Part Two of Fixing a Vintage WC

 You guys, I did it!!!

Saturday morning I woke up early 6.45/7am ish. I had coffee in bed while two cats and Patrick slept beside me. I then left them in bed (Monty snoring 🤣) and cycled to Strunk for their 8am open.

Above is the part I bought. It is a piece specific for an “Elijer” loo which is what I’ve got. Those two little wings on either side is what differentiates it from other gaskets.

I worked on it for an hour or so: emptying the tank of water, taking the whole thing apart and putting it all back together with this gasket. I also added in steps of testing along the way so I could see if there was a problem before I reached the very end. All tests were pointing in a good direction and I was feeling more and more optimistic.

Well I was so relieved when I was finished and all is good. I dread the day something big happens in that bathroom (for example new toilet required) because one of my fears is that at that point a plumber may need to strip right back to internal pipes and that might mean the end of my cute little 1950s bathroom.

Not much storage in this little bathroom. After doing the work I wondered about buying a little shelf or basket for storage, for the back/top of the toilet. I briefly looked on Amazon and saw nothing…and then I went poking around my closet and I found this little cute pink thing left by the previous owners lol. I think it’s just fine!