Choosing the ideal toilet can be difficult, whether you're remodelling your bathroom or building a new one. It may take time to figure out where to begin. However, you should be familiar with a few essential phrases while discussing toilets. They are pan, cistern & seat.

Toilet pan – the porcelain or ceramic bowl part of the toilet where you do the bathroom related activities

Cistern – The water tank at the back of your toilet or hanging on the wall holds water used for the flush.

Seat – The oval plastic or vinyl flap that you sit onto. 

 

The cistern is the essential part of a toilet. It has several simple components that work together to control water flow into and out of the toilet. All cisterns also have a flush button or lever located either in the middle or at the right corner. Water is pumped into toilet cisterns via a supply pipe to fill them. A valve manages the water supply for the system. A plastic float, in turn, controls this valve. The float checks the water level in a toilet cistern and opens or closes the valve as needed to fill the cistern and maintain the desired water level. After flushing the toilet, the float will detect that there is no water in the cistern and open the valve to let the water in. It also has a cover that protects all the functional accessories inside the toilet tank. It is common for cistern covers to get cracked or broken. When this happens, a replacement cistern lid often becomes required. Replacement of cistern covers to ensure that all the parts inside the cistern remain protected and function properly.

There are lots of toilet problems that should be left to the professionals. However, only some situations need a plumber. In fact, some of the modern toilet cisterns come with user manuals. It helps homeowners refer to it when they encounter a problem. Then, they can go through it and fix the common toilet problems, such as replacing the cistern cover, without hiring a plumber.

Cracked cistern covers are pretty rare, but they still happen. The cistern cover is vulnerable to being damaged by dropped or misplaced items. It may get damaged during the fall down of heavy objects! It may be needed when a toilet or other bathroom appliances are installed. Cistern covers are made from porcelain or vinyl material. It is not possible to repair them! So you may need to replace the entire unit, and you will need a plumber. But replacement cistern covers are only sometimes easy. Why? It is only found in a few bathroom stores as they sell entire toilets. Fortunately, My Toilet Spare stocks various spare cistern covers for damaged toilets. You will discover one irrespective of your damaged toilet cistern brand. Our warehouse is home to many replacement parts, including our replacement cistern covers.