extra space with high-mounted cistern?

extra space with high-mounted cistern?

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sideways sid

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Monday 12th September 2016
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I have a 1920's flat with a tiny lavatory, less than 5' by less than 3' with a conventional toilet with cistern mounted behind it, beneath the only window in the room, (in one of the short walls - or longitudinally). Ceiling is quite high.

Would a high-mounted cistern (mounted above head-height on the adjacent (long) wall facilitate the bowl moving back towards the wall/window, thus freeing some floor space?

A passing plumber (actually engaged to do a different job) looked at it this morning and said that as the bowl would require a right-angled bend in the inlet pipe down from the cistern, the bowl would need to stay sufficiently far from the wall, that the space saving would be negligible (a couple of inches maximum, he suggested). He didn't seem experienced in this or familiar with high-cistern systems.

I have no knowledge on this at all, but imagine that moving the cistern away could free up the depth of the cistern - c.8-9" which would increase the usable floor area by about a quarter or a third. All measurements are guestimates at the moment.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

sideways sid

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1,371 posts

216 months

Monday 12th September 2016
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Thank you both. Plumber's view endorsed.

I'll change for something like the RAK 600 when the time comes, but won't bother with a high-cistern / low-level set-up immediately.