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Thanks Diehard, I didn't think of filling the existing cistern with the smaller volume and checking the flushing. Good point. I guessed that toilet bowl shapes are designed for a particular flow of water for correct flushing. Lots of snow around you now I guess. I had friends at West Wareham...

I am considering replacing an existing (14 years old) dual flush toilet cistern with a new one. A full flush with the old cistern is 8 liters (about 1.8 US gallons) but the new cisterns are only 6 liters (about 1.3 gallons). Would the smaller flush quantity work with the existing toilet bowl...

What is the best and most secure method to mount a ceramic cistern on a drywall. The wall cladding is called VILLABOARD which is an Australian product and is 6mm thick and the material is hard not like plaster board. The manufacturer states that 8 gauge self tapping screws can hold up to 5kg per...

Hi Matt I have learned since I did my original post/question that the wall cladding is a product named VILLABOARD here in Australia. It is 6mm think and a compressed composite HARD waterproof material unlike paper faced plaster board. The manufacturer on their web site states that a single 12...

Thanks Matt. I suspected that would be the reply even though ramset wallmate advertise that their product will support up to 22lbs each in a drywall (total 44lbs for two). Not worth the risk I guess. Unless I also attached two small shelf supports under the cistern which wouldn't be seen...

I want to replace our plastic toilet cistern with a ceramic one. The plastic one is about 12 years old and is a dual flush type. The wall which the existing plastic cistern is attached to (with screws) is a hollow wall clad in 3/8" plaster board (drywall/wallboard/gypsum board). Will it be...