toilet tank no water.

[daku]

hey guys

just moved into a new property and flushed the toilet for the 1st time and all was fine.

few hrs later tried to flush again and it wont happen. There water doesnt seem to be flowing in the tank. Filled up the tank manually using a jug and the toilet flushed fine.

so no water is reaching the tank?? any solutions

much appreciated. thanks

water from taps seem to be working fine.

 

[JCplumb]

Can you post a picture of the pipe under the cistern that feeds the black thing?

 

[daku]

ill try jc

anyone know where i may find the feed to check if its on?

thanks

 

[Whl4852]

Well it'll more than likely be on the pipe that's under the cistern, maybe not exactly right under. Look in boxing etc. a picture would help...

 

[PlumbBobBob]

have a look under the cistern on the side that the black fill valve is, you will see a pipe joined to it. is there a silver valve fitting on the pipe? like this
if there is, make sure the slot in it is going up-down not right-left.

 

[daku]

thanks, ill check when im at the property

 

[daku]

hey guys

just got back from the property and seems like the tank has been filled, flush worked fine but again wasnt refilling

so it obviously is refilling but at a very slow pace.

just to make u aware i havent moved into the house as yet and when i leave the property i always turn the water mains off and back on again when i revisit. max time i have been at the house is 2hrs, so this is the max length it has been on. Do you think this is why the water is not flowing? because I havent left it on long enough?

here is another pic i have taken

 

[Dotty]

We're actually looking for something more like this!

 

[joe brown]

we need a picture of the pipe that enters the cistern from below ( not inside )... coming from the floor

 

[Kimou]

Try manually pushing down the black float. It looks real close to the cistern wall. It might be sticking slightly and not dropping.
If no water is still present then if it's mains fed you probably got a blocked orifice or stuck washer. Otherwise it might be an airlock if it's tank fed.

 

[joe brown]

yeah it looks like the valve sticking , seen this a few times especialy with torbeck valves... they are stiff to the back or side wall of the cistern so have trouble rising and refilling, the fact that your cistern does fill eventualy means that the water isnt turned off...