“Complete toilet mechanism change” cost

Cougar – not sure why you are behaving this way? What are you aiming to achieve? The OP’s invested more of his time in finding a second plumber to come and fix it (hopefully permanently) and saved £130. He’s done well to get two plumbers to turn up at all!

Cougar – not sure why you are behaving this way?

The OP said he’d been quoted £200 asked if it sounded reasonable. I said that it might be but it sounded steep for what’s probably a simple job. He’s now got someone else round who’s fixed it for a third of the price, so I was correct.

Meanwhile, half the forum is lining up to wax on about how an hour’s job takes at least three hours because who even knows why, something about hypothetical Victorian plumbing, and asserting I’m a complete mentalist for having the outrageous notion that a plumber might carry a box of washers in his van rather than billing the customer for him spending half a day at Screwfix.

Plus, y’know,

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“we hope these pages act as a forum for debate”

and here’s me thinking you just wanted to see us on Tuesday coming

Going back to the OP he said “flushing” not filling.

OP, I haven’t read every post hence not seen it mention, but it could just be that your Flapper is not covering the hole properly due to some dirt or wear – I’d get your arm in and give that a wipe first – 5 mins job could save you money or replace it.

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£200 sounds reasonable 🙂 now.

I had a problem with tenants toilet like this on Wednesday.

Handle seems stiff and replaced … no joy.
Went for the syphon and bearly worked after installing a new one.
Toilet was always a bit roping looking.
So decided to go for a full replace.
Armitage Shanks from B&Q for £67.
Got it back and badly damaged 🙁 Check before you leave.
Back to B&Q go another SureFlow or something.
Installed that, after hours of Metric V Imperial problems.
Isolater valve then decided to fail…looked like something from a old submarine film.
Could’nt find any spares and the trusty tube of LSX was useful.
Got back to base and found a new valve and went and installed that.
Finally a new toilet all working.

Absolute nightmare.

Also as a bonus, got locked out base camp for an afternoon.

Did I say it was nightmare ;-).

2 days that took :-(. Mostly less than an hour to fix.

A TRUE EPIC!

This is why we need to smash the cistern!

Or something

Damn…..this makes me want to be a mobile bicycle mechanic. I’d turn up to someone’s house. Realize that I don’t have the right bolt to install a new brake…..but no problem! I can just drive to a supplier, buy the bolt, maybe grab a coffee and cut some bum rope on the way back and I can bill the customer for an extra hour plus gas! And the customer will happily pay!

Going back to the OP, it said, “but ours is constantly running/flushing”, which is different to ““flushing” not filling.”
It could be a problem with either one or both of the two main internal assemblies, but you’re right it could be muck and scale and just needs a clean.
Or the float arm needs a tweak, or a cylindrical float rather than a spherical float to give a bit more space to float, or any number of sub-£5 fixes up to complete replacement x 2. It’s really not worth arguing over, as usual STW gave the OP a decent outcome, which is what this forum should be all about

Cougar – not sure why you are behaving this way? What are you aiming to achieve?

Indeed. I am surprised that a mod – especially given the recently locked thread – appears so determined to drag the level of debate down like this. Hey ho.

I thought Cougar has retired as a Mod?

Fair enough!

I have, a while ago now. Not that it should make a difference either way.

and here’s me thinking you just wanted to see us on Tuesday coming

Ouch. That seems a tad OTT

Well regardless of the toilet the main thing I took from this is that a some people couldn’t run a bath never mind run a business.

You do know most syphon s are on a quick release twist coupling. Constantly running means the large washer isn’t settling so could also be mechanism is sticky.