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cistern issue &air in pressurised system

creedp · 2014-04-10 22:41:08

A couple of days back the cistern in the downstairs toilet stuck open and the water flowed for quite some time (as other people in my household wouldn't see or hear a white horse stamping in front of them) I manually pushed down the cistern valve and it seems to be OK if I flush using the half flush button only .. its…

10-04-2014 10:41PM

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A couple of days back the cistern in the downstairs toilet stuck open and the water flowed for quite some time (as other people in my household wouldn't see or hear a white horse stamping in front of them) I manually pushed down the cistern valve and it seems to be OK if I flush using the half flush button only .. its under 3 years old but I have very little respect for the quality of B&Q products .. when the full flush is used it requires that I close the valve manually. Is there anything that can be done to resolve this short of replacing the unit?

Later the same evening - whether a coincidence or a related issue I don't know - there was air in the pipes upstairs. When I turned on sink and bath taps there was a lot of air released and it took a while before to clear properly. All was fine until the next morning I noticed that there was no water in one of the cisterns upstairs. I opened the connection to the cistern and air and pretty cloudy/gritty water burst out. When I reconnected the cistern it began filling again but very slowly and has remained that way.

A couple of questions - why /how did air get into a pressurised water system? The house if 3 years old and nothing like this happenned before. Also is it possible to open up the unit in the cistern and remove any grit/dirt that might have gotten in there or is it necessary to replace the unit?

Sorry for the long winded nature of this post.

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