12-11-2016, 04:23 PM
I changed a loo a few months ago because it was one of them 1970s ones that always left one bit behind each time you flushed it. The bodge was to "crank" the handle to boost the flow. The return spring on the handle shattered and mangled the the lift membrane so that it had to be flushed with a bucket of water for a few days. It was not too bad to get a new one in as the stink pipe was adjustable and the height of the inlet pipe was close enough for me to hook up again. There is a little bit less elbow room on the non loo roll side. The pesky screwdriver operated stop valve was rusted solid as is the inside stop cock so it was time to put my arm down a hole in the pavement to shut it off. Pipes are such a pain when they need to be fixed.
