I Have Just Broken

[Tilly2]

the toilet handle. It went 'thunk' as I flushed it. Something's snapped!

[Psybbo]

Oops, call a plumber

[Tilly2]

Flip!

[tonyav]

Take the top off the cistern and have a look if the handle has become disconnected from the flusher.

[Tilly2]

I have done that, Yont. The handle is still connected but there's a bit of wire which pulls the 'whatsit' up and it appears to have snapped.

[stuey]

Sounds like the handle is disconnected from the flapper chain. If so, no big deal: just reconnect it.

[stuey]

OK; a new chain from you friendly hardware store. Should cost about five shillings.

[BlueToffee]

If the do-da has disconnected from the wot-not get the thingamebob and twiddle it round the whatsit. That should sort it for you Tilly.

[stuey]

If, in fact, it has actually snapped and not just come loose at the handle or flapper valve ends.

[Tilly2]

We had some kind of gizmo put in by Anglia Water, a few years ago, which was supposed to save water when you flushed the toilet. I think it's that bit that's snapped.

[tonyav]

The wire as snapped or has it just pulled out from the syphon ?.

[tonyav]

stuey
OK; a new chain from you friendly hardware store. Should cost about five shillings.


stuey, you have been out in the colonies for to long, there 7/6d now.

[stuey]

That's because you have to pay import duties since they're all made by chain-gangs over here.

[tonyav]

Flushed with success then, stuey.

[marval]

Oh dear Tilly, you don't know your own strength.

[ChillDoubt]

If it's just the wire all you need is a wire coat hanger and a pair if snips/pliers to fashion a temporary replacement until you locate a plumber.

[DTCwordfan]

there are some bog-awful puns here that need some mind-Jeyes to clean the system out.

[stuey]

Tony, I'm sure that The Builder will be along soon in order to sort out Tilly's parts.

[Tilly2]

Gawd, I hate messing about in the toilet water! I have just compared the upstairs toilet with the downstairs toilet and they don't look the same. The broken one has a piece of loose string.

I will call out the emergency repair team tomorrow. In the meantime, I can flush the toilet by taking the lid off and pulling the metal hook up. What a palaver!

[tonyav]

I'm sure he will, stuey, as soon as he's finished sorting mrs overflushes parts !

[Tilly2]

I'm just off to google, toilet cisterns so that I can use the right terminology when I talk to them tomorrow. You all seem to understand me but my friendly local plumber may not.