WC tank. Types of flushing cisterns

The need to buy a tank separately from the toilet is extremely rare. In addition, many of us have become accustomed to the fact that these two items are sold as a bundle. But what to do to those who have suddenly lost the toilet bowl? By what criteria should they choose this product?

Let's start with the material. Today, ceramic flushing cisterns are more common in the market. To produce them, high-quality faience is used. This material has excellent decorative properties, strength and hygiene. No less popular with Russian buyers is the toilet bowl made of plastic and metal.

The second important criterion is the type of construction. There are only three options: hidden, compact and separate. So, you want to buy a toilet bowl, then do not know which design to choose? To clarify the situation a little, let's talk about the peculiarities of each of the three species.

• Separate view of the structure. In this case, the toilet bowl is installed at a certain height. He will like the fans of retro style. This model can be called practical and functional. However, its appearance is far from ideal. In addition, this tank is very noisy, which can not help annoying.
• A compact design is installed directly on the toilet, more precisely, behind it. To date, this type of flushing tank is considered the most common and in demand. However, every year he more and more yields his position to the tanks of a hidden type.
• Hidden (walled) construction. With the help of such a tank you can drastically change your ideas about the design of the restroom. The fact is that he himself is not visible. For the presence of a flush tank in the room indicates only a neat panel equipped with a special trigger button. It is worthwhile for you to press on it, as water will pour into the toilet bowl with a stormy stream.

The third criterion, which will allow you to properly select the toilet bowl, is the kind of trigger. Its reliability and practicality managed to prove the mechanisms with a button located on the upper surface of the flush tank. On sale you can find models equipped with a lever. To lower the flow of water, it must be sharply pulled up. Someone finds it convenient to model, in which the trigger is located on the side. Usually it is a small lever with a cord or chain. In the tanks of the latent type, the trigger mechanism is located directly on the frontal surface.

All existing triggers by the way of action are divided into automatic and manual. To start the flow of water in the automatic mode, you need to press the button or the lever responsible for the drain once. The principle of manual mechanisms is extremely simple - while you press, the water flows. This happens until the built-in toilet bowl is completely emptied.

Important criteria can also be called the cost of the flush tank and its color. The chosen shade must match the color of the bowl of the toilet bowl. If you decide to purchase a tank of hidden type, then its appearance does not really matter.