Anyone seen one of these plastic couplers on WC before?

[Jennie]

Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of fixing an old Twyfords WC. It is a close-coupled model, though with an unusual plastic elbow between the cistern and pan. See pics.
Anyone know if/where I can get a new elbow?
Thanks for your advice,
Jennie

 

[Stigster]

That is an adaptor to take a close coupled toilet cistern into a pan that would normally be used with a high level cistern.

 

[Stigster]

I think it's one of these or similar
Twyfords Nocturne Close Couple Fixing Kit CF8138XX/B32901 Toilet cistern fittings

 

[rpm]

Twyfords Nocturne Close Couple Fixing Kit CF8138XX/B32901 Toilet cistern fittings
Hate them with passion, can be a pig to seal.
EDIT. Stigster quicker.

 

[Stigster]

I beat you to it! Glad someone else knew what it was though because I could not initially remember what it was called.

 

[rpm]

I beat you to it! Glad someone else knew what it was though because I could not initially remember what it was called.

That`s what took me so long, couldn`t remember either so went surfing.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

This is my opinion bin it and change the toilet

I've changed that many of them it's silly (county specd them in disabled toilets )

 

[rpm]

This is my opinion bin it and change the toilet

I've changed that many of them it's silly (county specd them in disabled toilets )

I agree, change it if you can.

 

[Phil]

[shudder].....we meet again my old friend.

 

[Jennie]

Hi everyone. Thanks for looking up the part. Expensive and leaks. Hmm. Reckon I could hang the cistern on the wall (with some brackets) and convert it to a low-level toilet, with 1 1/2 to 2 inch tapered flush pipe? Would a standard rubber cone fit into the back of the pan?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Hi everyone. Thanks for looking up the part. Expensive and leaks. Hmm. Reckon I could hang the cistern on the wall (with some brackets) and convert it to a low-level toilet, with 1 1/2 to 2 inch tapered flush pipe? Would a standard rubber cone fit into the back of the pan?

Too close and also would need to mounted a bit higher so cus normally doesn't like it

 

[Jennie]

I can hang it higher (any height really). Just as long as the horizontal bit of flush pipe can fit into the cone/pan. (I'm fixing it for a family member who is on a tiny budget, and also wants it to stay as it matches the basin colour. For a customer, I'd be fitting a new loo).

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If there happy mount it higher happy days

 

[Best]

Those toilets were designed to suit where you had to replace an old low level toilet which had the soil pipe going into solid floor and not easily to move.
I never had bother with them, but they are a bit flimsy in the connection bend to cistern.