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    kevan57 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 6, 2008, 11:45 AM
    Water slow to fill cistern
    Push button type toilet takes the cistern up to 2+ hours to fill.
    Could this be an air lock?
    Can someone please suggest a solution.
    Alternatively if this is not the problem, could someone please offer cause and solution?
    As you may gather... I haven't a clue!!
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    hkstroud Posts: 11,929, Reputation: 899
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    Apr 6, 2008, 12:12 PM
    Air in the line is not the problem You have a defective fill valve, or at least a defective washer or seal in the fill valve. Your fill valves over there are a little different than ours, can you describe or show a picture?
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    Apr 6, 2008, 12:48 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by kevan57
    push button type toilet takes the cistern up to 2+ hours to fill.
    could this be an air lock?
    can someone please suggest a solution.
    alternatively if this is not the problem, could someone please offer cause and solution?
    as you may gather .... I haven't a clue!!!
    Let us know what type of ballcock,(see images) and we'll get right back to you. Regards, Tom
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