Leaking Cistern

[packeted]

Hi there guys

I have a leaking cistern causing a drip of water in to the flat below.
There is access to the bottom of the cistern via a small ventilation window however the rest of the toilet is integrated in to a thick pasterboard cabinet which looks very difficult to get in to.

Photos of the leaking cistern can be seen at [DLMURL="http://www.loaded.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=29"]Leaking Cistern[/DLMURL]


Do any of you guys think this is repairable in situ? I really want to avoid having to knock part of this cabinet down if I can... I realise it's a crap design but I really don't want to be left with a large bill for the making good of it...

Would greatly appreciate any opinions!

Many thanks,
Francis

 

[Mike Jackson]

You'll need access to the top of the cistern. It looks like the ball valve isn't sealed into the cistern properly.

Mike

 

[feltham]

hiya it looks to me like its just the syphon nut under the cistern leaking . can you feel your way around the cistern to the ball valve to check its not that leaking.
you should really hold the syphon when tighting it up to make sure it dont move round and foul the ball valve from filling .
hope you get it sorted

 

[NickH]

It looks like the flush pipe to me, can you not cut a bigger access window to get to it and then make a bigger panel to cover it ?

 

[Mike Jackson]

I think you're right on a closer look. First thing to do is dry it and see where the water is actually coming from. If it's the bottom nut you can do it from the hole. If it's the top nut you may be able to tweak it by carefully holding the thread below it with a pair of water pump pliers but be careful ir you will end up splitting it. Before you attempt to tighten anything shut the water off and flush the cistern. This will minimise the damage if it goes pear shaped.

Mike

 

[bobpape]

Bite the bullet,cut out the facing panel and replace it with a properly constructed access panel or door, it is the only way because in my opinion the builder who did it was only interested in getting the job done as cheaply as possible which suggests the plumbing is below par as well, replace the bodged cistern with a new one,
the job will probably cost you £300.00