The lid of the toilet bowl - features dismantling

Problems in the toilet flush system are not uncommon, however, you can always fix them yourself, the only thing you will need to remove the lid of the tank. Dismantling must be done carefully, as it can be broken or broken. Therefore, in this article we will look at how to remove the lid of a different type of toilet bowl.

General information

In older models of drain tanks, it is usually quite easy to remove the panel; simply unscrew the top of the trigger and lift it up. In modern tanks there is a drain button and push-button glass, the design of which prevents the dismantling of the cover.

However, in any case, this design is collapsible, so this operation should not cause any special problems. The main thing is to perform any actions carefully, without putting excessive effort and slowly.

Before you open the lid of the toilet cistern, you need to prepare a few tools that may be needed in the process of work:

• Pliers;
• Knife;
• Screwdriver.

Note! During operation with the tank, the water must be blocked. Otherwise, it may overflow and flooding the bathroom.

Cover removal

At first it should be said that the lids of some modern ceramic models of containers are removed very simply, since the drain button is not attached to the trigger mechanism. To verify this, we must carefully try to raise the detail.

The following are ways to dismantle the panels of other common types of tank designs:

• If the water is drained as a result of raising the thrust, then before removing the lid of the toilet cistern, it is necessary to unscrew the ball located at the end of the handle.
• The dismantling of the container with drain buttons causes a greater complexity, however, these models have recently become more and more popular. In this case, before opening the lid of the toilet cistern, you need to unscrew the tube, inside which there are buttons. Outside, it usually represents a ring, which must be pushed with a screwdriver or a knife, and rotated counterclockwise.

It must be said that after this the panel cannot be completely removed, you can only slightly lift it and turn it, after which you need to unfasten the latches of the button mechanism.

• Plastic tanks of the Soviet model, which are sometimes found in apartments, have studs that need to be pulled out before you disassemble the structure with your own hands.

After the part is dismantled, it must be placed in a safe place where it will be impossible to hook and break it.

Tip! After repairing the drain fitting of the toilet cistern, it should be checked several times that it works. In particular, you need to make sure that after lifting the float, the valve completely blocks the water.

Cover repair

Gluing

If in the process of dismantling something went wrong or the cover was broken for some reason, you can try to restore it.

For this you need to prepare the following materials:

• Scotch;
• Epoxy adhesive;
• Small plates of galvanized steel.

Instructions for the implementation of this work is as follows:

• First, all the individual parts must be assembled into a single structure and glued together with adhesive tape. This should be done carefully so that there are no gaps left through which glue can flow. To do this, all the joints must be carefully glue tape.
• Then the assembled structure must be turned upside down.
• Before gluing the lid of the toilet cistern, you need to mix the glue with the hardener in a ratio of 1:10.
• All joints need to be carefully smeared with glue and galvanized plates should be attached to them from above, which will make the product stiff.
• When the glue hardens (about a day), the tape must be removed, after which the lid is installed on the toilet bowl.

Given that the price of a new toilet is very high, this procedure will allow you to avoid unplanned spending of funds from the family budget, while the appearance of the plumbing will not be affected.

Hole augmentation

Often, home craftsmen, after replacing drain fittings, face one difficulty - the diameter of the hole in the lid is smaller than the diameter of the reinforcement. Of course, you shouldn’t change the plumbing fixture completely because of this, but how to increase the hole in the lid of the toilet bowl?

There are two ways to solve the problem:

• Carefully drill the hole with a drill on ceramics and chop off excess areas. Irregularities will be hidden by the cap.
• Carefully chop the glaze with a thin drill and a hammer, and then widen the hole with a round file.

In both cases, it is necessary to act very carefully so as not to split the surface, since in this case it will be much more difficult to make a tank cover from the toilet bowl.

Here, perhaps, are all the main points that you need to know in order to dismantle the cover of the tank and, if necessary, repair it.

Conclusion

The lid for the cistern of the toilet bowl, regardless of the type of construction of the latter, is removed quite easily. The main thing is to immediately understand what elements need to be dismantled and do not make excessive efforts during work (see also the article Meet - a toilet flush tank).

The video in this article will provide an opportunity to get some additional information on this topic.