Toilet Installation Repair

Modern installations for wall hung toilets are highly reliable. If a breakdown even happens, then it’s not difficult to do an independent repair of the toilet installation. Compared to conventional tanks, the modern installation has several advantages: beautiful design, the ability to fit the design into any interior, a significant selection of control buttons, keys. But no matter how perfect the design, it sometimes fails.

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Causes of malfunctions

The most common causes of breakdowns are:

• Leaking tank. As a rule, the reason for the malfunction of the bottom valve.
• Filling the tank due to clogged filter or water supply hose.
• Continuous filling of the tank (the gasket is incorrectly installed or malfunctioning).
• Failures associated with the drain mechanism due to improper selection of the disinfectant.
• Breakdown of the toilet bowl. It is impossible to carry out such repairs yourself, you just need to change the toilet.

Important! It is possible to eliminate all the listed malfunctions through the hole of the drain button. It is not necessary to disassemble the partition. The master carries out simple types of repairs using the inspection window. Failed parts can be easily removed and replaced.

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DIY repair

High-quality and qualified repair of a suspended toilet can only be done by a master. But if you carefully study the instructions, it is quite possible to cope with this task yourself. The procedure for dismantling the Ceberit installation system is as follows:

1. Remove the flush key by pressing it from below. First remove it from the cordon, then carefully remove it from the wall.
2. Remove the frame by first unscrewing the fixing screws and removing the clips.
3. Remove the partition by pressing on the tabs.
4. Shut off the water. Without this step, further repairs are not possible. There will be a flood in the apartment.
5. Remove the filling valve, remove the rocker arm.
6. Remove the retainer for the drain valve.
7. Remove the drain valve located inside the drain tank.

Assembly work is carried out strictly in reverse order.

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Intake valve flushing procedure

After some time after installation, you can see that water overflows through the inlet valve into the tank. The reason is that the intake valve is clogged due to harmful impurities in the water. You can fix this problem yourself:

1. Remove the valve. Do not completely remove it.
2. Unscrew the cover and remove the rubber gasket.
3. Rinse it under high pressure under running water.
4. Also flush the valve cover.
5. Assemble the structure in the reverse order of disassembly.
6. The malfunction is completely eliminated.

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How to fix a toilet installation? Repair Features

The suspended toilet design looks much more advantageous than the usual floor toilet. The design is compact and sleek. However, the installation of such a device is in many ways different from the floor version.

The main difference is that the installation is not on the floor, but on the installation - a special frame. In all other respects, the repair of floor and pendant structures differs only slightly.

Installation is a frame made, for example, of profile pipes. The frame is mounted on a supporting wall or on a partition or floor. All the load falls on him.The final stage of installation is plasterboard installation cladding and finishing finishing work.

Important! Sometimes, due to excessive load, individual elements of the frame are deformed, then you have to replace them.

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Do-it-yourself installation repair for the toilet is a feasible task. Despite the variety of models and manufacturing companies, typical breakdowns are about the same. This means that you can formulate some universal repair algorithms that can eliminate many problems with the equipment yourself.