strange but true

[1967skyblue]

bit of a wierd one this,, i commited a sin a while back and purchased a wickes cc toilet for my own bathroom, a slimline one but only £49.

looked at the reviews before the purchase that highligted many faults with leaks etc but non the less thought most of them came from inexperiance diy ers lol.

sadly i now find im asking the same question, the pan connector is of the ridged type however it seems to have an irritating leak and being my own premisses i find myself after a long day doing other peoples plumbing i let slip my own standards.

would fitting a flexi pan connector sit more correctly to the toilet waist thus eliminating the leak or are these wickes cheap toilets prone to sub standerd quality and best left on the shelves plumbers mate & silicone have both been used rather than removing the pan and starting again but neither have worked


any tips would be welcome

 

[lame plumber]

give it a wash and flog it on to a custard.

 

[Whyme]

its not just wickes toilets mate, depends on the pot cast if there a bit oval your gonna struggle to get a seal, flexis are no better sealing than any rigid connector. Take it apart lather loads of silicone grease on it and see...£49 might give you a clue to the quality though..:yes:

 

[1967skyblue]

its not just wickes toilets mate, depends on the pot cast if there a bit oval your gonna struggle to get a seal, flexis are no better sealing than any rigid connector. Take it apart lather loads of silicone grease on it and see...£49 might give you a clue to the quality though..:yes:

yes kinda thought that was going to be what i may have to do plus i always tell cutomers cheap is not always best ,, just did not want to bring myself to it lol

 

[johnnyplumb]

did you fit a new pan connector with the new wc ?

 

[gassafe]

I have fit a few of them, never had any probs. sometimes it feels like you can't get the connector on deep enough, so it's only just grabbing a seal.

probs just take apart & reassemble... Surprising how it will then fix itself!

 

[AWheating]

you could use a mcalpine back to wall pan connector, it has a rubber coupler which use's a large hose clip on the pan side, this may give you a better seal than a standard connector. ive used em a couple of times on back to wall pans and they are sound as a pound!!

 

[plumber0808]

Edit ^^^ beat me to it ^^^

it might be the pan connector some rubbers are more rigid than others.
you could try a flexi pan connector with the tie band round them.

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