Rough Price Guide for a Toilet Cistern Replacement

Never Pay RRP on 31/05/2019 - 23:09
Last edited 01/06/2019 - 02:24

Hi All,
I'm having a problem with a toilet cistern that I'm presuming needs to be replaced. It's leaking water, and the buttons don't work properly (and is just really old in general).

I wanted to check with you guys (if anyone has had anything similar done recently) about what is a reasonable price for a plumber to come out and do a replacement on the cistern.
Looking at one of the plastic caromas e.g. https://www.bunnings.com.au/caroma-wels-3-star-4l-min-solita…

From a previous search of the forums, it seems there was an Aldi deal for $300 to replace the whole toilet including installation. Is a cistern replacement much less work, or would it be roughly the same?

It's a really long drive for me to go out myself (a different property to my residence), so I don't want to replace it personally.

Thanks

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Comments

    • Never Pay RRP on 01/06/2019 - 02:06

      Thanks for the reply. So there is no difference in price between installing just the cistern vs installing the whole toilet?

  • CheapukeeSkate on 31/05/2019 - 23:39

    I could only guess that a plumber would charge an arm and a leg to replace a cistern.

    That one you've chosen looks like a good choice though. Caroma website says that it is a 6/3L flush and can be converted to 4.5/3 or 9/6L flush for an older toilet pan. Really old toilets are designed for a larger cistern that uses 9L to flush so its good that you can convert this one to supply that if needed.

    You can also pretty much replace everything in a toilet cistern if required including buttons/flush valve, seals, fill valve etc. https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/bathroom-plumbing/plum… Certainly more expensive to get a plumber to replace all of these than to just get a new cistern but a good option if only one of them has gone.

    If its such a long drive to your place, wouldn't a plumber be charging extra for travel time too?

    • Never Pay RRP on 01/06/2019 - 02:07

      Sorry I wasn't more clear, it's a long drive for me to make, but not for a local plumber.
      I.e. the toilet is at a different property to the one I live in

  • jv on 31/05/2019 - 23:39

    Rough Price Guide for a Toilet

    Depends on your destination…

  • altomic on 01/06/2019 - 00:01

    it's not very hard to DIY.

    a cistern either is attached to the toilet or bolted to the wall behind.

    water pipe going in.
    toilet/flush pipe out

    watch some youtube clips. order cistern and plumbers tape from ebay.

    replace your toilet seat at the same time.

    ~$115 delivered on ebay for cistern and toilet seat

    the ebay cistern is just screwed to the wall

  • pegaxs on 01/06/2019 - 08:24

    Replaced mine the other day, price of parts was $119 and about 30 mins worth of installation time.

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