Drill my own fixing holes in a cistern???

[Jimbo]

I'm fitting a new toilet with a low level cistern. There are no fixing holes in the rear of the cistern for fixing to the wall - the entire thing depends on the bolts holding the cistern to the pan.

To me this seems risky - the cistern could be pulled forward with relative ease causing a leak or even a fracture of the cistern.

Can I drill my own fixing holes with a tile drill? Wife suggested No More Nails, but that would make disassembly a nightmare.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[TheVictorian]

I wouldn't, you'd crack it when drilling or when fixing.

I'd use a bead of silicon around the edge, it will hold it firm and you can cut it with a knife if you need to remove the cistern for any reason.

 

[Burnerman]

Its certainly possible to drill through glazed ceramic, providing no hammer action is used on the drill.....
Why not stick the cistern to the wall with a bead of silicone? Its only for location after all - not load bearing.
The silicone can be sliced through at sometime in the future if required.
If the walls and floor aren't perpendicular to eachother, fixing the cistern with screws can sometimes give the doughnut washer (between the cistern and pan) a hard time.
John

 

[Karis]

Don't risk drilling unless you feel lucky; don’t use grab adhesive either, as already stated use Silicone.

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks, silicone it is. Should have thought of that myself

 

[doitall]

They don't need fixing.

But if you insist adjustable mirror brackets

 

[foxhole]

To me this seems risky - the cistern could be pulled forward with relative ease causing a leak or even a fracture of the cistern.

If you can pull it easily then you have failed to secure it correctly.

 

[Jimbo]

To me this seems risky - the cistern could be pulled forward with relative ease causing a leak or even a fracture of the cistern.

If you can pull it easily then you have failed to secure it correctly.

I hadn't even tried at the time of my first post. As it happens, the pan/cistern connecting bolts do hold it securely, although I'm surprised because they're in line left-to-right. Silicon wodged on the back too - job done.

Cheers for all advice.

 

[foxhole]

Sorry didn't realise it was an imaginary problem.

 

[Jimbo]

Sorry didn't realise it was an imaginary problem.

More "potential" than "imaginary." Would rather mitigate the risk early than have to disassemble.