Toilet overflow pipe

[Glasgowman]

Hi I imagine this overflow pipe is now doing nothing now but just want reasured. The toilet suite I ripped out wasn’t connected to anything going outside, and the new one I installed has got a overflow within the cistern. I take it this was connected to the original toilet fitted when the house was built (15 years ago)? I’m planning on removing the pipe then having a new brick to cover hole up. Just paranoid that it’s connected to something else. But surely not?

Thanks

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nope it shouldn’t be connected to anything but the old toilet

 

[Glasgowman]

Nope it shouldn’t be connected to anything but the old toilet

Thanks

 

[Best]

Shame the original installer just drilled that overflow in middle of a brick instead of through a joint.
I would just leave the old pipe to save bother of removing brick and let someone else get confused about what it is for in another 15 years time.

 

[Glasgowman]

Good idea lol, but I need another brick replaced by a rough sky engineer that’s busted a brick to put a cable into the house. So thought I’d may aswell have both bricks replaced while the guy is out replacing the brick

 

[rpm]

Don`t understand why you can`t see the other end indoors tbh.

 

[Glasgowman]

Don`t understand why you can`t see the other end indoors tbh.

That’s what I was thinking, I reckon the toilet I took out has been the second toilet fitted since house build maybe. So when that was fitted, it maybe exposed the hole in the wall, then been filled/painted? There was defo no holes when I removed toilet and the new one has overflow built into it.

 

[rpm]

Fair enough. No stains outside on the floor I take it, like a mild acid stain.

 

[Glasgowman]

Fair enough. No stains outside on the floor I take it, like a mild acid stain.

Not that I’ve noticed, what would that be caused by?

 

[rpm]

If there isn`t a stain then don`t worry as it was a looong shot in the dark.