Hi, I have purchased a new toilet and the instructions are C*ap.
It doesn't tell you anything about how it should be setup.
1. There is not water level mark in the Cistern. So I don't know where my fill line is.
2. The flush value level is more of less inline with the top of the Cistern.
3. The overflow is more of less inline with the top of the flush value itself.
Here is a pic.
Would I be right in thinking.
1. That I should try to create my own fill line. By filling the Cistern up with 6ltr of water and making a mark inside.
2. Position the fill valve float cup to the level of my new found fill line.
3. Then cut the overflow to be about 10mm above the fill line. With about a 1" gap between the fill valve critical line and flush valves overflow.
Looks very cheap... The overflow looks higher than that odd cut out in the back of the ceramic cistern! Does the lid fit, as that fill valves sticks up pretty high too!
Just fill it up and adjust the inlet valve to 100mm below the bottom of the rear entry lowest point and cut / lower the overflow to a level about 50mm below the rear entry lowest point.
Looks very cheap... The overflow looks higher than that odd cut out in the back of the ceramic cistern! Does the lid fit, as that fill valves sticks up pretty high too!
Just fill it up and adjust the inlet valve to 100mm below the bottom of the rear entry lowest point and cut / lower the overflow to a level about 50mm below the rear entry lowest point.
1. Fill Cistern to gauge 6 litres and mark fill line.
2. Adjust fill valve cup to be level with fill line.
3. Cut overflow to be proud fill line by about 25mm.
You can but you would have to drain the Cistern and reach up behind the toilet to un-screw it.
It would be easier to do if I could get to the clip that allows you to adjust the fill valve height. Then I could adjust the fill valve it in situ. But there is hardly any space to get your hand in there, or twist the body of the fill valve around in that tiny space.
I've just come back attempting to set it up, and have some more questions.
1. I managed to measure out 6litres of water and mark a pencil fill line in the Cistern.
2. Then I realised that the flush leaves 1litre of water at the bottom of the Cistern. Meaning I will only get a 5 litre flush! So I added another litre of water and adjusted the fill line.
3. This means the new fill line is set at 7litres, and the flush valve height is adjusted to shut off once it reaches that mark.
But the problem I have is that I now only have about 15mm of overlow sticking out of the water, and I can't allow it to go any higher, or else the water could flow over the back of the Cistern. Because they put a stupid cut out in the back off it!!!
I really don't have much room to manouever, as I only think the Cistern can hold around 8 litres.
It works, but the overlow line is only around 10mm from spilling over the back of the Cistern. But I reckon that it would take a huge amount of water for it for it not to be able to cope with discharging back through the valve.
I've adjusted the fill valve and set the flush settings.
Partial flush dumps 3 litres when pressed, and full flush dump 6.
The overflow is about 15mm out of the water, and there is still about 15mm from the top of the overflow to that silly cut out on the back of the Cistern.
I got no idea why they made that stupid cutout on the back of the Cistern. It allows the water to spill out of the back, and you lose about 30mm of space.
Will post some pics later on.
Thanks
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