Geberit Impuls 360 Bottom Entry Inlet Float Valve 281.206.00.1, Multi-Colour

Wow, something really scary has happened to our humble toilets. It used to be that every once in a while the overflow would start running through the little pipe on the outside of the house. The big orange ball float would then need to have its rubber washer changed. Of course, the fact that the water was running and all one’s neighbours could see it added impetus before one even thought about the waste of water.Now, however, our modern toilets leak water with a hissing noise into the pan. There then follows a really scary experience as one unscrews the round, chromed knob on top for what seems an age only to be confronted by a really complex mechanism or two that needs a degree in mechanical engineering to decipher. I am grateful to the people who posted the YouTube videos and also to Amazon who stock all the bits one needs.This is a great comfort as I approached my leaky cistern toilet thingy. My first problem was that I couldn’t turn off the water. OK being a weedy chap does not help but I found that I just could not get a screwdriver in there to turn the ISV water isolation valve. I thought I was going to have to turn the mains water off and replace the flexible pipe complete with ISV – fortunately available on Amazon. Then I discovered by gently turning the pipe I could alter the angle of the ISV and then get a really long and wide-bladed screwdriver to turn the thing after a quick squirt of WD40. I then realised I didn’t want to do this more than once so I ordered all the bits that I was likely to need on Amazon and they came within a day or two.I learned that the leak is either coming from the silicone flush valve which is like a small soft, flat doughnut that sits below the complicated column thingy that looks like something that should be used at Cape Canaveral. This sits in the middle of the cistern below the dual flush buttons. The second possibility is the diaphragm that is present attached to a little blue lever on the bottom entry (some are side entry ie where the water comes in) inlet float valve. This sits a little to the side of the cistern. It’s like a modern ball valve, I guess. I’d sent off from Amazon for a completely new one and an identical one was received to the one in my Jacuzzi toilet. This allowed me to practice in the dry along with instructions that Geberit include before having to turn the water off.I decided to start with the second option simply because as soon as I touched the inlet float valve assembly, which looks like a spacecraft from a science fiction film, then the water stopped running, at least for a short time. I flicked open the little blue lever by turning it clockwise a quarter turn, the blue lever then swings away from where the peg goes into the groove at the bottom and one can then pull it straight out. You can then see and access the inlet float valve diaphragm. Be careful when you remove it as it is quite squishy, wet and difficult to remove. I used some small pliers but be careful as you don’t want to damage it and also remember which way round it goes as its quite floppy and I should imagine if you are not careful you could end up putting the new one in the wrong way round which is not advised, so just keep your wits about you. Please note also, I took the lever assembly and the diaphragm out of my complete new unit as the price of the whole thing is only slightly more than simply buying a couple of new diaphragms. In future, having learned much, I'll simply send off for a new diaphragm.I was feeling very chuffed for getting this far. Sadly, as soon as I wrestled with the ISV again, and turned the water back on, the toilet continued to leak. After once again turning the water off, I then squeezed the clips on either side of the Cape Canaveral launch tower and out came the assembly. I saw that the original Geberit flush valve was all bobbly. I therefore replaced this from my by now extensive collection of toilet spares. All accounts say that the lettering should face upwards as you locate it on the bottom of the launch tower assembly. I am not sure if the little letters make that much difference but I was not keen to wrestle with my ISV again, so I observed this.It is then a simple matter of slotting the launch tower back in place; you should hear the clips attach as you push it down. If you need to at this point you can measure its height against the lid of the cistern and the chromed button. If you need to adjust it then you need to swing outwards the two blue clips at the top that operate like a mini lock gate and once open you can change the height of the tower assembly so that it meets up with the bottom surface of the cistern lid and of course the chromed button. Close the blue clips again as you reposition the cistern lid. Hopefully a minute or so after opening the ISV valve again you will be greeted by a completely quiet toilet, and long may it remain so.

Easy transaction, quick delivery. Does what it says on the box.

Fits well works good

Impressed with price and fitted our rak toilet. Would buy again

Was exactly as old unit.

Very happy with this

Done the job to fix the toilet...wouldve cost £100 to buy a new toilet this saved me

Part arrived on time fitted it and the problem was still their, the problem was the flush valve washer had a tiny bubble in it and had to be replaced order them from amazon problem solved.Parts required were Geberit Flush valve washer 63x32x32 £3.95 for 2