North Leeds Plumbing & Heating – Home Improvement and DIY Advice

Toilets are part of bathroom fittings in most households, although some have separate facilities. A toilet suite is made up of three parts and these consist of the actual toilet called the pan, the cistern and the seat.  These suites are normally supplied in white, but can be bought in several different colours, including floral designs to match the other bathroom fittings. There are a few technical terms associated with buying a toilet to match your bathroom suite.

Close coupled means that the toilet pan and cistern are connected when they are fitted. The term high or low level refers to traditional toilets which have the cistern fixed to the wall and connected by a long pipe to the pan. A ‘concealed’ cistern is hidden behind fixtures in the bathroom or even behind a wall so that it cannot be seen.

The most popular WC or toilet suite is the close coupled cistern type which can have a flushing lever on either side, or button flush on top. If space is at a premium there is a range of compact WC suites available that will allow installation in minimal space.

It is certainly not necessary to know anything about WC fittings when you are buying a new bathroom suite, but it can be interesting to know what some of the things on the packaging mean and it can also help in making a more informed choice. The easiest way of all is to ask the advice of an expert but with this small amount of information at least it will be easier to know what questions to ask.