Toilet & Cistern Specialists Serving Bokarina

What's Really Wrong With Your Toilet Or Cistern

A toilet that keeps running long after you flush is rarely just annoying, it is usually a worn inlet or outlet valve letting water trickle into the bowl around the clock, quietly pushing up your water bill. A weak flush can point to a low water level in the cistern, blocked jet holes under the rim, or a partial restriction further down the drain that needs a camera to find. Left alone, these small faults tend to get worse, not better.

Other issues are harder to ignore. An overflowing cistern, a pan rocking loose on the floor, or water seeping out around the collar can quickly damage flooring, skirting and even the ceiling below if you are on an upper level. A gurgling toilet or a sewer smell drifting from the bowl often signals a dry trap, a vent fault, or a blockage building further along the sewer line, none of which tend to fix themselves.

If any of this sounds familiar, it is worth getting a licensed plumber to check the cistern, pan and connections before a minor fault turns into a bathroom full of water.