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Water blockage / slow filling cistern in downstairs loo?

  • 12-11-2013 12:55am
    #1
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭


    Yes, I know this comes up a fair but thought I'd throw in my specific predicament with photos..

    Our toilet downstairs does not appear to be filling enough to flush, while the upstairs toilet seems fine.

    Opened the downstairs cistern and noticed that it's not filling with enough water (obviously) - only about 1/3 full and no water appears to be dripping through the plastic horizontal tubing and through the vertical transparent thin plastic.

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    Should I turn off the water and check if there's any dirt / large sediments lodged somewhere or does it seem unlikely?

    Any suggestions are appreciated?


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  • #2
    shedweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭shedweller


    Our toilet did the same recently. I opened off the diaphragm that the ballcock pushes against and took it out expecting a clump of dirt blocking it. There was none in the nozzle as a jet of water shot out when i turned the water back on. The diaphragm had a bit of scale on it so i rubbed it under the tap to clean it and reinstalled. Worked well.


  • #3
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Cheers shedweller..

    .. will give it a shot tomorrow evening when I get home and let you know how it goes.


  • #4
    shedweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭shedweller


    Basq wrote: »
    Cheers shedweller..

    .. will give it a shot tomorrow evening when I get home and let you know how it goes.
    Best of luck! I did think it was weird that such a small clean freed up the diaphragm but if theres scale all around the edge where it flexes it could hold it closed a bit more.


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