The dimensions of the toilet with a cistern: how to choose a

Choosing plumbing fixtures for installation in your own toilet, you need to know the exact dimensions of the toilet with a cistern. On this depends not only the method of its installation and the location of the fasteners, but also the ease of use in the future. After all, there are not only standard models, but also other modifications.

In more detail about it will tell the instruction given below.

The choice of toilet for the toilet

Dimensions of sanitary device and toilet room

Starting repairs in the restroom and buying the necessary building materials and equipment, including a toilet, few people pay attention to the size of the devices. The priority characteristics when choosing are color, design and other external features.

Meanwhile, the overall dimensions of the toilet bowl play an important role. After all, if the plumbing fixture is too small or large, it will be not only uncomfortable, but also dangerous to use it.

Note! When choosing a suitable model, the length and width of the toilet bowl with tank should be taken into account. If you do not take into account the geometric parameters of the storage tank, installation of the device on site in some cases will not be possible. For example, a bulging nozzle will not allow placing the device close to a wall.

If you decide to choose and install the appliance in your dressing room with your own hands, consider the following features:

1. The size of the toilet in terms of space should be such that the person visiting the toilet does not have difficulty in moving around this room.
2. There should be a distance greater than 60 cm from the front of the device to the wall or entrance door. Otherwise, it is not convenient to place your knees comfortably. Also consider other furnishings: washbasins, washing machines, bathrooms, showers, and so on.
3. Of considerable importance is the height of the device above the floor. Seat should be at such a height that any of the people living in the apartment comfortably sat on it. This is especially true when adolescents or tall people live in an apartment.

Check the comfort of placement is easy. You need to sit down on the toilet and check whether the feet of the potential user are on the floor or dangling in the air. The muscles of the legs should be relaxed, no tension should be felt in the legs.

In this regard, suspended systems with installation have proven themselves well. Despite the fact that their price is quite high, they allow you to adjust the position of the bowl in a wide range.

1. The next factor is the width of the rim. Oddly enough, but too narrow edge of the bowl can lead to discomfort and sharp pain in the calf muscles. On the other hand, one should not rush to the other extreme, otherwise the lower end numbness cannot be avoided due to blocking access of blood to them.

The optimal size of the toilet

You can choose the height, width and other parameters of sanitary devices at your own discretion. Moreover, if the issue of cost does not bother you, there is an opportunity to order the product according to an individual sketch.

To make it easier to navigate, below are the dimensions of the toilet in accordance with GOST 30493-96, dedicated to these devices.

The parameters indicated in the table are calculated for the average user. However, there are, as mentioned above, the toilets of large sizes and smaller. Therefore, even the most fastidious buyer will choose a model for himself.

Tip! When choosing a sanitary device in the store, do not hesitate, with the permission of the seller, sit on it. So you can immediately understand whether a particular model is right for you or better to pick something else.

Device classification

Knowledge of what sizes of toilet bowls are with or without a tank is not enough to buy a good device for your toilet. In addition to ergonomic use, you need to take care of how the device will fit into the design of the room, as well as dock with the existing engineering networks: water supply and sewage. This is especially important if you are going to install the toilet yourself.

Briefly consider all the varieties of currently existing models, dividing them into groups according to certain criteria:

1. The shape of the discharge pipe drain system. This element can be horizontal, vertical and oblique. The design does not affect the ease of use, rather it is a way of placement.

For example, a vertical pipe, for obvious reasons, can be docked to the neck of the drain pipe, only if it is located in the floor. Horizontal and oblique are more versatile. But here, too, sometimes additional accessories will be needed: an eccentric cuff or a corrugated plastic tube.

1. Bowl Shape. There are toilets funnel, visor and disc type. Each of them has certain advantages and disadvantages. In some, the surface is better cleaned during discharging, but there is a danger of splashing, others work well, but when running down the water they make noise, and so on.

You can choose a specific variety at your discretion.

1. Material. The sanitary devices under consideration are made of various materials: from durable iron to exotic and expensive natural stone.

The most popular and common models of faience and porcelain. The first is cheaper, but have the worst consumer properties, the second is more durable, stronger and more beautiful, but you have to pay for it from your own wallet.

1. Installation method. Most likely, you will choose either a floor or wall-hung toilet. In special cases, wall and corner models can be used. It all depends on the place where the device will be mounted.

A separate group can be identified specific toilets, which are installed in various niches, recesses and other unusual places. This is done to maximize space savings, so the usability of such models is not discussed. But it is possible to hide all engineering communications in the wall, giving the room a more attractive appearance.

Features of the measurement

Toilets differ from each other not only in the size and shape of the bowl and cistern, but also in other parameters that are important during installation.

So that the toilet you bought can be installed easily and without problems in the toilet, it is recommended to pay attention to the following details:

1. If you have a standard sewer system installed (which is laid against the walls, and not in the floor decks), purchase devices with an oblique release. They are easy to install, regardless of the location of the drain neck.
2. Find out the exact distance from the toilet outlet to the sewer. It is necessary to purchase the desired cuff or connecting pipe.
3. It is advisable to make the flexible hose or rigid tube that connects the water supply pipe to the inlet of the cistern as short as possible. But remember that in this case there will be some difficulties with the connection.

Toilet bowl

Types of construction

The choice of sanitary device will not be completed until you decide on the design of the water tank.

Before purchasing this part, if it is not part of the toilet bowl itself, you need to decide:

• how much water should be in the tank;
• what type of drain should it be equipped with.

By the amount of liquid, everything is clear. The more - the better, but remember about paying for utilities.

But on the types of plum need to dwell. There is oblique, horizontal and vertical. The latter is almost out of use. Systems of this type were installed in the houses of the old building, where the tanks were located at a high height, and the drain fittings were actuated by a lever with a string.

Modern containers can be made of plastic and ceramics. Drainage fittings are most often made of plastics to avoid corrosion. It is best to buy a system with a double button and adjustable drain, which allows you to pour out different amounts of water from the tank.

Installation Methods

Now we will focus on how the drain containers are mounted on the toilet bowl.

There are three options:

1. Monoblocks. The tank is a single unit with a sanitary device. Basically it is a special form of design models.
2. Toilets compact. In this case, the bowl is equipped with a special shelf at the rear, to which a container is attached with bolts. To avoid leakage, a rubber gasket is installed between the two ceramic parts.

1. Suspended (including hidden ones). The container is installed separately from the bowl and is connected to it with a special pipe. In most cases we are talking about toilet bowls with built-in installation systems.

Conclusion

After reading the above information, you were able to verify for yourself how important it is to correctly select the size of the toilet bowl. But for convenient and safe use, you also need to securely fix the device on the floor and connect it to the water supply and drain system.

You can learn more about this process from the video in this article.