8ball Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I am planning on replacing one toilet in a bathroom upstairs and also creating a downstairs loo and have started looking at the vast choice on toilets on the market. I have spotted a brand called Pheonix who do a qube design close coupled flush fit toilet which I like a lot but am weary about quality. The toilet is £363 per toilet on the Pheonix site but have seen it for £224 so am quite interested. I am planning on staying in the property for a good few years and will be fitting a water softener so as to enable my newly fitted items a longer life due to being in a hard water area. Just wondering what you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Tbh, porcelain is porcelain. The gubbings inside the cistern can be completely changed from as little as £30 ( fluid master replacement kit inc flush / button / fill valve ) so I'd just buy the shape / style you want / can afford. My only advice is to make sure you get stainless through bolts, to connect the cistern to the pan, and likewise with the seat hinges. I cant really say I've seen a cheap / bad bog before, but plenty where they've been supplied with cheap / disgracefully bad gubbings which have come with perfectly acceptable chinaware. Any links ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Onoff Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 On 03/04/2017 at 15:12, Nickfromwales said: Tbh, porcelain is porcelain. The gubbings inside the cistern can be completely changed from as little as £30 ( fluid master replacement kit inc flush / button / fill valve ) so I'd just buy the shape / style you want / can afford. My only advice is to make sure you get stainless through bolts, to connect the cistern to the pan, and likewise with the seat hinges. I cant really say I've seen a cheap / bad bog before, but plenty where they've been supplied with cheap / disgracefully bad gubbings which have come with perfectly acceptable chinaware. Any links ? So are you saying to ditch these BZP (M12?) studs that came with the Geberit frame and change to stainless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Nope. The bolts on a close coupled cistern sit inside the cistern, and are fully immersed in fresh oxygenated water, as you flush daily. They rust, and yes they're bright zinc played ( BZP ) and shouldn't, but they do. Unless you pee battery acid, and haven't sealed the pan to the tiles, your BZP bolts on your wall hung pan & frame will live a long, happy life. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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