5 Disconnect the supply pipes leading to the old taps from underneath the
old basin by simply unscrewing the two cap nuts. Next, unscrew the old
trap from the waste pipe. Use a sponge or cloth to mop up any water.
6 Remove the old basin from the wall by undoing the fixing brackets or screws. Then attach the new basin and pedestal, using a suitable length screw.
7 Join the connectors on the tap tails to the supply pipes using PFTE tape
to seal the joint. Then, connect the outlet at the bottom of the bottle
trap to the waste pipe.
8 Reconnect the water supply, and tighten up any leaking joints. Cover the joint between the wall and the edge of the basin with waterproof sealant.
Replacing a bath
The materials for the job are: bath, taps and washers, 22mm flexible tap
connectors, 40mm waste outlet with plug and two plastic washers, bath trap
with flexible overflow, mastic filler, PTFE tape, bath sealant.
1 Attach the support frame and feet to the underside of the bath.
2 Turn the bath up the right way and fit the taps using the same method you
used for the basin.
3 Fit the waste outlet into the waste outlet hole. If the outlet has a tailed grid like the basin fitting, it should be bedded into mastic as previously described, and have its tail covered with PTFE tape. If the outlet has a simple flanged grid, it should be fitted into the hole with a washer either side and fixed to a tail at one end of the flexible overflow pipe with a screw.
4 Insert the top of the overflow pipe into the rear of the overflow hole,
and attach the overflow outlet.
5 Attach the other end of the overflow pipe to the waste outlet tail, and fit the bath trap to the waste outlet.
6 Turn off the water supply to the old taps. Disconnect the old taps, either
by unscrewing or cutting through the supply pipes. Then disconnect the
waste trap from the waste outlet.
7 Remove any wall brackets. Unscrew bath feet from the floor. Pull the bathaway from the wall and remove it from the room.
8 Position the new bath against the wall. Use a spirit level to check the bath top is horizontal and adjust the height of the feet if necessary. Fix the bath to the wall using the brackets supplied and screw all the feet to the floor.
9 Join the tap connectors to the supply pipes using PTFE tape to help seal the joint. Also connect the waste pipe to the trap outlet.
10 Turn on the water again, and tighten up any leaking joints.
11 Fill the bath with warm water to simulate its position in use, then fill the gap between the bath edge and the wall with waterproof sealant. Then, attach any bath panels.
Replacing a W.C.
The materials for the job are: lavatory pan, seat and cistern, no.12 brass
screws with washers, rubber cone connector.
1 Start by pouring a liberal dose of bleach down the W.C. pan and leave it to stand for half an hour before flushing. Then cut off the water supply, and give the toilet a final flush to drain the cistern.
2 Now you are ready to dismantle the old toilet, starting with the cistern.
Protect the floor against water spillage.
If you are replacing a high level cistern with a low level one, simply saw through the pipes and remove the cistern. Otherwise, unscrew the nuts joining the cistern to the pan, along with those fixing it to the wall.
3 Then, if the pan is fairly new, undo the screws fixing it to the floor.
If you have an older type of pan, break the ceramic joint around its base
with a cold chisel.
4 If the soil pipe is made of plastic, simply pull the pan clear of the wall. If the soil pipe is ceramic, break the top bend of the trap with a hammer, then pull the pan away.
5 Cover the soil pipe hole with a cloth to prevent debris falling down into
the drains, then make sure the whole area is clean and tidy.
6 Position the new toilet pan against the wall and check that the plastic push-on connector will fit between the soil pipe and the new pan outlet. Use a spirit level to check that the top of the pan is horizontal.
Fix the connector between the pan and the soil pipe using a rubber gasket. Screw the pan to the floor.
7 Lower the cistern onto the pan and secure using rubber washers, metal washers
and wingnuts. Then fix the cistern to the wall, making sure it sits horizontally.
8 The cistern must have an overflow pipe leading out through the wall.
If the existing pipe cannot be used (note: the overflow pipe must slope
slightly downwards from the cistern), you will have to drill a hole for a
new one. Use 22mm polypropylene pipe and push-fit connectors.
Sizes of parts outlined in this guide may vary.