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Toilet overflowing into outlet - whats wrong ?

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  • 22-09-2007 10:23am
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    fullirish
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭


    Hi

    The toilet started acting up yesterday - it keeps filling itself even after full, meaning the water is running off the overflow pipe - ballcock looks ok - what do I need to check / replace please ?

    thanks
    fullirish


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    fullirish wrote:
    Hi

    The toilet started acting up yesterday - it keeps filling itself even after full, meaning the water is running off the overflow pipe - ballcock looks ok - what do I need to check / replace please ?

    thanks
    fullirish

    could be piece of dirt in valve
    turn off water and take valve apart and clean


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    fullirish
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭fullirish


    hi ircoha - thanks for the reply - have turned off the water - excuse my ignorance - where is the valve ?

    cheers


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    fullirish wrote:
    hi ircoha - thanks for the reply - have turned off the water - excuse my ignorance - where is the valve ?

    cheers

    in the cistern, at the other end of the ball cock: any chance of a pic as there are 100's of different types

    is it like thsi
    http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Plastic_Inlet_Valves.html

    browse the rest of this site for some pics


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    fullirish
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭fullirish


    hi - it is fairly old - 10 to 15 years the ballcock and its attachment are attached to the underside of a cylinder like thing by means of a split clip - i presume the valve is in the cylinder thing - i presume I detach the ballcock arm and use a wrench to unscrew the cylinder to ensure nothing caugh in it.

    No camera sorry (wife hopped it off the floor last week!).

    cheers
    fullirish


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