if they are not 2 a penny there, use a side exit and run a flexi braided pipe up?
J
Ian M in France
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Hi Stand as far as I know the flush holes are the same size I can check size as have about 5 toilets to go in where I am working, problem is the holes that are used to fix cistern to the base/toilet are different between manufactures and different models, I have had to fit many new cisterns in holiday homes where water has been left over the winter and they have frozen normally I take the cistern off and take it into suppliers and see if I can find one that fits (I have to buy the complete toilet) but only have to fit cistern which saves changing the toiletSo here's a thing.
Mad old me is wondering how difficult it would be to make a hole in the base of a new toilet cistern to accept the bottom fill paraphenalia.
I could practise on the old one.
What would you use?
I was thinking of starting with a tile drill
@brianp38dse have you ever needed to do anything like this?
@Ian M in France I know you do work for ex-pats over here, or I think you do, can you tell me if the mounting and flush holes in the base of a French cistern are a near enough match to fit onto a Brit made pan such as the ones we have from B&Q?
The plumbing needed to plumb one in would have to be very unsightly as we aren't about to spend €500 odd on a new bog. Grr
TIA all!
Stone56
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I wouldn't worry to much windblowdriver be like most things the government do when needed it won't workNever got me govt emergency warning test fing on me dog n bone. Looks like I'm toast in the event of a real emergency.
Whilst waiting for my dinner to cook I have competition tuned the cheese grater. Ports reamed out 40 thou oversize and I've reprofiled them to create a steeper capture angle. It's a vicious piece of kit now. I'd better warn Xylia in case she tried to use it and skins her knuckles.
WhiskyLassie
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That would be about an inch across then. I do have some diamond hole drills, is that what you mean by a core drill? They are what I use on tiles.
It's the hole to take the water inlet, so 1" roughly in diameter.
Ah, that's a bit more straightforward then.
Stone56
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Yes like a round blade with no centre but I must admit I thought it was the bottom hole.If its the water feed hole should be a dodal just dont burn your bit out
This is exactly my problem, I have made a drawing of the holes on the bottom to take with me when I go around places to look for a new one. Do you have any particular places you recommend I visit first?
Thanks for this info.
I kinda suspected it wouldn't be that straighforward.
I always leave sufficient heating on in the place to obviate the frozen water situation and it has worked so far.
I also always turn the water off. But from now on, just in case I'll flush all loos too before we go!
Cheers
Stan
They were bought in 2008 odd! So I cannot help except by saying "one that fits this drawing" and then put up a tech drawing.
If I had a freind coming to see us from the UK I'd ask them to bring one over but sadly all our visitors are already living here!
