Plastic Flush Tank options

[jackalbda]

Hello All,

I am just about to buy the flush tanks for my bathrooms. As I gathered information from various sources, no new generation flush tanks ( ceramic ones in various designs/shapes, that sit directly on the cummod ) can beat the typical plastic ones that are fixed at a height , on the wall, in terms of water pressure and cleaning capacity. Is that true? But the only dilemma I have is, these plastic ones (both hindware and parryware ) are not-so-good looking. The only other option I had for a wall hanging flush tank, fixed above the cummod, is a Jaguar option which I liked very much. But this comes only in white and no ivory ( which am looking for ). Any of you have bought good-looking plastic flush tanks from any good brands? If you can share the model , that would be a great help.

Jaguar plastic flush tank ( only available in white )
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http://www.jaquar.com/products/category ... stern.aspx

[blrsiteseeker]

one disadvantage with plastic tanks is - they look pretty ugly once they start getting old. So watch out for that. I did get one, from Jaguar, when new, it looked fine, will have to see how it looks after a few years.

[jackalbda]

Thank you blrsiteseeker. Did you get a colored Jaguar flush tank ? !! Chabbria guy told me that, its available only in one color - white.

[sholla]

Looks like I didn't do proper homework. I had indicated to my
carpenter I will go for the single piece unit (commode+flush together).
He has made a provision for S-trap in the bathrooms which are in
first floor and second floor. So, if you say now that the cleaning will
not be good enough in such units, do you think it is difficult to switch
to the separate wall mounted flush tank types ?

[jackalbda]

In fact , am not sure of the info I heard from others. Probably whoever told me that the single unit ( flush placed directly on commode ) do not work as good as plastic tanks fixed on the wall, hadnt have it done properly by the plumber. Thats what I wanted to know .

In any case, my brother, who had gone for single unit Parryware porcelain one ( I think one unit costed around 11k) , claims that the cleaning is not as good as the plastic ones. For the plastic one, looks like , water being kept at a height , the pressure is better .

[JollyRogers]

Aesthetically and functionally, what I heard was concealed cistern is better. I have purchased Gebrit concealed cistern, and they are the pioneers for concealed systems.

[maheshvivid2003]

Aesthetically and functionally, what I heard was concealed cistern is better. I have purchased Gebrit concealed cistern, and they are the pioneers for concealed systems.

wat is the cost ?

[Yogi]

If you are going for floor mounted commodes, consider getting a flush tank. In case you have decided to go for a wall mounted commode, you can do away with the flush tank. Ask your plumber to install a flush valve. Flush valve is directly fitted to the water pipes and you would get good water pressure for the flush. Concealed cisterns look good, but the disadvantage is it is concealed inside the wall and would eat up the same space of the flush tank. If there are any repairs in future, more number of tiles needs to be removed to fix it. Flush valves are cheaper than the concealed cisterns. I got the flush valve for Rs.2000 of ESS ESS brand. If you go for Jaquar, it would cost more, but still it is cheaper than the concealed cisterns.

[blrsiteseeker]

If you are going for floor mounted commodes, consider getting a flush tank. In case you have decided to go for a wall mounted commode, you can do away with the flush tank. Ask your plumber to install a flush valve. Flush valve is directly fitted to the water pipes and you would get good water pressure for the flush. Concealed cisterns look good, but the disadvantage is it is concealed inside the wall and would eat up the same space of the flush tank. If there are any repairs in future, more number of tiles needs to be removed to fix it. Flush valves are cheaper than the concealed cisterns. I got the flush valve for Rs.2000 of ESS ESS brand. If you go for Jaquar, it would cost more, but still it is cheaper than the concealed cisterns.

Thanks. there are others who think the same as us. We did not opt for the concealed tanks - because of the fixing issues when there is a problem. We installed a pressure booster and that helps with water pressure for faucets, showers and toilets.

[JollyRogers]

You can refer to the following document (Page 5) which provides the advantages of Concealed cistern vs Flush valve. (http://www4.geberit.com/in/en/baddesign/_pdf/0014_0127_Alpha_Indien_Broschuere_NEU.pdf)
For any repairs, the flush plates are removable and the cistern can be repaired for any of the parts. (You do not have to remove the tiles).
For flush valve you will have to break the tiles to get it repaired. I wanted to go for Flush valves myself, but my engineer informed me that Concealed systems are better and you can either build an extra 4 inch wall for about 4 ft, if you dont want to have this built in your 9 inch wall (or have it fixed within the wall if you have a 9 inch wall.)
Of course people have their own choices on how they perceive this.
Btw, I paid about 4.5k for the cistern & flush plates of Gebrit.