R & T In Wall Cistern With Mounting Kit Frame

Description

An R & T concealed in-wall cistern supplied with the mounting kit frame, for a wall hung pan.

The frame is the point of this one

With a wall hung pan there is nothing on the floor taking the weight. The frame supplied here is what carries the pan, a person sitting on it, and the cistern behind — all of it transferred into the structure of the wall. That is why the frame comes with the cistern rather than being an accessory: the two are one assembly.

It has to be fixed to something solid. On a stud wall that means the frame bolts through to the floor and back to the studs before the sheeting goes on. This is not a fit-off item.

What an in-wall cistern gives you, and what it costs

Hiding the cistern gives you back around 200mm of room depth and removes every surface that a visible cistern gives you to dust. Only the flush plate shows.

The cost is that it has to be planned. The frame and the tank go in before the wall is sheeted, so the wall has to be deep enough to take them — that usually means a stud wall or a wall furred out to suit. Doing this in a finished bathroom means building a false wall in front of the existing one.

Servicing it

The inlet valve and the flush valve are reached through the flush plate opening, so nothing needs opening up to service the cistern later. That is why the plate must stay accessible — do not tile over it, and do not put a shelf or a cabinet across it.

Cistern only, or with a plate

The plate is offered in chrome square, chrome round, matte black, brushed nickel, brushed brass and gun metal, or take the cistern on its own if the plate is coming from elsewhere.

Specifications

Type — concealed in-wall cistern with mounting kit frame
Suits — wall hung pan
Flush — dual, 4 star WELS, 4.7L full / 3.2L half, 3.5L average
Plate options — cistern only, or chrome square, chrome round, matte black, brushed nickel, brushed brass or gun metal
Warranty — 15 years on the tank and frame, 3 years on the valves