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by fastfixservices
Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:42 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Plumbing new BTW CC Toilet
Replies: 1
Views: 2989

Yes, you're correct. A flexible tap connector (braided hose) will do for connecting the cold supply to the cold inlet on the float valve. For the waste, use a felxible pan connector. Connect it to the waste outlet on the back of the WC pan, move it more or less into place (a little away from the wal...
by fastfixservices
Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:28 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Toilet sounds like foghorn!
Replies: 1
Views: 4972

It's almost definitely 'water hammer'. Water hammer commonly occurs when a valve is closed suddenly at an end of a pipeline system, and a pressure wave propagates in the pipe. In this case the valve will be a float (ball) valve in the toilet cistern. If the valve does not close properly, due to it b...
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