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New toilet cistern cold feed:

For the wingback for the cold water feed inlet to your new or existing toilet cistern check where the cold inlet feed valve male thread is located. In most modern cisterns if a bottom entry valve you can swop the side the valve comes into the tank by undoing the bottom-backing nut repositioning and retightening.

Some toilet cisterns demand entry of the cold water feed into the top just under the lid coming in from the wall cavity behind a cut-out section of the cistern tank and for this type position the pan on a flat floor and place the cistern accordingly. Measure the new wingback center to be placed ½-inch (15 mm) above the cutout in the cistern. Take this measurement off the floor and place your timber noggin in the wall using the measurement you just took to give accurate placement of the ½-inch (15 mm) male wingback. You will also need a small inline ball fix valve to come off the wingback and bridge between the cold-water inlet valve by way of a flexible hose provided.

If a bottom entry cistern is to be installed place your noggin (noggin) timber about 4 inches (100 mm) above the finished height of the floor skirting board around the wall. Again using a ½-inch (15 mm) female wingback. This bottom entry cistern valve will be reached by way of a straight stainless steel flexi hose longer than the measurement between the cistern wall tap and the bottom of the male thread of the cold valve inlet.

Please note: For the bottom entry and side entry cisterns you will need a small compact right angle cistern tap.