How do you hide a cistern?

Simply add your own access panel to your partition wall in the correct place so that reaching the hidden cistern is not difficult. You can also use a furniture unit to conceal your cistern or hide your access panel behind a mirror!

Do back to wall toilets come with a cistern?

A popular selection, back to wall toilets sit flush against the wall, with no gap between the back of the pan and the wall. Back to wall toilets can come in a close coupled option, or for a more streamlined look, a pan only option with an inwall cistern.

How do you hide an old cistern?

The only approved way to cap a cistern well is to fill it with dump truck loads of dirt, then cap with at least 4 inches of concrete. The inflow has to be stopped and the cistern filled with non organic material. Trapping stagnant water in your house is a recipe for legionaires disease.

How do concealed toilet cisterns work?

How Do Concealed Cisterns Work? Now, a hidden cistern – such as this fine Vellamo Slim Dual Flush Concealed Cistern unit – works by fitting into a cavity positioned in the wall behind the toilet seat. By hiding the toilet cistern in this manner, the toilet seat can be positioned flush against the bathroom wall.

Where is a recessed or concealed toilet cistern located?

To firstly explain… a recessed/induct/ concealed toilet cistern is one where the top tank part of the toilet is installed in the wall or behind a cabinet/cavity, and only the buttons are exposed on the tile wall. Often they can be hidden in void. The cistern is concealed behind the wall and can be accessed through the button panel for maintenance.

Can a wall hung cistern be used as a toilet?

A great hygienic option for accessible bathrooms, especially for those with restricted mobility, this wall hung frame and concealed cistern comes with a battery-operated motion sensor which automatically flushes the toilet after use.

What are the benefits of a hidden cistern in a bathroom?

You may think a hidden cistern to be a purely aesthetic benefit, but hang on… if your cistern is within the wall, might the toilet flush not be as loud? That’s right – a serious reduction in flush noise is one of the least anticipated yet most appreciated benefits of the hidden cistern toilet!

What are the different types of concealed cisterns?

The concealed cistern comes in two main forms: the fully concealed cistern based within a partition wall, and a furniture-based version in which the toilet cistern is hidden in a furniture or storage unit. Now, you might not think that concealing a toilet cistern would ever be as simple as fitting an exposed cistern but it is.