Cistern adjustment in Newton Abbot
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Price Guide
£60
Typical Duration
15-20 mins
Location
Newton Abbot
Toilet cistern adjusted so it fills to the right level and actually stops filling - no more running water, proper flush, lower water bills.
### When Your Toilet Won't Shut Up
That constant trickle of running water. Been going on for weeks. **You've learned to ignore it but your water meter hasn't.**
Or the opposite - weak flush because the cistern's barely filling.
**Simple adjustments fix both issues.** Takes 15 minutes, saves you money on every water bill forever.
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### Common Cistern Problems
| Working Properly | What's Actually Happening | |-----------------|---------------------------| | Fills, stops, silence | Keeps running after filling | | Full cistern, strong flush | Low water, weak flush | | Water stops at correct level | Overflows into bowl constantly | | Fill valve shuts off | Fill valve stuck open/partially closed |
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### The Fix
**🔧 For Running Toilets** 1. Check what's causing it (fill valve or flush valve) 2. Adjust float height 3. Check flush valve seals 4. Bend float arm if needed 5. Replace valve if adjustment won't fix it
**📦 For Weak Flush** 1. Check water level in cistern 2. Adjust float upward 3. Make sure fill valve opening fully 4. Test flush strength
**💡 You Get** - Toilet that fills and stops - Proper flush - Silent cistern - Lower water bills
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### Pricing
| Job | Time | You'll Pay | |-----|------|------------| | Adjust cistern water level | 10 mins | **£60** | | Fix running toilet | 15-20 mins | **£60** | | Replace fill/flush valve | 20-30 mins | **£60** + valve (£10-15) |
*£60 minimum. Replacement valves are cheap if needed.*
> 💡 **Pro tip:** A constantly running toilet can waste hundreds of litres a day. If your water's metered, this costs real money. Worth fixing immediately.
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Why Choose Us for Cistern adjustment in Newton Abbot?
Toilet fills properly and stops
No more constant running water
Water bill savings
15-minute fix for most issues
What to Expect
### Step 1: Diagnose The Issue Is it filling too much, too little, or not stopping? Different problems need different fixes. ### Step 2: Adjust Or Replace Most issues are fixed by adjusting the float height or bend of the float arm. Sometimes the valve itself has worn out and needs replacing. ### Step 3: Test & Fine-Tune Flush, watch it fill, make sure it stops at the right level. Flush again to check flush strength. Adjust until perfect.
Our Newton Abbot Service Coverage
We cover Newton Abbot and a 30-mile radius from Exeter, meaning you get local service with the backing of an established business. Whether you're in the centre of Newton Abbot or in the surrounding villages, we're here to help.
Good to Know
> 🎨 **Multiple toilet issues?** While I'm fixing one cistern, might be worth checking the others. Toilet mechanisms all fail around the same time if they were fitted together. **Old toilet mechanisms** - if your toilet's 20+ years old and the valves are gunked up with limescale, sometimes replacing the whole mechanism is easier than adjusting worn parts. I'll advise honestly. **Exeter's hard water** - Devon has some areas with harder water that causes limescale buildup on float valves. This can stick them open. Sometimes needs descaling or replacing. **Dual-flush toilets** - these have more complex mechanisms. Still adjustable, but takes a bit longer to work out what's wrong. **Water company rebates** - if you're on a meter and your toilet's been running for ages, some water companies will give rebates for the wasted water once you prove it's fixed. Worth asking. **Toilet keeps refilling randomly** - that's usually a slow leak from flush valve that you can't see. Wastes loads of water. Replacing the flush valve seal usually fixes it.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cistern adjustment in Newton Abbot
Why does my toilet keep running after flushing?
Usually the float valve isn't shutting off when the cistern's full, or the flush valve at the bottom isn't sealing properly so water's constantly dribbling into the bowl. Both are adjustable/fixable. Sometimes it's as simple as bending the float arm.
My toilet barely flushes - not enough water in the cistern?
Probably yes. The water level's set too low - either the float valve's adjusted wrong or the float itself has issues. Easy adjustment. Should fill to about an inch below the overflow pipe.
Will you need to turn the water off?
Briefly, yeah. There should be an isolation valve on the pipe feeding the cistern - I'll turn that off while adjusting things. If there isn't one (common in older houses), I might need to turn your mains off for 10 minutes.
Is this something I need a plumber for?
Not really - cistern adjustments are pretty straightforward. Plumbers charge more than I do for this. But if the actual valve needs replacing (worn out rather than mis-adjusted), that's still a simple job I can do.
My cistern's constantly overflowing into the bowl - is that serious?
Annoying and wasteful, but not dangerous. Water's either not shutting off when it should (fill valve issue) or the flush valve's not sealing (letting water constantly leak into bowl). Both fixable in 15 minutes usually.
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