Well known brands of float valves are Fluidmaster for wall-hung and other compact toilets or Flomaster for close coupled toilets. This could be due to a build up of limescale or just general wear-and-tear over time as the float valve is permanently in water. This valve is responsible for controlling the level of water inside the toilet tank and sometimes it stops sliding up and down correctly with the water level and may need replacing. As cisterns have gotten small to accommodate wall hung toilets and back to wall toilets with storage units, the components in the cistern have also become more compact, meaning modern toilets now have a float valve (occasionally referred to as a cistern valve). This was an obvious balloon or ball shaped valve. Older toilets used to have a ballcock valve, also known as a ball valve, (1970s Armitage Shanks float valve) and floated on the surface of the water. Touchless flush (motion sensor flushes)ĭoes my toilet have a cistern valve, float valve or ballcock valve?.Dual flush (a ½ flush for liquid waste and a fuller flush for solid waste).Toilets also are fitted with different flushing mechanisms High and low level toilets - these toilets have a vintage look with the cistern fitted higher than normal, even the low level is higher than normal
#Toilet float valve install
These toilets are easier to install and less expensive than wall-hung onesīack to wall toilets with storage units - A back to wall toilet that has the cistern hidden in the wall or the storage area Wall hung toilets - the water tank is built into the wall, these are expensive and difficult to installīack to wall toilets - The toilet bowl is fixed directly onto the wall, while the cistern is hidden within the wall. The plumber will let you know if this is possible and at what sort of financial cost the project will be.Ĭlose coupled toilets - the type of toilet we all familiar with, the pan and cistern coupled close together to make one toilet unit that is easy to repair and does not require too much space
#Toilet float valve upgrade
If you are in the process of upgrading your toilet as a solo project or part of a bigger bathroom refurbishment before calling in the plumber you need to know what type of toilet you currently have and what type of toilet you would like to upgrade to. Toilets can be made of porcelain or a type of clay called vitreous china, they can come in glazed cast iron, steel, or stainless steel materials but the components nowadays inside most tanks are plastic, otherwise older toilets have metal parts which eventually corrode from sitting in water. A part that we don’t give any thought to until the toilet is not flushing and filling correctly, is the float valve which during your time living in your home, may end up needing to be replaced. It makes for a great sleek look in the bathroom, but when the toilet is no longer flushing correctly, it can seem daunting for the repair work as the cistern is not easily accessible as a 1970s toilet.
Nowadays, there are various types of toilets and some of them, the cistern is hidden behind the wall. When we think of a toilet, we often picture the toilet bowl, toilet seat and the cistern at the back of the toilet.
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