What are the parts of a toilet cistern called?

What are the parts of a toilet cistern called?

There are really only two main toilet tank parts: The toilet flush valve, which lets water gush into the bowl during the flush, and the fill valve, which lets water refill the tank after the flush.

What is a toilet outlet valve?

Located in the centre of the tank, a toilet flush valve is a plastic or brass fitting that is attached to the bottom of the cistern tank. With the tank empty, the flapper will fall back down into the valve seat, sealing the opening and allowing water to refill the tank.

What is a toilet syphon?

A toilet syphon is a plastic unit that is either in one or two pieces. The pull handle connects to your flush handle, so basically when you flush, the pull handle acts as a piston and lifts the plastic flap valve, activating the syphon and sending water down into the toilet bowl.

What are all the parts of a toilet?

Understanding the Parts of a Toilet

• Bowl.
• O-Ring.
• Flange.
• Wax Seal.
• Handle.
• Float.
• Chain.
• Flapper.

What size Syphon do I need for my toilet?

Another common question we regularly get asked is “what size Syphon do I need to order?” Most Syphons range in size from 7.5″ up to 10.5″ in height, for the Macdee range of Siphons you measure up from the bottom of the bell housing, to the lip of the top cap, where the two plastics join.

What is the pipe from the cistern to the toilet called?

Water inlet – An inlet that connects your toilet to your house water supply. The water can enter directly into the back of the cistern (known as a top or back inlet), or on the bottom of the cistern (known as a bottom inlet), with a short flexible hose connecting the water supply and the toilet.

What is bottom inlet toilet?

A back inlet toilet is where the inlet location is at the top of the cistern and a bottom inlet toilet is where the inlet location is at the bottom of the toilet.

Is a flush valve the same as a Syphon?

The syphon is a type of flush valve which acts as an internal plunger. When the handle is pressed, the syphon draws up the water which then passes through a folding diaphragm washer before bridging over to the syphon outlet.

Where is the toilet siphon?

The siphon jets are small openings under the rim of the bowl. If these jets become clogged, your toilet will not flush properly. Flush the toilet and watch how the water flows, it should swirl. If it comes straight down, the holes need cleaning.

Where can I buy Shires spare parts?

At Bathroom Spare Parts we carry a large range of Shires Spares in stock and can order most parts. Please call 020 3940 9330 or email [email protected] if you need any more information. . . .

What are the obsolete parts of a toilet?

Discontinued obsolete toilet spares and replacement parts from the 1970s 1980s 1990s. Inlet valves. Overflows. SISO. BIBO. Ballcocks. Floats. Syphons. JSL Bathrooms.

What is a Shires Lynx cistern?

The Lynx are a series of heavy duty cisterns by Shires, originating from possibly as early as 1940. There has been a few designs of this cistern, ranging over the period of around 1940 – 2006/7, the latter year in which I believe Shires Bathrooms discontinued their Lynx and round-well series.

What do you think of the Shires flush rod?

The Shires ‘spoon’ flush lever and the iron ‘rainbow-curve’ flush rod is superb-looking as well, not to mention the Shires Slimgrip chain pull.