Concealed Cistern Problems? 5-Minute Fix

If you've ever had concealed cistern flush problems? This 5-minute fix for a push-button toilet mechanism will repair the problem.

Abacus Easi-plan Concealed Dual Flush Cistern:

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[anandthaker]

Great Video. Which brand/model cistern is this?

[jamaicantreasures]

I live in the Bahamas and our new rental home has these concealed cisterns installed. I had a few sleepless nights when the WC started to run. The plumbers here aren't familiar with these systems and they have no hesitation to grab a jackhammer and blast away. And there is no way on to match tiles and grout. Your video is perfect. I was able to fix this in minutes. It was easier than fixing a classic cistern. We have high calcification in the water here so I cleaned up the float valve and what you call siphon as you advised and all is perfect now. If you come this way you can stay in one of my rentals on me any time. Thank you!

[mbrenner]

I am living in Germany and I never comment on YouTube Vids but you just saved me a ton of time and probably a ton of money. I just wanted to say WC water was running and would not shut off. Started as a trickle at 1st then got worse and worse. I just disassembled everything like you did, cleaned it all up and rinsed out the water tank. There was a bunch of dirt/hard water build up that I removed/cleaned. Put it all back together and PRESTO no more running water. 😀

[colinhoward]

Dear Roger. I can’t begin to tell you how much this has helped me today. Our system is a Geberit but essentially the same and when I saw the water slowly running into the pan I was horrified it might mean a total strip out of the bathroom wall! You have considerably added to the state of human happiness in our house! Many thanks, Colin

[Steve-ghpf]

Great video.

I'm a general builder who has been trying to get a plumber to service a Villeroy and Boch concealed cistern for 2 months now.

Have spoken to about 20 mention villeroy and boch and concealed cistern and all have said not a chance.

After watching yours and other videos, I decided to do it myself.

It was so easy that I decided to descale all 3 concealed cisterns in the house....took 30 mins a cistern.

Have now decided that if general plumbers are that scared of these cisterns, when I retire, I'm going to start up my own concealed cistern servicing company 😂😂😂

Only joking....when I retire, I'll be fishing, playing golf and travelling 😀

[idiostylze]

Had a new concealed cistern installed and it wouldnt flush without holding down the button all the time.

Spent ages researching, reading forums etc.

And your video fixed it in 80 seconds.

Thanks very much!!

[ssibenchley]

Nice one Roger! Mine developed a fault yesterday, water kept draining into bowl. Took everything apart quite easily thanks to your excellent video, lots of Water stone and bits of old tile plaster and such. Gave everything a clean and put it back and its working like new. NOTE: there was always a slight trickle from the cistern into bowl (causing horrible skidmark looking stain) now there no a single drop dripping into bowl. Keep up the good work Sir!

[harrycutts]

This is super helpful — well presented, and very accessible to someone like me who knows nothing about plumbing! I'm pretty sure it just saved me a plumber call-out. Thanks!

[ColeHolio]

Brilliant, Roger, thank you very much! You helped me fix two leaky Geberit cisterns over here in Poland. I had watched a good half a dozen similar videos before I found your one, and none of those lads were as precise and to the point as you were. Top marks!

[stevesharkey]

This guy is great. I have lost count of the number of times I have done a job with his advice/videos. Thanks!

[bilalmsc]

I definitely need to admit that you have such awesome skills getting around with these wall cisterns. Appreciate your teaching skills for any person without basic understanding of how cisterns work. Way to go... Thanks for this wonderful video.

[kathrynwilkie]

You little legend! We ordered a part for $65 thinking it was the issue with the cistern running into bowl constantly. it didn't fix issue after hubby replaced it. I just goggled it, found your video watched it and just pulled the entire thing apart rinsed it all wiped out the bowl which had lots of debris in it and put it all back together again. My daughter was like way to go mum! Lets see if it remains silent (ie no leak present atm). I may have just sorted it out. Fingers crossed. Thanks heaps for sharing this video. Cheers Kathryn

[masksareridiculousfourteen]

Thank you. My cistern was a different brand but the basics were the same. I had spare parts because I had two of the same loo but didn’t end up using one when we reno’d. The flush buttons stuck, the intake going into the float had some kind of partial blockage and the water didn’t seal fully and trickled into the toilet. From a few weeks post install. The plumber left the area. Your video saved me hundreds. Champion. Not to mention I thought it may mean ripping off tiles and wall which would mean thousands. So grateful.

[koputai]

Fantastic video, thanks. I’ve had a misbehaving one of these since it was installed five years ago. The plumber had left the assembly rods too long and they were distorting the rear plate. Thanks again.

[spruggins]

Brilliant thanks!
I have got exactly the same system, but it's labelled Saneux.
I had a plumber come and have a look and he didn't know how to do it and was talking about smashing tiles off.
He suggested I contact the manufacturer to find out if it could be serviced through the button plate and if the parts were available.
Your video has given me confidence to tackle it myself.

[roystansbury]

Brilliant Roger - thanks for keeping it simple. I'm a DIY person and this saved me hassle and money.

[sneakybunny]

I just want to leave a comment here of how grateful I am after watching this video. It really helps me to fix my toilet!

[genuinereviews]

wow!!! hats off to you!!!! You are a natural instructor/teacher and really know the stuffs. I was solely able to follow it and fix everything on my flush in my first go!!!!

[pauluk]

I've got a bit of a love hate relationship with these things. With the introduction of low content cisterns they needed something like this which dumps the entire contents very quickly rather than a siphon which drags the water up and over the before the siphon starts going and has a lower flow rate so you need more water to flush the pan. The advantage with those is that they couldn't leak like these new ones do. A friend of ours had a massive water bill because she didn't realise hers was leaking. It's not always easy to see the trickle of water running down the pan. Mine has a Grohe flush valve and I recently changed the head because of this but to be honest it's lasted around 14 years so can't complain. Grohe stuff is pretty good. They are reliable but you have to watch out for that trickle especially if you've got a water meter. Good videos as always.

[sipapito]

Thank you!. Mine is leaking a little bit I pull it apart and clean it inside as much as possible before I replace the whole thing, the water here in Germany has tons of stone and very hard water.Thank you again!