All equipment, including plumbing, must work properly so that a person feels comfortable in the home. Devices placed in the bathroom, not only electric, but also those that are among the plumbing, must fulfill their function. Has anyone ever wondered how many times a day a sink faucet is used to wash hands or a water release button after using the toilet. Therefore, if even a petty breakdown occurs, this inevitably leads to a larger scale problem.
Most often, a breakdown occurs precisely in the tank, and in order to restore the structure, you have to climb where the hand of a person has never been before. Now you will learn how to remove the lid from the toilet bowl with a button.
Why there is a need to dismantle the cover
Everything is simple: inside there are constructive mechanisms for draining and collecting water. Filling the tank is carried out to a certain level, after which a special valve that acts as a shut-off device is activated. After pressing the button, the lever is actuated, and the locking device rises, giving access to the water poured into the toilet.
The principle of operation of the mechanism is simple, and the adjustment depends on the dimensions of the drain tank. Mechanisms are usually made of plastic, individual parts are made of rubber, therefore they do not differ in long service life and soon fail. Consumables require replacement, therefore, having noticed a malfunction in the plumbing, immediately proceed with the restoration: adjusting the device or completely replacing it. If you had to resort to internal intervention, then the reason may be hidden in:
- continuous flow of water into the toilet;
- lack of water discharge;
- insufficient amount of water for one flushing;
- water flowing out from under the tank.
Generalized recommendations for repairing the tank
The generalized rules and recommendations on how to remove the lid from the toilet bowl with a button include:
- The sequence of actions when disassembling the device / part / assembly / mechanism. So that during assembly of the toilet bowl anew it doesn’t turn out that some parts are unnecessary, remember what and how you do it.
- Accuracy of work. Put fragile parts (ceramic lid on the tank) aside so as not to damage them. It is advisable to fold fasteners in one box so as not to lose anything.
- Gradual application of force. To understand how to disassemble the toilet lid with a button, do not rush to get nervous. If you cannot remove / unscrew / rotate any part, do not try to hammer with a hammer, as in the good old grandfather method, working with ceramics. In general, be careful not to chop off the lid or tank.
How to dismantle the toilet bowl lid
The easiest way to disassemble the toilet bowl device with a button is to remove the cover from the tank without a button. In this case, this design is used to characterize old-style toilet bowls and some of the modern variations. Fixing the cap to the tank is not provided, because a simple unscrewing of the cap on the release lever will help to solve the problem and in one step to dismantle the structure.
How to disassemble a toilet bowl with a button
How to remove the lid from the toilet bowl with a button? Plumbing of such a modification is mounted in almost every modern apartment. A thread is sawn on the button, and it is easy to remove by turning it counterclockwise. The unscrewed part is easily removed, and for convenience, you can drain all the water from the tank by pressing the button. This will allow you to easily unscrew the button with two fingers - thumb and forefinger.
Dismantling the lid from the tank with double system
It remains to figure out how to remove the lid from the toilet with a button that consists of two parts. In this case, it will not work to unscrew the part, it will have to be removed from the glass, but do not be scared - it is not as difficult as it might seem.
To do this, one button should be drowned in the base, and the second pry off using a sharp object (for example, a sharp screwdriver). Under the buttons are hidden fasteners in the form of nuts, hooks or screws, the modification of which depends on the manufacturer of the plumbing and the novelty of the toilet model. Fasteners are easily unscrewed, the button is removed, and the cover is simply and accurately dismantled.
Now you know how to remove the lid from the toilet with a double button.
Dismantling the lid on foreign-made toilets
From Ifo toilets, the button is removed using a flat-blade screwdriver. To do this, you have to find the nut 12 under the button and unscrew it with the socket wrench. Then remove the glass, which is held on special pushers. By pressing the fasteners simultaneously, the glass is pulled up. After that, the cover can be easily removed.
How to remove the lid of the Jika toilet bowl is easy to figure out. First remove both drain buttons. A screw is hidden under them, which is easily unscrewed with a Phillips screwdriver. Having got rid of fasteners, you can take out the glass, and you're done!
With Gustavsberg, things are more serious. Drown the button and find in the end a small slot, which is provided specifically to facilitate its removal. Insert a flat screwdriver into the groove and remove the button. In this case, disassemble the toilet bowl device with the button carefully so as not to damage the plastic fragile parts. Under it is a plastic nut, which must be unscrewed with a special key. If not, replace it with pliers.
It should be noted that in order to understand how to remove the lid for the toilet bowl completely, remember: if there is a lever - unscrew the cap, having encountered one round button - unscrew it counterclockwise, dealing with a complex drain system with two or more buttons - remove them and see what is hidden inside. Everything is simple if you remember the algorithm of actions.