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Hello -

I have a RAK corner toilet and have had it for about 5 years or so. It was OK until about 2 months ago and now it won't stop running!

At first it was just running a little bit but now it's gone mad and it's like Niagara Falls! My husband has looked at it and says that it's not like a standard ball float valve thingy (!! sorry but don't quite have the correct jargon...!). Instead, it has a hydraulic/pressure valve thing that should close once the water is at a certain level, but it doesn't. It just keeps on going like the Duracell battery.

I'm getting a bit worried though about our water bill, so I thought I would try and post a message here amongst the experts and hope that someone familiar with RAK corner toilets will get back to me.

My husband also thinks that perhaps the pressure is too much for the toilet, as they have done some road works outside that may have affected it..?!? Donno...

Please can someone help? Desperately wishing for a quiet toilet once more.

Thanks!
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

Listening to husbands usually gets most women a flooded house. Turn off the isolation valve and call a plumber to fix it , I have done countless numbers of these corner ones and they can be a nightmare can you lift up the inlet valve ? if so does the water stop running? is it filling up the cistern at all ? is it coming down the integral overflow or is it a broken drop valve . if it is it will need to be swapped , if the water stops when you force the valve shut then you need a new compact inlet valve , a siamp is likely to fit though with these corner ones you usually need a like for like swap , can you post a pic(of the inside of the cistern)push one button down and lift the other button out this then screws out. and i will try and find one for you.
 
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Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

Thanks much for your quick response!

I don't unfortunately fully understand much of what you wrote above, i.e. I don't know what an inlet valve is, but I am guessing it's the thing that is faulty, since I don't believe it's the drop valve (which is the one that works like a plug, right? sorry... really am very amateurish about this!). However, as suggested, I have taken a picture of the inside of the cistern. Please see attached.

Looking at the picture, it's "the white arm" that is part of the blue thing on the left of the picture that won't seal properly we think. The "end of the arm" that is on top of the white round piece, covers a small hole that has water spurting out of it. When the water rises, the "white arm" doesn't engage properly to stop the water, and hence the cistern fills and the water just goes into the overflow tube. Does any of this make sense? I do hope so...

Many thanks again!
 
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Sorry.. here is the picture again... P1030266.jpg
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

just get a plumber?
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

john is right, if you lift the blue bit up manually does it stop the water from flowing? in any event the whole unit on the left is the 'inlet valve' and it is a straightforward replacement that is required. a siamp bottem inlet valve available from toolstation with free delivery should fit ok. if in any doubt about how to carry out the replacement ....get a local plumber in1

KJ
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

Thanks so much. I've contacted a plumber and will let them know they need to replace the inlet valve.

Thank you everyone for your help!

Here's hoping for a quieter toilet soooon!
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

Until seeing that picture I didn't even know a corner toilet existed. I'm glad I was able to get over the shock in private.
 
Re: PLEASE HELP! My RAK corner toilet is constantly running! It's like Niagara Falls!

Wish all my customers' WCs were that clean ...
 
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