Toilet syphon flush fix, no parts required. Dead rural repair.

Replace the diaphragm in a syphon flush toilet, common fault, no parts required fix

[@bobsmytheable]

Cheers for the vid. Just changed the diaphragm on a 22 year old unit with 0.5mm plastic sheet I use for modelling. Saved £15 on a new one and God knows how much on the call-out. The money can now be better spent on a few bottles of wine. 🤪

[@TheInfoworks]

Brilliant, send us one, cheers

[@mattsmith3838]

Im about to do this too. Do you glue the diaphragm on or is it just loose. I'm guessing loose!

[@TheInfoworks]

@@mattsmith3838 Hi, yes just a push fit, cheers

[@g7mks383]

Hi Andy, this brings back memory's. Late one Saturday our flush packed up. Dad as he did had a look and took it to bits to find the same failure. Off into the shed and a very thin piece of Lino found. Like you traced around the original and reassembled. This was only meant to get us though the weekend. At least 10 years later it was still working without fail in a 4 person house. Skips one mans rubbish is another's treasure.

[@TheInfoworks]

Thanks for the story, a mind set and resilience worth promoting, cheers

[@Leintoo]

Thanks a bunch. I have been calling my plumber almost an entire month he hasn't shown up. I am glad I landed on this link. Works like magic. God bless.

[@TheInfoworks]

Splendid, skills updated, soon you won't be beholden to a plumber again, hope you've subscribed, cheers

[@simonduffy99]

Thanks very much Andy. I made a replacement diaphragm out of the plastic bag the other parts came in; so far so good.

[@TheInfoworks]

Simon, the beauty of sharing on youtube, brilliant you did it, cheers

[@davidfranklin5430]

Great video, money saved.

[@TheInfoworks]

splendid, hope you've subscribed, cheers

[@mervinpeakes6760]

Glad I seen this, a friend is waiting on council to come out to repair hers, I.ll go down her house today and do this, cuz you never know when council will get round to it, thanks

[@TheInfoworks]

And you will learn, cheers

[@doloreswhite6183]

Did what you said. Cut a heavy duty plastic template. Put it back together. Worked a treat👍

[@TheInfoworks]

Brilliant, and skills improved, please subscribe, cheers

[@bootsowen]

Good man Andy, I have 2 of my toilets now running on rainwater. once I see how it goes I will get the washing machine cold over to it as well.

[@TheInfoworks]

I'm thinking you will do well as you live in the city of rain, over here in the dry county it's a bit different. Our tap water is hard and soft rain water would do well with a washing machine, using far less soap. Cheers

[@ianhelsbyservices]

I am dismayed when a large number of people in power and not encourage many thousands of houses to be built with no thought for efficiency. I often tire people around me by preaching all new houses need at least 4kW solar panels and a grey water system for loos and washing machines. Makes perfect sense to me.

[@TheInfoworks]

@@ianhelsbyservices Ian, most modern houses are very badly built. There was an initiate to fit panels to all new houses, but this was quietly dropped. The old down to a price not up to a standard problem, even 10 years ago they just were not taking the problem serious. They think they are so brilliant, short term delinquents, cheers

[@tommyhanlon8012]

Hi Andy, I did see a very clever design of Syphon where the flap valve half separated from the flush side. This allowed the flap valve to be replaced without draining the cistern or having to disconnect the flush pipe & unscrew the complete Syphon. Perhaps that new orange & white Syphon separates like that ? If so it could make any future flap valve replacement a bit handier ?

[@TheInfoworks]

Nice to hear from you Tommy, hope all well. Just thought I would put the idea up there, and encourage the interest in self reliance, cheers

[@pollywollydo]

Andy the next one I do I will use a thin silicone sheet as I think the plastic doesn’t like the very cold water in winter and the plastic hardens up not working as well - but I may be guillding the Lilly 🤔

[@TheInfoworks]

Hi, there's the old saying, do it right, do in once, cheers

[@pollywollydo]

@@TheInfoworks 🤭. But I have an R&D budget 😏

[@TheInfoworks]

@@pollywollydo That's a good place to be, cheers

[@winstonechiaji]

Thanks

[@TheInfoworks]

Cheers, please like & sub

[@adelarsen9776]

Well. I never knew what was in most people's cisterns. Mine is porcelain, holds 50 litres and the fittings inside are solid brass, adjustable and repairable. It's like 100 years old. When I have visitors I have to teach them how to go to the toilet. I just think it's normal. I don't even know what brand it is. And whilst we're on the subject of toilets - They belong outside. I'd never build a house with a toilet inside.

[@bootsowen]

Good man Ade, ours is a pine box, lead lined with a brass and alloy syphon from a few years ago. Still works, but like you say newcomers need some help.

[@TheInfoworks]

I like the repairable and robust materials. These modern units are down to a price and water consumption. We are not on a water meter, as I suspect neither are you, but water efficiency is an important consideration for many people, cheers

[@adelarsen9776]

@@TheInfoworks Yes. True. We are not on a metered water supply. No wheely bin service, no sewerage and no water charges here. Water is precious though and during times of drought we do our best to conserve water. The flush mechanism is 100 years old however it can be manually manipulated to only flush a small amount. It's a matter of deciding how much water to use for the situation.

[@adelarsen9776]

@@bootsowen Excellent Owen :-)

[@TheInfoworks]

@@adelarsen9776 That's a way of living that would shake the thoughtless consuming townies out off their dream state, cheers

[@Himoutdoors]

Chicken feed bag😂 Should last longer than that original one…

[@TheInfoworks]

Hope so, only one way to find out, cheers

[@Himoutdoors]

@@TheInfoworks I went down Screwfix and bought the replacement. £5.99 saved me half an hour of cutting. The one I had was very easy to replace as it came in two parts, Dudley turbo 88. 👍🏻

[@TheInfoworks]

@@Himoutdoors 25 mile round trip makes you think of alternatives, cheers

[@Himoutdoors]

@@TheInfoworks I was looking for some OHP film, or lamination sheet, as I think that would have worked. £6 is a rip off, but there you go!