On 12/09/2023 14:04, fred wrote:
> Whar would be te best adhesive to secure a wc to ceramic tiles ?

Do you mean actually fixing the WC or just sealing any potential gaps?

If the former perhaps there isn't an adhesive and you need to screw it
through the tiles into something more substantial. The weak point is
likely to be the adhesive or the bond between the tile and the wall.

With a WC someone sitting awkwardly on the seat could put a large
sideway force on your glue join or if someone is feeling "ill" they may
lean heavily on a close coupled cistern.

Long term even a repeated slight movement could result in a water leak
from the connection into the cristern or a leak from the toilet outlet.

Tip when assembling a close coupled toilet smear some grease around the
fixings screws . You will thank yourself 10 years down line when you
have to remove them for some maintenance.

Earlier this year I spent a wonderful hour in the most awkward of
positions with a junior hacksaw blade with the end wrapped with
insulating tape dismantling a friends toilet :)

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On Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:25:53 +0100
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

> Tip when assembling a close coupled toilet smear some grease around
> the fixings screws . You will thank yourself 10 years down line when
> you have to remove them for some maintenance.
>
> Earlier this year I spent a wonderful hour in the most awkward of
> positions with a junior hacksaw blade with the end wrapped with
> insulating tape dismantling a friends toilet :)

I bought my Dremel for that job.

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On 12/09/2023 23:43, Davey wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:25:53 +0100
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Tip when assembling a close coupled toilet smear some grease around
>> the fixings screws . You will thank yourself 10 years down line when
>> you have to remove them for some maintenance.
>>
>> Earlier this year I spent a wonderful hour in the most awkward of
>> positions with a junior hacksaw blade with the end wrapped with
>> insulating tape dismantling a friends toilet :)
>
> I bought my Dremel for that job.
>

A multitool is even better for this job......

On 13/09/2023 08:17, SH wrote:
> On 12/09/2023 23:43, Davey wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:25:53 +0100
>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Tip when assembling a close coupled toilet smear some grease around
>>> the fixings screws .  You will thank yourself 10 years down line when
>>> you have to remove them for some maintenance.
>>>
>>> Earlier this year I spent a wonderful hour in the most awkward of
>>> positions with a junior hacksaw blade with the end wrapped with
>>> insulating tape dismantling a friends toilet :)
>>
>> I bought my Dremel for that job.
>>
>
> A multitool is even better for this job......

I would liked to have seen you make space for a multi-tool or even found
a Dremel blade/disk of sufficient size to reach in far enough to cut the
head off a bolt.

Unfortunately this was replacement flush mechanism requiring the
cristern to be removed from the pan and every component holding the two
together was a mass of rust. It was also the blind type of fixing where
the head of the bolts are between the pan and cristern. The only access
to the gap between the two was from the back under the cristern.
Luckily, and with a great deal of swearing, one side could be undone to
give a bit free play to open up the gap.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/wc-close-coupling-kit/84958

If it had been a replacement toilet the ideal tool would have been a
lump hammer :)

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On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 11:20:42 AM UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
> On 13/09/2023 08:17, SH wrote:
> > On 12/09/2023 23:43, Davey wrote:
> >> On Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:25:53 +0100
> >> alan_m <ju...@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Tip when assembling a close coupled toilet smear some grease around
> >>> the fixings screws . You will thank yourself 10 years down line when
> >>> you have to remove them for some maintenance.
> >>>
> >>> Earlier this year I spent a wonderful hour in the most awkward of
> >>> positions with a junior hacksaw blade with the end wrapped with
> >>> insulating tape dismantling a friends toilet :)
> >>
> >> I bought my Dremel for that job.
> >>
> >
> > A multitool is even better for this job......
> I would liked to have seen you make space for a multi-tool or even found
> a Dremel blade/disk of sufficient size to reach in far enough to cut the
> head off a bolt.
>
> Unfortunately this was replacement flush mechanism requiring the
> cristern to be removed from the pan and every component holding the two
> together was a mass of rust. It was also the blind type of fixing where
> the head of the bolts are between the pan and cristern. The only access
> to the gap between the two was from the back under the cristern.
> Luckily, and with a great deal of swearing, one side could be undone to
> give a bit free play to open up the gap.
>
> https://www.screwfix.com/p/wc-close-coupling-kit/84958
>
> If it had been a replacement toilet the ideal tool would have been a
> lump hammer :)
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Yes I could screw it down but access to the fixing holes is restricted by the bowl and I'm fearsome of cracking the bloody tiles. At present it doesn't sit flat so I inserted a shim as a temporary measure.

We have friends who borrowed a house while they moved. The husband was sitting on the loo the first day and called down to his wife in much fear. He felt his head was spinning and he was losing his balance. Hus wife had a great laugh when she pointd out to him the bowl was rocking.

We once rented a house where the toilet had a wooden seat. This seat was cracked across the front. This crack opened up when one sat on the seat and was strategically placed to seize your goolies when you stood up. Very painful but not a lesson forgotten