Toilet siphon diaphragm type for Shires?

biko

The toilet is a Shires but what type diaphragm is it for these?

Symptoms is that flushing works perfectly sometimes and sometimes needs a few yanks, sounds like a broken diaphragm

dodzy

Just replace the syphon Biko. It has to come out anyway for a diaphragm replacement. For the sake of a tenner. Just noticed its not a close-coupled setup so much handier in that the cistern can stay in situ as can the water supply / overflow

biko

You think I'm made of money?

Yeah, I'll head to a plumber shop and see what they have to offer.
Be a shame to throw away a whole piece of plastic just because a membrane broke.

dodzy

If I'd half your money, I'd burn me own;)

Handy job eitherway.

Curly head

biko wrote:

Yeah, I'll head to a plumber shop and see what they have to offer. Be a shame to throw away a whole piece of plastic just because a membrane broke.

biko wrote:

Yeah, I'll head to a plumber shop and see what they have to offer. Be a shame to throw away a whole piece of plastic just because a membrane broke.

Cut a new one out of a hard piece of plastic. The type in some heavy plastic bags

K.Flyer

By the time you get a piece cut to the right shape and the holes cut in the right position, I would have a brand new syphon in, fitted and the cistern full of water again ready to be flushed.

Curly head

Curly head wrote:

Cut a new one out of a hard piece of plastic. The type in some heavy plastic bags

Your a fast one!

K.Flyer

It's a low level cistern, you have to take the old syphon out to do anything with it either way.
New syphon would be fitted back in and tightened up in a few minutes.

biko

Went to McDonohg's. They didn't have just diaphragms so I got a new siphon for 8 euros.

I reckon I could have done it for free by cutting a old plastic folder for papers to size, but for 8 euros I didn't think it was worth the extra hassle.