How to remove the lid of the toilet?

The toilet bowl is not particularly difficult to repair, but at least you need to have access to the inside of the tank for repair. And here it may be a problem: when you try to open the tank you find that the lid is holding something. If attempts to open the drain tank have not been successful, read this article. You will learn how to remove the lid of the toilet without much difficulty.

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When to open the tank?

The most common problem that causes the owner to become interested in the inside of a toilet bowl is the continuous flow of water into the toilet bowl. By the way, if you do not notice the problem in time, it is fraught with large water leaks and considerable expenses for its payment.

The cause of this phenomenon can be 2:

• Water is discharged into the overflow hole. It is possible that the gasket is out of order or contaminated, and it overlaps the cross section of the crane. It also happens that the float is "drowning" because of the ingress of water into it, or it is wedged in one position.
• At a water level below the overflow, there is a problem in the drainage mechanism. Perhaps the gasket or "pear" will have to be replaced with new ones.

Important! It is necessary to open the container even when it is not possible to drain the water. This problem arises from the skewing of the parts of the drainage mechanism or their disengagement.

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How to open the drain capacity?

Tanks of the old design with a ball open very simply. It is enough to unscrew the ball, and the lid is removed without difficulty. Approximately the same way open containers with a rod of plastic, which is supposed to be pressed to drain the water. The lid is also not fixed in the "classic" tank with the lever located on the side and the chain.

As for modern models, where the drainage mechanism operates from pressing a button, their owners will have to "sweat" a little. So, how to remove the lid of the toilet bowl with the button? The secret is that the covering is fixed with a special latch. To open it, you need to know a few tricks, which now will be discussed:

• Before removing the lid of the toilet with a button, prepare the tools. These are regular pliers and a flat-blade screwdriver.
• Look at the button. You will see a shiny ring. This is the sleeve, which will have to be unscrewed.
• Attach the sleeve with a flat screwdriver and turn it counter-clockwise.

Important! The operation itself is not complicated, but one must be careful not to scratch the covering and not damage the sleeve( as a rule, it is made of plastic).

• After the cartridge has moved from its place, you will not have any questions about how to open the toilet bowl with the button. The part is twisted by hand.
• After the sleeve has been removed, you can lift the cover slightly. Raise it, set at a right angle to the original position, that is across the tank. Now you have access to the latch, which prevents the lid from opening freely.
• The latch turns off very easily, and then the tank itself opens quite easily.

Important! Naturally, you must first cut off the water supply to the tank, and the tank itself - empty.

If the discharge of water occurred immediately after you lifted the covering, then - the button unit and the drain valve are connected together by a chain. To repair the mechanism was more convenient, it is desirable to remove the chain. But you need to remember where it was attached. Otherwise, you will have to spend additional time adjusting the drainage device.

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How to remove the lid from the toilet bowl with a double button?

Sometimes a button is made up of two semicircular halves. The algorithm for opening the tank is somewhat different:

1. Drown one half. At the same time, a groove is visible on the lateral surface of the second half of the button.
2. Insert a screwdriver into the groove, remove the half of the button. Remove the second half in the same way.
3. In the hole that is formed after the button is removed, the slotted screw is visible. Unscrew it.
4. The following procedure is the same as in the case of a single button: lift the cover, turn it 90 degrees, etc.

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Useful advices

When repairing, it is necessary to observe the safety rules:

• The lid must be handled with care, because the porcelain or faience, from which it is made, is very fragile.
• It is advisable to take it out of the toilet, placing it on a stable horizontal surface, without access for children and pets.

After the repair is done and you are convinced of the good condition of the device, assemble the tank in the reverse order. Knowing how to remove the lid from the toilet bowl with a button, you can repair the plumbing yourself, without recourse to specialists.