I hate european toilets for this reason. If I cannot access the cistern due to a plumbing problem and have to literally rip apart panelling to diagnose any issue, then this toilet is anti-consumer
I just had a look because I have never had to service a toilet like this. The water shutoff appears to be easily accessible. As for any further work, an exposed tank is surely easier to deal with when a toilet misbehaves.
No, you cannot service the joint between the tank and the bowl. And because it is hidden, it could leak for decades creating mold without anyone knowing until people get sick from black mold.
No need to apologize. Even access through that panel is ridiculous. Those panels are 20x40cm max. Working at 90 degrees through a small opening is unnecessarily hard. And major repairs, which will be once every 30 years or so will require ripping the wall open.
It only makes sense for commercial installs where Hotels go through complete renovations every 10 years and and an extra .5 meter clearance is critical because the bathrooms are tiny in downtown European cities.
Looks like a pretty typical European toilet? What’s the problem?
The large flush button looks like it got clipped on the left but that could be a weird artistic decision.
The flush button looks like a penis.
Tap the tip for pee and the shaft for poo.
I thought pee was stored in the balls not the tip?
Oh, then I don’t know. I’m not a doctor 🤷
Poo is definitely stored in the shaft though
I hate european toilets for this reason. If I cannot access the cistern due to a plumbing problem and have to literally rip apart panelling to diagnose any issue, then this toilet is anti-consumer
You can access and replace the entire internal mechanism through the hole the wall plate for the flush buttons is mounted on.
I just had a look because I have never had to service a toilet like this. The water shutoff appears to be easily accessible. As for any further work, an exposed tank is surely easier to deal with when a toilet misbehaves.
You can service and repair every part through the opening. It’s a bit tight, but doable.
No, you cannot service the joint between the tank and the bowl. And because it is hidden, it could leak for decades creating mold without anyone knowing until people get sick from black mold.
The flush button can be pushed upwards and taken off. Everything else is accessible from there.
Maybe there’s a closet for it rather than it just being in the wall?
Yes, but where – in a different room or an outside panel even.
Imagine needing to check the cistern and flush it - you have to run into the bathroom and out of it constantly to check
It’s right there behind the buttons. The whole button panel comes off, and leaves a hole in front of the mechanism.
No need to apologize. Even access through that panel is ridiculous. Those panels are 20x40cm max. Working at 90 degrees through a small opening is unnecessarily hard. And major repairs, which will be once every 30 years or so will require ripping the wall open.
It only makes sense for commercial installs where Hotels go through complete renovations every 10 years and and an extra .5 meter clearance is critical because the bathrooms are tiny in downtown European cities.