DIY Supermarket

There are four basic toilet pan/cistern arrangements: the old-style, high-level cistern on the wall above and behind the pan with chain pull; the low-level with cistern above the pan on the wall with either a lever or push button flush; the close-couple with the cistern sitting on the pan or behind the pan with either a push button or lever; and the hidden, wall-mounted cistern with an exposed button or lever.

When planning where to site a toilet, apart from the dimensions of the chosen product, minimum clearance space of 600 millimetres in the front and 200 millimetres either side is required. The size of a toilet seat is variable, with many seat options available to homeowners. Soft-closing seats can be fitted to most models of toilet. Luxurious, heated toilet seats are available.

Dual-flush cisterns are able to save homeowners water by offering a half-flush for liquid waste and a full-flush for solid waste. In the past, toilet pans either featured “S” or “P” trap outlets. The “P” trap outlets face the wall and are now most common type of outlet.