The bathroom in any apartment is equipped with modern plumbing, but any mechanism sooner or later fails. Causes Different: The presence of impurities in water, depreciation of moving parts, low quality material. There is a need to repair or replace an unsuitable part or node. This article outlines information on how to install or repair the drain tank with your own hands.

How to make an economical drain tank. Design and principle of the drain mechanism of the tank

Betting floor toilet bowls are equipped with draining mechanisms of two types:

• dual-mode: the volume of water drained from a selected one of two buttons;
• single mode: the volume of water is always the same, the drain implemented a button or lever.

The main units of the water discharge system from the tank are drain siphon and descent lever. Siphon sealingly connected to the lower opening of the reservoir. Water set level is adjusted float mechanism of the "pear". Draining provided pressing installed in tank lid or lever.

The design of the system is provided with overflow: excess water goes down the toilet.

The design of the toilet tank

The reinforcement in the drain tank of the toilet is valve or lever type. The main details of the last:

• plum trigger lever;
• a trigger lever with a chain;
• drain valve;
• valve overlapping water supply;
• adjusting screw;
• filling hose;
• lever float;
• float;
• plug.

The button drain mechanism for the toilet is arranged differently: when the button is pressed, the rod lifts the pear, the overlapping drain hole and water enters the toilet. The tank filling mechanism is similar to the above.

How to install a drain tank

Installing a drain tank toilet with your own hands is carried out after the toilet will take its place. Work is performed in stages.

Under the helns are plastic washers installed

1. Bachek is going. The drain mechanism is mounted on the bottom hole and is fixed with a nut from the outside. Tightness is provided with rubber gasket.
2. Bachek is attached to the toilet. At the same time, rubber gaskets are installed between them. In order for the screws reliably held ceramics, they dress the washers from mild plastics. O-rings pressed the nut. Screws should be tightened with moderate effort to prevent wall destruction.
3. The hose of water supply is joined to the tank. The tightness is provided by rubber gaskets that should be on both sides of the tank wall.
4. The lid is installed and the water reset button is screwed.

The tank is installed on the rubber gasket

Please note: there are beams of toilet bowls by lower eyeliner and from the top (side). The location of the drain lever can also be different.

We attach to the water supply with a flexible hose

Install the required level of tank filling with water. For this, the float is moved to one direction or another or change the height of the position of the glass, in which water flow will stop.

Installing a new or replacement of a drain tank toilet with your own hands is completed by checking the operation of all system nodes. It is important that the moving parts (levers and floats) do not touch and do not interfere with each other's work.

How to repair the drain tank

The creation of the toilet bowl with hands can be renovated without attracting a plumbing specialist. In case of violation of the normal operation of the system, you must remove the lid and determine the malfunction.

Tank reinforcement parts can be contaminated

There are several main reasons for the failure of plumbing.

1. Invertible tank filling, accompanied by a constant discharge of excess water through overflow. The reason may be overwhelming or hiding the float, as well as wear or contamination of sealing pads. The malfunction is eliminated by wiping the gaskets and the float adjustment (it is possible to move it to other parts of the system).
2. Water overwhelms the tank, but the input valve does not work. In this case, you need to check the input valve. If when lifting up the float to the stop, water ceases to flow, then the valve is subject to replacement.
3. Water constantly enters the toilet with a full tank. You need to check the health of rubber pads. If their cleaning does not give the result - the gaskets must be replaced.
4. The float is sinking, and water does not stop closing. It is necessary to inspect the float: maybe he lost hermetically and filled with water. Such a float must be replaced.
5. A set of water is accompanied by strong noise. It is necessary to remove the tank cover and correct (or replace in case of wear) a flexible tube on which water flows to the bottom of the tank.

Verification of water drain mechanism

Important: Before you start repairing the reinforcement of the tank, you need to overlap the water supply valve.

Tips for replacing the toilet with a tank

In the event that the toilet replacement is to be replaced, it is necessary to choose the optimal model. An alternative to the traditional compact plumbing device can be an angular toilet with a tank.

Angular toilet

It will take the optimal position in a small room. The advantages of this design:

• forms the original interior design;
• the center of the toilet is released, the room becomes freer;
• tank mechanisms are more convenient, which is important for repair.

Type-type toilets require accounting for wall strength: in panel houses from reinforced concrete plates such a model can be installed securely. In rooms with walls of plaster blocks or from drywall, an additional strengthening design is necessary.

Choosing the toilet, it is necessary to consider the following:

1. Sanitary Protection Plan: In the corner, close to the wall or some of it from it.
2. Method of connecting to water supply and sewage. Perhaps it will be necessary to use corrugated sleeves to attach drain. It is also important to consider which side the pipe of cold water is located: right or left.
3. Design. Bach toilets are of various shapes and colors. The lid can be white, color, transparent and with decorative inserts.
4. Dimensions. Each model has its own parameters that need to be taken into account when installing a toilet bowl in a small space.
5. Material. The toilet bowls are made not only from the faience clay, but also from porcelain, glass and plastics.
6. Enterprise manufacturer. Quality is distinguished by products from Italy and Germany. Cheaper - domestic, Polish and Chinese models.
7. Functionality. It should be inspecting the toilet tank separately: the reinforcement can be with one or a dual-mode drain mechanism. The last option is preferable from the point of view of savings. There are models with a hygienic shower, with automatically opening and closing lid.

In conclusion - video tutorial about how to repair a drain tank with your own hands.