Tenant broke my toilet - need replacement handle

[garycat]

Hello,

My tenant left the house I rent out last week so I had to go and check the damage done to sort out any return of the deposit.

I found that both toilets we not working, probably a knackered siphon diaphram but one toilet also had a broken flush lever.



Anyone know where I can get a replacement? The piece broken off is like a 'paddle' about 5 cm long. I need it desperately quick before the next occupants move in.

[garycat]

Phew - 5 minutes later ebay comes to the rescue

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Enable-Toilet-Cistern-Lever-...


With two broken toilets, I began to wonder where my ex-tenant took a pee, but I think I found the answer halfway up the stairs.

Edited by garycat on Sunday 22 May 19:09

[mgtony]

If it's a standard handle, any plumbers merchant will have one, or Screwfix.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/toilet-cistern-lever-chr...

[GilbertGutbucket]

Glad you're not my landlord, eg. a simple blocked pipe would be a major disaster to you.

[garycat]

GilbertGutbucket said:

Glad you're not my landlord, eg. a simple blocked pipe would be a major disaster to you.

Well I'm glad you're not my tenant if you think that breaking both toilets and then pissing on the stair carpet is acceptable behavior.

If he'd told me while he was still in there I would have got them repaired at no cost to him, but since he left without telling me he's going to lose some deposit for repair parts & labour and carpet cleaning.

[mgtony]

That's most likely from a pot plant, unless they had weak bladders and couldn't make it all the way to the loo.

[sharpfocus]

Pissing perfect circles is quite a trick!

[mgtony]

sharpfocus said:

Pissing perfect circles is quite a trick!

It just takes a wee practice.

[sharpfocus]

The practice required to do that must have really taken it out of him.

Now he's mastered it I expect he's relieved.

[TimJMS]

mgtony said:

sharpfocus said:

Pissing perfect circles is quite a trick!

It just takes a wee practice.