cistern float

[lameduck]

hello

would anyone out there have an old ballcock float. lurking in an old disused tank

just the float, I know this is not in the wanted section, but ideas are welcome.

I have a 1950s supply tank, and the rod has an 1/8th inch whitworth thread.

dont want to spend fortune on this house, hoping to sell for redevelopment

and too old for the agravation.

if any one has one hanging around and they want to sell

would be grateful thankyou

[kford]

There's a few on ebay, plastic and copper. Standard thread by the look of it

[Honoroak Ron]

I have one that I was planning to use at some time in the future!!

ours for ?4. Ron.

[lameduck]

if any one else has one , just in case Rons does not fit

a spare is always a good idea

thankyou all

[KidKruger]

May be worth considering a converter from one thread up/down to another, to enable you to use modern ballcocks ?

Else, replace the ballcock arm for contemporary fitting and your ballcock mismatch issue goes away.

[lameduck]

Kidkruger a reducer sounds a good idea

who would supply one.?

Rons did not fit

there must be 100's of these in old tanks long disconnected left in lofts.

because too big to get down, all over london

I think i am sourcing a copper float

thankyou Kid

[KidKruger]

You could ask at Bell?s on Whateley Rd, or online obvs.

[ed_pete]

Personally I'd buy a new plastic float and some PTFE or maybe duck tape. Wrap a load of tape around the existing thread and then screw in the new float. If that didn't work then I'd resort to some araldite and glue it on.

[lameduck]

Pete my husband bought one jammed it on, the other morning woke up to water coming through ceiling,

float. floated off, so it breached the tank, over flow not man enough,

still drying out, bought new float and arm, fitted it by putting new arm on the split pin.

but my original is better, and stronger, and realistically would like to put back

the same, but no one seems to stock these old balls.