toilet cistern replacement help please

[Paul Drawmer]

Time's up for this I think.
For some time now, this has made a noise as if The QE2 is coming up the drive when refilling. I assume the culprit is a diagphram in the inlet at the top right of the picture.

Now, it has also started to fail on re-filling. The water continues to flush straight out of the outlet, without filling the cistern and switching off. Some how I got it to start working again, but I guess I need to replace something.

Is a cistern kit the best thing?
Recommendations, (I only want to do it once)?
And is it a DIY job? (Close coupled cistern if that makes a difference)

Thank you PH

[Paul Drawmer]

Found this excellent vid to show me how to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nDgSSFBt3I

So, what's the best kit to use?

[Paul Drawmer]

Yep. it's both problems - the bottom entry inlet vibrates and makes the whole house sound like a fog horn. And it has started to fail on flushing where the flush action won't reseal, and the new inlet water just runs straight out.

So, I'm looking for a good quality replacement kit for both inlet and flush mech.

[Paul Drawmer]

I think this might be suitable..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A233QI8/ref=...

Its bottom fed, push button.

The water just runs straight out, doesn't fill at all, not overflowing. It doesn't do it all the time, just sometimes. I'm aware that it's just running without re-filling, but my dear wife, doesn't realise and a zillion gallons go straight down the pan. I've taken to turning off the water once I've got it to fill.

[Paul Drawmer]

Djtemeka said:

if you can find the exact same outlet siphon then you dont need to remove everything. the siphon that you have just unclips much the same as a bayonet bulb would. 1/4 turn anticlockwise

Cool. Thanks for that - as another poster said - it's Armitage Shanks.

Re the inlet noise - I've tried playing tunes with the inlet valve by moderating the flow. It's borked.

OK - thanks for all your help folks. Off to buy a replacement flush unit and inlet gubbins.